Brice Williams scored a game-high 27 points, including Nebraska's last eight in overtime, as the Cornhuskers stopped No. 18 Illinois 80-74 on Thursday in Lincoln, Neb. Williams snapped a 72-72 tie on a pull-up jumper with 2:28 left, then drove for a layup at the 1:44 mark. He added a baseline jumper with 43 seconds on the clock and capped his clutch spree by sinking both ends of a one-and-one with 26.2 seconds left. Connor Essegian came off the bench to add 14 points for Nebraska (13-8, 3-7 Big Ten), which ended a six-game skid and also beat the Fighting Illini for the first time in 10 games, dating back to 2019.
Brice Williams leads Nebraska past No. 18 Illinois
