Illinois Fighting Illini vs. Nebraska Cornhuskers

Feb 1, 2026

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	T
ILL	33	45	78
NEB	39	30	69

Game Recap

Keaton Wagler scores 28, leads No. 9 Illinois to 11th straight win, 78-69 over No. 5 Nebraska. Keaton Wagler scored 28 points and No. 9 Illinois won its 11th straight game, beating No. 5 Nebraska 78-69 on Sunday in the first matchup of top-10 teams the Cornhuskers have hosted.

Player Stats

ILLINOIS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
0David Mirkovic	33	4-10	0-3	2-2	8	1	0	0	1	2	10
15Jake Davis	30	3-6	3-6	4-6	3	0	0	1	0	1	13
13Tomislav Ivisic	32	5-7	2-4	0-0	8	3	0	1	1	2	12
23Keaton Wagler	38	7-15	4-9	10-12	5	5	2	0	2	0	28
2Andrej Stojakovic	29	2-7	0-2	4-4	2	4	0	0	2	0	8
3Ben Humrichous	18	0-6	0-6	0-0	3	1	1	2	1	3	0
44Zvonimir Ivisic	20	3-3	0-0	1-2	7	1	0	2	0	2	7
TOTAL	-	24-5444.4%	9-3030.0%	21-2680.8%	36	15	3	6	7	10	78

NEBRASKA	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
9Berke Buyuktuncel	25	1-4	1-3	0-0	6	1	0	1	3	4	3
21Pryce Sandfort	38	5-11	4-9	0-0	5	0	1	0	0	2	14
51Rienk Mast	26	2-10	0-3	1-1	4	5	0	0	1	1	5
10Jamarques Lawrence	25	4-9	2-3	0-0	0	3	1	0	1	3	10
1Sam Hoiberg	36	5-9	2-4	1-2	6	6	1	0	0	4	13
5Braden Frager	31	6-12	6-12	2-2	2	1	0	0	1	2	20
31Cale Jacobsen	19	2-4	0-1	0-0	2	1	2	1	1	3	4
TOTAL	-	25-5942.4%	15-3542.9%	4-580.0%	25	17	5	2	7	19	69

Play-by-Play

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1st halfILLNEB

(20:00) Start game.
(19:59) Jump Ball won by Illinois.
(19:59) Jump Ball lost by Nebraska.
(19:47) Jake Davis misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(19:44) Berke Buyuktuncel Defensive Rebound.
(19:33) Rienk Mast misses 6-foot jumper.
(19:30) Tomislav Ivisic Defensive Rebound.
(19:14) David Mirkovic misses 27-foot three point jumper.
(19:11) Nebraska Defensive Rebound.
+3 (19:00) Jamarques Lawrence makes 26-foot three point jumper (Rienk Mast assists).
03
+3 (18:33) Tomislav Ivisic makes 25-foot three point jumper (Andrej Stojakovic assists).
33
(18:13) Sam Hoiberg misses layup.
(18:11) Jake Davis Defensive Rebound.
(17:44) Keaton Wagler misses 30-foot three point jumper.
(17:42) Illinois Deadball Team Rebound.
(17:42) team shot clock turnover .
(17:18) Berke Buyuktuncel misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(17:15) David Mirkovic Defensive Rebound.
(16:54) Andrej Stojakovic misses 7-foot jumper.
(16:52) Rienk Mast Defensive Rebound.
+3 (16:42) Pryce Sandfort makes 25-foot three point jumper (Rienk Mast assists).
36
(16:18) Foul on Berke Buyuktuncel.
+1 (16:18) Jake Davis makes free throw 1 of 3.
46
(16:18) Jake Davis misses free throw 2 of 3.
(16:18) Illinois Deadball Team Rebound.
(16:18) Jake Davis misses free throw 3 of 3.
(16:17) Braden Frager Defensive Rebound.
(16:01) Jamarques Lawrence misses 13-foot jumper.
(15:58) Sam Hoiberg Offensive Rebound.
+3 (15:57) Pryce Sandfort makes 25-foot three point jumper (Sam Hoiberg assists).
49
(15:41) Foul on Jamarques Lawrence.
(15:20) Keaton Wagler misses 10-foot jumper.
(15:18) Zvonimir Ivisic Offensive Rebound.
+2 (15:18) Zvonimir Ivisic makes layup.
69
(14:51) Braden Frager misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(14:49) David Mirkovic Defensive Rebound.
+2 (14:33) Tomislav Ivisic makes layup (Keaton Wagler assists).
89
(14:15) Jamarques Lawrence misses 10-foot jumper.
(14:13) Keaton Wagler Defensive Rebound.
(14:03) Keaton Wagler misses 27-foot three point jumper.
(14:00) Sam Hoiberg Defensive Rebound.
(13:33) Rienk Mast misses 11-foot jumper.
(13:30) Cale Jacobsen Offensive Rebound.
(13:27) Pryce Sandfort misses 27-foot three point jumper.
(13:24) David Mirkovic Defensive Rebound.
(13:09) Keaton Wagler misses layup.
(13:07) Braden Frager Defensive Rebound.
(13:04) Cale Jacobsen bad pass turnover.
+2 (12:46) Keaton Wagler makes layup.
109
(12:36) Rienk Mast misses 14-foot jumper.
(12:33) Zvonimir Ivisic Defensive Rebound.
(12:16) Jake Davis misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(12:15) Keaton Wagler Offensive Rebound.
(12:15) Foul on Braden Frager.
(11:57) Andrej Stojakovic bad pass turnover.
(11:57) Cale Jacobsen Steal.
+3 (11:33) Braden Frager makes 24-foot three point jumper (Sam Hoiberg assists).
1012
(11:17) Andrej Stojakovic misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(11:15) Rienk Mast Defensive Rebound.
(10:48) Sam Hoiberg misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(10:45) Tomislav Ivisic Defensive Rebound.
+2 (10:33) David Mirkovic makes 7-foot jumper (Keaton Wagler assists).
1212
(10:18) Pryce Sandfort misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(10:15) Tomislav Ivisic Defensive Rebound.
+3 (10:08) Keaton Wagler makes 27-foot three point jumper (Andrej Stojakovic assists).
1512
+2 (9:44) Cale Jacobsen makes layup (Rienk Mast assists).
1514
(9:22) David Mirkovic misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(9:20) Sam Hoiberg Defensive Rebound.
(9:13) Foul on Tomislav Ivisic.
+3 (9:08) Braden Frager makes 23-foot three point jumper (Jamarques Lawrence assists).
1517
+2 (8:39) Zvonimir Ivisic makes 2-foot alley oop dunk (David Mirkovic assists).
1717
(8:30) Braden Frager misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(8:28) Zvonimir Ivisic Defensive Rebound.
(8:03) Keaton Wagler misses layup.
(8:02) Zvonimir Ivisic Offensive Rebound.
(8:02) Foul on Cale Jacobsen.
(8:02) Zvonimir Ivisic misses free throw 1 of 2.
(8:02) Illinois Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (8:02) Zvonimir Ivisic makes free throw 2 of 2.
1817
(7:43) Rienk Mast misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(7:38) Ben Humrichous Defensive Rebound.
+2 (7:24) Tomislav Ivisic makes 2-foot dunk (Ben Humrichous assists).
2017
+3 (7:11) Braden Frager makes 23-foot three point jumper (Jamarques Lawrence assists).
2020
(6:45) Ben Humrichous misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(6:41) Tomislav Ivisic Offensive Rebound.
+3 (6:37) Tomislav Ivisic makes 24-foot three point jumper (Zvonimir Ivisic assists).
2320
(6:21) Cale Jacobsen misses 5-foot jumper.
(6:21) Zvonimir Ivisic Block.
(6:21) Illinois Defensive Rebound.
+2 (6:05) Zvonimir Ivisic makes 4-foot alley oop dunk (Keaton Wagler assists).
2520
(5:33) team shot clock turnover .
(5:07) Keaton Wagler misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(5:05) Illinois Offensive Rebound.
(4:59) Keaton Wagler bad pass turnover.
(4:59) Jamarques Lawrence Steal.
(4:52) Rienk Mast bad pass turnover.
(4:52) Keaton Wagler Steal.
(4:36) David Mirkovic misses 11-foot jumper.
(4:36) Berke Buyuktuncel Block.
(4:35) Berke Buyuktuncel Defensive Rebound.
(4:35) Foul on Zvonimir Ivisic.
+2 (4:22) Jamarques Lawrence makes 17-foot step back jumpshot.
2522
+3 (4:02) Jake Davis makes 23-foot three point jumper (Andrej Stojakovic assists).
2822
+3 (3:41) Jamarques Lawrence makes 29-foot three point jumper (Sam Hoiberg assists).
2825
(3:22) Foul on Jamarques Lawrence.
+1 (3:22) Jake Davis makes free throw 1 of 3.
2925
+1 (3:22) Jake Davis makes free throw 2 of 3.
3025
+1 (3:22) Jake Davis makes free throw 3 of 3.
3125
+3 (3:08) Pryce Sandfort makes 25-foot three point jumper (Sam Hoiberg assists).
3128
(2:41) Keaton Wagler misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(2:41) Cale Jacobsen Block.
(2:38) Pryce Sandfort Defensive Rebound.
+3 (2:33) Sam Hoiberg makes 24-foot three point jumper (Braden Frager assists).
3131
(2:16) David Mirkovic bad pass turnover.
+3 (2:08) Braden Frager makes 23-foot three point jumper (Sam Hoiberg assists).
3134
(1:42) Andrej Stojakovic misses 13-foot jumper.
(1:40) Cale Jacobsen Defensive Rebound.
(1:31) Berke Buyuktuncel misses 6-foot jumper.
(1:31) Zvonimir Ivisic Block.
(1:31) Nebraska Offensive Rebound.
(1:26) Braden Frager misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(1:23) Tomislav Ivisic Defensive Rebound.
(1:17) Andrej Stojakovic bad pass turnover.
(1:17) Cale Jacobsen Steal.
+2 (1:10) Cale Jacobsen makes layup.
3136
+2 (0:43) David Mirkovic makes 9-foot hook shot.
3336
+3 (0:33) Pryce Sandfort makes 25-foot three point jumper (Cale Jacobsen assists).
3339
(0:06) Foul on Sam Hoiberg.
(0:04) Ben Humrichous bad pass turnover.
(0:04) Pryce Sandfort Steal.
(0:00) Pryce Sandfort misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(0:00) Ben Humrichous Block.
(0:00) Ben Humrichous Defensive Rebound.

2nd half

Team Stats

ILL

NEB

78Points69

24-54(44.4%)Field Goal(%)25-59(42.4%)

9-30(30.0%)3-Point(%)15-35(42.9%)

21-26(80.8%)Free Throw(%)4-5(80.0%)

40(11)Rebounds(Offensive)27(6)

15Assists17

3Steals5

6Blocks2

8Turnovers8

10(0)Fouls(Technical)19(0)

11Largest Lead7

Game Details

Sunday, February 1, 2026 · 4:00 PM

Pinnacle Bank Arena · Lincoln, NE

attendance: 15,513 (103.4%)

tv: FS1

spread: NEB -1.5

over/under: 154.5