Nebraska 65, Oklahoma St. 54

Nebraska 65, Oklahoma St. 54

Published Feb. 12, 2011 9:16 p.m. ET

Lance Jeter scored 16 points and Nebraska broke a three-game losing streak with a 65-54 victory over Oklahoma State on Saturday night.

The Cornhuskers (16-8, 4-6 Big 12) won for the first time in five meetings with the Cowboys.

Oklahoma State (16-8, 4-6), coming off back-to-back home wins over Missouri and Oklahoma, is 0-5 in Big 12 road games. The Cowboys now play three straight against nationally-ranked opponents: Texas, Texas A&M and Kansas.

Marshall Moses had 18 points and Keiton Page 14 for Oklahoma State.

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The Cowboys overcame big deficits to beat Oklahoma, Kansas State and Iowa State, but they couldn't pull off a comeback against Nebraska, shooting 31 percent in the second half and 36 percent for the game.

The Huskers took their first double-digit lead on Toney McCray's 3-pointer, and it was a 15-point game after Caleb Walker's 3-pointer and Brandon Richardson's layup off a steal with 7:41 left.

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