The Nebraska Cornhuskers men’s basketball team suffered a tough setback Tuesday night at home in a 76-50 defeat at home to the Illinois Fighting Illini. The Huskers ended the game on a 17-1 run by the Illini with a 4:43 scoring drought.
Sam Griesel led Nebraska in scoring with 12 points while Wilhelm Breidenbach added 11 to round out double figure scorers. Illinois was led by Terrence Shannon Jr. with 25 points, leading five total Illini in double figures.
Nebraska kept this one close through the first half until the final minutes.