Brice Williams delivered in overtime vs. No. 18 Illinois and helped Nebraska basketball break a six-game losing streak
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After a weak opening half for No. 18 Illinois, the team suffered an overtime loss to Nebraska despite its second-half effort.
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Brice Williams scored eight points in overtime and finished with 27 as Nebraska ended a six-game losing streak with an 80-74 win over No. 18 Illinois on Thursday night. The Huskers (13-8, 3-7 Big Ten) never trailed while knocking off a third ranked opponent in the same season for the first time since 2013-14.
Nebraska's Andrew Morgan (23), Illinois' Morez Johnson Jr. (21) and Nebraska's Sam Hoiberg (1) reach out for the rebound during the first half of a college men's basketball game at Pinnacle Bank Arena in Lincoln, on Thursday, Jan. 30, 2025.
The 18th-ranked Illinois Fighting Illini hit the road looking to emerge from a recent funk with a Thursday night Big Ten matchup with the Nebraska Cornhuskers.
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The Big Ten men’s basketball season continues tonight with three games including Illinois (14-6, 6-4) in Lincoln to take on Nebraska (12-8, 2-7).
A midweek matchup in Lincoln, Nebraska, gave No. 18 Illinois (14-6, 6-4) a scare. Host Nebraska (12-8, 2-7) dominated the first half (and never looked back, and fended off Illinois’ second half effort in a 80-74 overtime win.
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Nebraska QB Dylan Raiola soaks in unfathomable college basketball upset, sees Cornhuskers shock Illinois in OT"Nebraska QB Dylan Raiola pulled up to see the Cornhuskers take down No. 18 Illinois," the caption read. As for the game itself, neither team played well holistically. Illinois sh
The Nebraska Cornhuskers (12-8, 2-7 Big Ten) will look to break a six-game losing streak when they host the Illinois Fighting Illini (14-6, 6-4 Big Ten) on Thursday, January 30, 2025 at Pinnacle
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