INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Shavon Shields scored 20 points and grabbed nine rebounds to lead 11th-seeded Nebraska to a 70-58 victory over No. 6 seed Wisconsin in the second round of the Big Ten Conference tournament Thursday night.
Nebraska (16-17) will face No. 3 seed Maryland in Friday's quarterfinals. Wisconsin (20-12), the defending Big Ten Tournament champion, was eliminated in its first game of the tournament for the first time since 2011.
The Cornhuskers avenged a 72-61 loss to Wisconsin on Feb. 10. Shields missed that game because of injury.
Nebraska led for the final 15 1/2 minutes of the game.