Rienk Mast leads Husker basketball to victory over FIU with a triple-double

Rienk Mast leads Nebraska basketball to victory over FIU with a triple-double

BASKETBALL’S RINK MAST MADE HIS RETURN AND MADE IT COUNT. THE HUSKERS HOSTED PRESEASON NUMBER EIGHT BYU IN AN EXHIBITION TODAY. THE COUGARS, LED BY AJ, DISTANZA, THE PROJECTED TOP PICK IN NEXT YEAR’S NBA DRAFT. BUT THE SPOTLIGHT TODAY BELONG TO MAST, WHO PLAYED IN HIS FIRST GAME SINCE MISSING ALL OF LAST SEASON WITH A KNEE INJURY. PICK THIS ONE UP LATE IN THE FIRST HALF. HUSKERS UP THREE. THERE’S MAST. HE BURIES IT AS THE HUSKERS GO UP 46 TO 40 AFTER TRAILING BY FOUR AT THE HALF. HUSKERS GO ON A 27 RUN. CONNOR KEEGAN SINKS THE 333 OF HIS 20 POINTS AS NEBRASKA PULLS AWAY 63 TO 54. LATER, MAST CONTINUES TO POUR IT ON, FINISHES WITH 31 POINTS ON SEVEN OF EIGHT SHOOTING FROM BEYOND THE ARC. NEBRASKA, UP 13, BUT BYU COMES STORMING BACK TO BANNER, TAKES IT COAST TO COAST FOR THE AND ONE MAKES IT A ONE POSSESSION GAME. FINAL SECONDS NOW COUGARS DOWN ONE WITH THE BALL, A CHANCE TO WIN IT. BOTH OF THESE OFF THE MARK. NEBRASKA HANGS ON TO WIN 9089. THE FINAL. OUR MATT SOTTILE HAS THE STORY FROM LINCOLN. RINK MAST SAID HE HAD A GOOD FEELING HEADING INTO SATURDAY’S EXHIBITION AGAINST NUMBER EIGHT BYU, BUT COULD HE HAVE IMAGINED A RETURN WITH 31 POINTS AND SEVEN THREE POINTERS, WHICH WOULD HAVE BEEN THE MOST BY A HUSKER IN FOUR YEARS? NO, PROBABLY NOT IF YOU. I DON’T KNOW WHAT I WAS FROM THREE, BUT LIKE SEVEN OF EIGHT RIGHT THERE. OH MY GOSH, THAT’S YEAH, THAT’S PRETTY GOOD. I THINK I HAD THAT ONE BOTTLED UP FOR A WHILE. SO YEAH, THAT WAS AN AWESOME RETURN. YOU KNOW HOW HARD THAT IS TO GO OUT THERE AND PLAY FOR THE FIRST TIME AFTER NOT PLAYING ANY COMPETITIVE BASKETBALL AGAINST ANOTHER OPPONENT FOR AS LONG AS HE DID, AND THEN TO STEP IN LIKE HE DID, TO HAVE RINK TO GO OUT AND DO WHAT HE DID IS PRETTY REMARKABLE. IN A GAME THAT FEATURED AJ ANSAH, THE PROJECTED TOP PICK IN NEXT YEAR’S NBA DRAFT, BYU HEAD COACH KEVIN YOUNG JOKED MAYBE MAST SHOULD GO ONE ONE. DRAFT HIM FIRST RIGHT NOW. I MEAN, THE GUY DIDN’T MISS A SHOT. IT FELT LIKE HE WAS INCREDIBLE. I MEAN, I DIDN’T KNOW TOO MUCH ABOUT NEBRASKA AND HE CAME OUT HIT LIKE HOW MANY, HOW MANY THREES? HE HAD SEVEN. IT’S TOUGH. HE’S LIKE SIX, TEN, AND SEVEN THREE. SO I DROPPED HIM FIRST TWO FRED HOIBERG’S MESSAGE TO HIS TEAM. WE CAN’T LET THIS BE THE HIGHLIGHT OF OUR SEASON. BUT FOLLOWING A FINISH LAST YEAR THAT FEATURED THREE STRAIGHT ONE SCORE LOSSES TO WIN IN THIS FASHION AGAINST A TOP TEN TEAM IS A GOOD SIGN OF WHERE THEY’RE HEADED. REPORTING AT PINNACLE BANK ARENA, MAT

Rienk Mast leads Nebraska basketball to victory over FIU with a triple-double

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Updated: 7:29 PM CST Nov 8, 2025

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Previous coverage in the video aboveNebraska hosted FIU on Saturday.Rienk Mast recorded a triple-double on Saturday. That was the third triple-double in school history.Mast finished with 18 points, 12 rebounds, and a career-high 10 assists.Nebraska took an early lead after an 11-0 run that pushed them up 16-6. The Huskers would never give up their lead the rest of the game.Nebraska was up 49-28 at halftime.Mast had tallied 14 points and 10 rebounds for his 28th career double-double in the first half.An 8-0 Pryce Sandfort run bumped the Huskers up 68-34 after the half.Check out the play that earned Mast a triple-double.Nebraska defeated FIU 96-66.The Huskers will be back on the court on Tuesday when they host Maryland Eastern Shore at 7 p.m.Make sure you can always see the latest news, weather, sports and more from KETV NewsWatch 7 on Google search.NAVIGATE: Home | Weather | Local News | National | Sports | Newscasts on demand |

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Previous coverage in the video above

Nebraska hosted FIU on Saturday.

Rienk Mast recorded a triple-double on Saturday. That was the third triple-double in school history.

Mast finished with 18 points, 12 rebounds, and a career-high 10 assists.

Nebraska took an early lead after an 11-0 run that pushed them up 16-6.