LINCOLN, Neb. -- Derrick Walker racked up 10 rebounds, and the Nebraska men's basketball team beat the Ohio State Buckeyes 63-60 at home Wednesday.

The Cornhuskers (10-9, 3-5) had two players score in double figures, led by Sam Griesel, who had 15 points and seven rebounds. Keisei Tominaga added 11 points and Walker added eight points, 10 rebounds and four assists.

Nebraska out-rebounded Ohio State 39-38 in Wednesday's game, led by Walker's 10 boards.

Nebraska's defense held Ohio State to only 35.7 percent shooting from the field, including 29.4 percent from beyond the arc. The Buckeyes did not have much luck cleaning up their misses on the offensive glass either, as they finished with six offensive rebounds and managed five second chance points while Nebraska cleared 35 defensive rebounds.

After jumping out to a 14-13 advantage, Nebraska went on a 5-0 run with 4:57 left in the first half, culminating in a bucket from Griesel, to increase its lead to 19-13. The Cornhuskers then surrendered that lead and entered halftime down 22-21.

Ohio State kept its edge after intermission, constructing a 49-47 advantage before Nebraska went on an 8-0 run to seize a 55-49 lead with 5:14 to go in the contest. The Buckeyes narrowed the margin somewhat before the game was over, but the Huskers still held on for the 63-60 win. Nebraska got a boost from its bench in the period, as non-starters accounted for 12 of its 42 total points.

Juwan Gary to Miss Remainder of 2022-23 Season

Lincoln – Nebraska men's basketball coach Fred Hoiberg announced Wednesday evening that Juwan Gary will have left shoulder surgery and miss the remainder of the 2022-23 season.
 
Gary, a 6-foot-6, 215-pound forward, suffered the injury in the first half of Nebraska's game with Illinois on Jan. 10. An MRI revealed last week the extent of the injury, and after meeting with a shoulder specialist earlier on Wednesday, it was determined that undergoing surgery was the best course of action.  Gary will undergo shoulder surgery next week, and according to Athletic Trainer R.J. Pietig, the rehab process will be between 5-6 months. 
 
"I feel for Juwan to have his season end because of injury," Hoiberg said. "He brings so much to our team with his toughness and rebounding, and he was playing some of his best basketball when he got hurt.  For Juwan, having the surgery now allows him to rehab and get back to 100 percent for the start of next season. Our team has taken a 'next man up' approach when we been without players, and that is what we will have to do in Juwan's absence."
 
Gary started all 17 games in his first season after transferring from Alabama and averaged 9.5 points, 6.5 rebounds and a team-high 1.4 steals per game.  He ranked in the top 15 in the Big Ten in steals (seventh and rebounding (15^th) and totaled nine double-figure games. He had a season-high 18 points in Nebraska's win at Minnesota on Jan. 7, and has three games with 10+ rebounds, most recently at Kansas State on Dec. 17.