Illinois Fighting Illini vs. Nebraska Cornhuskers

Jan 30, 2025

FINAL / OT

Box Score

	1	2	OT	T
ILL	31	39	4	74
NEB	40	30	10	80

Game Recap

Brice Williams takes over in OT and finishes with 27 in Nebraska's 80-74 win over No. 18 Illinois. 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.

Player Stats

ILLINOIS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
3Ben Humrichous	24	0-8	0-7	1-2	7	0	0	2	1	2	1
21Morez Johnson Jr.	25	2-2	0-0	1-2	5	0	1	3	1	4	5
32Kasparas Jakucionis	36	6-15	3-10	3-4	13	4	1	0	6	2	18
22Tre White	33	2-8	0-1	4-6	13	0	0	2	2	1	8
4Kylan Boswell	32	4-9	0-4	0-0	4	1	1	0	2	2	8
15Jake Davis	20	1-4	1-4	0-0	4	1	0	0	1	2	3
7Will Riley	27	6-16	4-10	0-1	4	1	0	0	2	2	16
0Carey Booth	4	0-1	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0
2Dra Gibbs-Lawhorn	24	5-10	2-6	3-3	4	0	0	0	2	2	15
TOTAL	-	26-7335.6%	10-4223.8%	12-1866.7%	55	7	3	7	17	18	74

NEBRASKA	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
23Andrew Morgan	30	4-8	0-0	1-1	7	2	0	0	3	2	9
4Juwan Gary	41	5-10	0-0	3-4	8	0	3	2	1	3	13
1Sam Hoiberg	35	1-3	1-1	0-0	3	0	1	0	0	4	3
24Rollie Worster	18	3-9	1-7	0-0	4	2	1	0	0	2	7
3Brice Williams	41	10-26	0-2	7-10	8	4	1	1	1	3	27
9Berke Buyuktuncel	19	2-6	1-4	0-1	1	1	0	0	0	1	5
0Connor Essegian	28	5-14	2-6	2-2	4	2	2	1	1	1	14
31Cale Jacobsen	2	0-0	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
2Ahron Ulis	11	1-2	0-0	0-0	1	4	1	0	0	2	2
TOTAL	-	31-7839.7%	5-2025.0%	13-1872.2%	37	15	9	4	6	18	80

Play-by-Play

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1st halfILLNEB

(19:31) Rollie Worster missed Three Point Jumper.
(19:28) Kasparas Jakucionis Defensive Rebound.
(19:16) Ben Humrichous missed Three Point Jumper.
(19:14) Rollie Worster Defensive Rebound.
(18:49) Rollie Worster missed Three Point Jumper.
(18:46) Tre White Defensive Rebound.
(18:37) Kylan Boswell Turnover.
(18:14) Foul on Kylan Boswell.
+1 (18:14) Brice Williams made Free Throw.
01
+1 (18:14) Brice Williams made Free Throw.
02
(18:13) Brice Williams missed Free Throw.
(18:12) Morez Johnson Jr. Defensive Rebound.
(17:54) Foul on Rollie Worster.
+1 (17:54) Kasparas Jakucionis made Free Throw.
12
+1 (17:54) Kasparas Jakucionis made Free Throw.
22
(17:44) Foul on Morez Johnson Jr..
+1 (17:44) Juwan Gary made Free Throw.
23
(17:44) Juwan Gary missed Free Throw.
(17:43) Andrew Morgan Offensive Rebound.
(17:42) Foul on Jake Davis.
(17:37) Brice Williams missed Three Point Jumper.
(17:33) Sam Hoiberg Offensive Rebound.
(17:28) Brice Williams missed Layup.
(17:28) Ben Humrichous Block.
(17:27) Jake Davis Defensive Rebound.
(17:27) Foul on Rollie Worster.
(17:11) Kasparas Jakucionis missed Three Point Jumper.
(17:09) Brice Williams Defensive Rebound.
+3 (17:04) Connor Essegian made Three Point Jumper.
26
(16:42) Jake Davis missed Three Point Jumper.
(16:37) Tre White Offensive Rebound.
+2 (16:30) Morez Johnson Jr. made Layup.
46
(16:18) Sam Hoiberg missed Layup.
(16:16) Morez Johnson Jr. Defensive Rebound.
+2 (16:08) Kylan Boswell made Layup.
66
+2 (15:47) Andrew Morgan made Jumper.
68
(15:47) Foul on Morez Johnson Jr..
+1 (15:47) Andrew Morgan made Free Throw.
69
+2 (15:33) Kylan Boswell made Jumper.
89
+3 (15:18) Connor Essegian made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Brice Williams.
812
(14:52) Dra Gibbs-Lawhorn missed Jumper.
(14:49) Sam Hoiberg Defensive Rebound.
(14:39) Connor Essegian missed Jumper.
(14:37) Jake Davis Defensive Rebound.
(14:29) Jake Davis missed Three Point Jumper.
(14:26) Dra Gibbs-Lawhorn Offensive Rebound.
(14:26) Foul on Sam Hoiberg.
+1 (14:26) Dra Gibbs-Lawhorn made Free Throw.
912
+1 (14:26) Dra Gibbs-Lawhorn made Free Throw.
1012
+2 (14:11) Berke Buyuktuncel made Layup. Assisted by Connor Essegian.
1014
(13:50) Will Riley missed Jumper.
(13:48) Ben Humrichous Offensive Rebound.
+2 (13:42) Dra Gibbs-Lawhorn made Jumper.
1214
(13:11) Berke Buyuktuncel missed Three Point Jumper.
(13:09) Ben Humrichous Defensive Rebound.
(13:02) Kasparas Jakucionis Turnover.
(13:02) Brice Williams Steal.
+2 (12:59) Brice Williams made Layup.
1216
+3 (12:45) Kasparas Jakucionis made Three Point Jumper.
1516
(12:26) Connor Essegian missed Jumper.
(12:22) Will Riley Defensive Rebound.
(12:22) Foul on Berke Buyuktuncel.
(12:09) Kasparas Jakucionis missed Jumper.
(12:09) Tre White Offensive Rebound.
(12:09) Foul on Ahron Ulis.
(12:06) Tre White Turnover.
(12:06) Ahron Ulis Steal.
+2 (12:04) Ahron Ulis made Layup.
1518
(11:43) Kasparas Jakucionis missed Three Point Jumper.
(11:40) Carey Booth Offensive Rebound.
(11:35) Foul on Connor Essegian.
(11:26) Will Riley missed Three Point Jumper.
(11:23) Nebraska Defensive Rebound.
(10:56) Andrew Morgan missed Jumper.
(10:55) Illinois Defensive Rebound.
(10:41) Kasparas Jakucionis missed Layup.
(10:38) Connor Essegian Defensive Rebound.
(10:30) Ahron Ulis missed Jumper.
(10:27) Tre White Defensive Rebound.
(10:13) Tre White missed Three Point Jumper.
(10:10) Cale Jacobsen Defensive Rebound.
(9:53) Connor Essegian missed Jumper.
(9:49) Ben Humrichous Defensive Rebound.
(9:45) Kylan Boswell missed Three Point Jumper.
(9:42) Ahron Ulis Defensive Rebound.
(9:38) Andrew Morgan missed Layup.
(9:38) Tre White Block.
(9:38) Nebraska Offensive Rebound.
+2 (9:31) Brice Williams made Jumper. Assisted by Ahron Ulis.
1520
(9:05) Ben Humrichous missed Three Point Jumper.
(9:03) Berke Buyuktuncel Defensive Rebound.
(8:58) Brice Williams missed Three Point Jumper.
(8:55) Tre White Defensive Rebound.
(8:42) Jake Davis missed Three Point Jumper.
(8:39) Andrew Morgan Defensive Rebound.
(8:29) Brice Williams missed Jumper.
(8:26) Ben Humrichous Defensive Rebound.
(8:22) Kylan Boswell missed Three Point Jumper.
(8:19) Tre White Offensive Rebound.
(8:17) Foul on Andrew Morgan.
+1 (8:17) Tre White made Free Throw.
1620
+1 (8:17) Tre White made Free Throw.
1720
(8:02) Brice Williams missed Layup.
(8:00) Kylan Boswell Defensive Rebound.
(7:44) Tre White missed Jumper.
(7:44) Juwan Gary Block.
(7:41) Juwan Gary Defensive Rebound.
(7:18) Brice Williams missed Layup.
(7:16) Tre White Defensive Rebound.
(7:09) Dra Gibbs-Lawhorn missed Three Point Jumper.
(7:07) Juwan Gary Defensive Rebound.
(6:53) Juwan Gary missed Jumper.
(6:51) Tre White Defensive Rebound.
+2 (6:47) Dra Gibbs-Lawhorn made Jumper.
1920
(6:47) Foul on Ahron Ulis.
+1 (6:47) Dra Gibbs-Lawhorn made Free Throw.
2020
(6:34) Brice Williams missed Jumper.
(6:31) Andrew Morgan Offensive Rebound.
(6:31) Foul on Ben Humrichous.
(6:31) Foul on Kasparas Jakucionis.
+2 (6:28) Connor Essegian made Jumper. Assisted by Brice Williams.
2022
+2 (6:13) Kasparas Jakucionis made Layup.
2222
+2 (5:47) Andrew Morgan made Layup. Assisted by Brice Williams.
2224
(5:33) Ben Humrichous missed Three Point Jumper.
(5:30) Connor Essegian Defensive Rebound.
(5:25) Juwan Gary missed Jumper.
(5:25) Ben Humrichous Block.
(5:23) Brice Williams Offensive Rebound.
(5:23) Foul on Dra Gibbs-Lawhorn.
+1 (5:23) Brice Williams made Free Throw.
2225
+1 (5:23) Brice Williams made Free Throw.
2226
(5:15) Kasparas Jakucionis Turnover.
(5:15) Connor Essegian Steal.
(5:10) Foul on Ben Humrichous.
+1 (5:10) Juwan Gary made Free Throw.
2227
+1 (5:10) Juwan Gary made Free Throw.
2228
(4:54) Kasparas Jakucionis Turnover.
(4:34) Andrew Morgan Turnover.
(4:17) Foul on Juwan Gary.
(4:17) Tre White missed Free Throw.
(4:17) Illinois Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (4:17) Tre White made Free Throw.
2328
+3 (3:59) Sam Hoiberg made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Berke Buyuktuncel.
2331
(3:38) Foul on Tre White.
(3:38) Tre White Turnover.
(3:14) Juwan Gary missed Layup.
(3:14) Tre White Block.
(3:14) Nebraska Offensive Rebound.
(3:12) Connor Essegian missed Three Point Jumper.
(3:10) Dra Gibbs-Lawhorn Defensive Rebound.
(2:49) Tre White missed Layup.
(2:49) Connor Essegian Block.
(2:45) Tre White Offensive Rebound.
(2:45) Tre White missed Jumper.
(2:44) Illinois Offensive Rebound.
(2:39) Dra Gibbs-Lawhorn missed Three Point Jumper.
(2:36) Brice Williams Defensive Rebound.
+2 (2:23) Juwan Gary made Layup.
2333
+3 (2:09) Kasparas Jakucionis made Three Point Jumper.
2633
(1:57) Connor Essegian missed Layup.
(1:55) Kasparas Jakucionis Defensive Rebound.
(1:46) Carey Booth missed Jumper.
(1:44) Juwan Gary Defensive Rebound.
+2 (1:25) Brice Williams made Layup.
2635
(1:25) Foul on Carey Booth.
+1 (1:25) Brice Williams made Free Throw.
2636
(1:13) Foul on Sam Hoiberg.
+1 (1:13) Kasparas Jakucionis made Free Throw.
2736
(1:13) Kasparas Jakucionis missed Free Throw.
(1:11) Tre White Offensive Rebound.
(1:10) Foul on Brice Williams.
(1:10) Tre White missed Free Throw.
(1:10) Illinois Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (1:10) Tre White made Free Throw.
2836
+2 (0:55) Brice Williams made Dunk.
2838
+3 (0:43) Will Riley made Three Point Jumper.
3138
+2 (0:14) Brice Williams made Dunk. Assisted by Ahron Ulis.
3140
(0:02) Kasparas Jakucionis missed Three Point Jumper.
(0:00) Will Riley Offensive Rebound.

2nd half

Overtime

Team Stats

ILL

NEB

74Points80

26-73(35.6%)Field Goal(%)31-78(39.7%)

10-42(23.8%)3-Point(%)5-20(25.0%)

12-18(66.7%)Free Throw(%)13-18(72.2%)

58(20)Rebounds(Offensive)42(13)

7Assists15

3Steals9

7Blocks4

17Turnovers6

18(0)Fouls(Technical)18(0)

0Largest Lead10

Game Details

Thursday, January 30, 2025 · 8:30 PM

Pinnacle Bank Arena · Lincoln, NE

attendance: 14,893 (99.3%)

tv: FS1