Lincoln, NEB.-Bris Williams scored eight points in overtime and ended with 27 as Nebraska ended the six-game losing streak with a win of 80-74 on number 18 Illinois on Thursday night.
Cornhants (13-8, 3-7 Big Ten) never back down, knocking the third ranked opponent in the same season for the first time since 2013-14.
Illinois (14–7, 6-5) first lost in 10 meetings with Huskers and for the first time in Pinnacle Bank Arena in four trips.
Connor Esesian scored 14 points from the bench and Juwan Gary added 13 for Huskers.
Kasparas Zakyonis led Ilini with 18 points, Will Riley made four 3-pointers, while scoring 16 points and Drais Gibs-Lavorn added 15.
Williams created a pair of three straight shots and free throw to keep the Husters above eight in overtime. He broke the 72-All Tie with a shot from the wing, muscular for an inner basket and then hit a baseline jumper.
Techauve
Illinois: 7 -1 -1 Center and Team’s No. 2 scorer Tomislav EVisic recalled their third straight game with mononucleosis. Ilini has lost four out of six.
Nebraska: Haskers re-discovered his identity as a gritty, defense-oriented team, who was shooting Ilini 35.6% for shooting 28% in the first half and 35.6% for sports.
Main moment
Gibs-Lavorne was left in regulation with 47.2 seconds with 3-pointers, when the first for the first time pulled the Illinois into a tie after scorching the game. He came in 29% shooting on 3S.
Main statue
Haskers, who reduced their season with six turnover, scored 17 points from Illinois’s 17 turnover.
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Illinois hosted the Ohio State and Nebraska visit number 16 Oregon on Sunday.