Brice Williams scored 27 points, the most in the game, including Nebraska’s last eight points in overtime, as the Cornhuskers defeated No. 18 Illinois 80-74 on Thursday in Lincoln, Neb.
Williams broke a 72-72 tie with a pull-up jumper at 2:28, then added a layup at 1:44. He hit a baseline jumper with 43 seconds left and finished with two free throws on a one-and-one with 26.2 seconds remaining.
Connor Essegian came off the bench to score 14 points for Nebraska (13-8, 3-7 Big Ten), which ended a six-game losing streak and beat Illinois for the first time in 10 games.
Kasparas Jakucionis led Illinois (14-7, 6-5) with 18 points and 13 rebounds. The Illini struggled with shooting, hitting just 35.6 percent from the field and 10 of 42 (23.8 percent) from 3-point range, despite a 58-42 advantage in rebounding.
UCLA 78, No. 16 Oregon 52
Eric Dailey Jr. scored 21 points on 8-of-9 shooting to lead UCLA to a dominant win over Oregon in Los Angeles.
Tyler Bilodeau and Dylan Andrews each scored 15 points for the Bruins (16-6, 7-4 Big Ten), who won their fifth straight game. Dailey, Bilodeau, and Andrews each made three 3-pointers.
Nate Bittle scored 13 points, and Keeshawn Barthelemy added 12 for Oregon (16-5, 5-5), which has lost three of its last four games. TJ Bamba added 11 points, and Oregon posted its lowest point total of the season.
No. 19 Memphis 68, Tulane 56
Dain Dainja had 19 points and 10 rebounds, helping Memphis hold off Tulane in New Orleans.
PJ Carter and Colby Rogers added 14 points each for Memphis (17-4, 7-1 American Athletic Conference), which won its fourth straight game and its eighth in nine games.
Rowan Brumbaugh scored 19 points, and Kaleb Banks added 14 for Tulane (11-10, 5-3).
