Nebraska 80-74 Illinois (Jan 30, 2025) Play-by-Play

Illinois Fighting Illini

14-7, 6-5 Conference

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

Nebraska Cornhuskers

13-8, 3-7 Conference

TIME		ILL	NEB
19:31	Rollie Worster missed Three Point Jumper.	0	0
19:28	Kasparas Jakucionis Defensive Rebound.	0	0
19:16	Ben Humrichous missed Three Point Jumper.	0	0
19:14	Rollie Worster Defensive Rebound.	0	0
18:49	Rollie Worster missed Three Point Jumper.	0	0
18:46	Tre White Defensive Rebound.	0	0
18:37	Kylan Boswell Turnover.	0	0
18:14	Foul on Kylan Boswell.	0	0
18:14	Brice Williams made Free Throw.	0	1
18:14	Brice Williams made Free Throw.	0	2
18:13	Brice Williams missed Free Throw.	0	2
18:12	Morez Johnson Jr. Defensive Rebound.	0	2
17:54	Foul on Rollie Worster.	0	2
17:54	Kasparas Jakucionis made Free Throw.	1	2
17:54	Kasparas Jakucionis made Free Throw.	2	2
17:44	Foul on Morez Johnson Jr..	2	2
17:44	Juwan Gary made Free Throw.	2	3
17:44	Juwan Gary missed Free Throw.	2	3
17:43	Andrew Morgan Offensive Rebound.	2	3
17:42	Foul on Jake Davis.	2	3
17:37	Brice Williams missed Three Point Jumper.	2	3
17:33	Sam Hoiberg Offensive Rebound.	2	3
17:28	Brice Williams missed Layup.	2	3
17:28	Ben Humrichous Block.	2	3
17:27	Jake Davis Defensive Rebound.	2	3
17:27	Foul on Rollie Worster.	2	3
17:11	Kasparas Jakucionis missed Three Point Jumper.	2	3
17:09	Brice Williams Defensive Rebound.	2	3
17:04	Connor Essegian made Three Point Jumper.	2	6
16:42	Jake Davis missed Three Point Jumper.	2	6
16:37	Tre White Offensive Rebound.	2	6
16:30	Morez Johnson Jr. made Layup.	4	6
16:18	Sam Hoiberg missed Layup.	4	6
16:16	Morez Johnson Jr. Defensive Rebound.	4	6
16:08	Kylan Boswell made Layup.	6	6
15:47	Andrew Morgan made Jumper.	6	8
15:47	Foul on Morez Johnson Jr..	6	8
15:47	Official TV Timeout	6	8
15:47	Andrew Morgan made Free Throw.	6	9
15:33	Kylan Boswell made Jumper.	8	9
15:18	Connor Essegian made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Brice Williams.	8	12
14:52	Dra Gibbs-Lawhorn missed Jumper.	8	12
14:49	Sam Hoiberg Defensive Rebound.	8	12
14:39	Connor Essegian missed Jumper.	8	12
14:37	Jake Davis Defensive Rebound.	8	12
14:29	Jake Davis missed Three Point Jumper.	8	12
14:26	Dra Gibbs-Lawhorn Offensive Rebound.	8	12
14:26	Foul on Sam Hoiberg.	8	12
14:26	Dra Gibbs-Lawhorn made Free Throw.	9	12
14:26	Dra Gibbs-Lawhorn made Free Throw.	10	12
14:11	Berke Buyuktuncel made Layup. Assisted by Connor Essegian.	10	14
13:50	Will Riley missed Jumper.	10	14
13:48	Ben Humrichous Offensive Rebound.	10	14
13:42	Dra Gibbs-Lawhorn made Jumper.	12	14
13:11	Berke Buyuktuncel missed Three Point Jumper.	12	14
13:09	Ben Humrichous Defensive Rebound.	12	14
13:02	Kasparas Jakucionis Turnover.	12	14
13:02	Brice Williams Steal.	12	14
12:59	Brice Williams made Layup.	12	16
12:45	Kasparas Jakucionis made Three Point Jumper.	15	16
12:26	Connor Essegian missed Jumper.	15	16
12:22	Will Riley Defensive Rebound.	15	16
12:22	Foul on Berke Buyuktuncel.	15	16
12:09	Kasparas Jakucionis missed Jumper.	15	16
12:09	Tre White Offensive Rebound.	15	16
12:09	Foul on Ahron Ulis.	15	16
12:06	Tre White Turnover.	15	16
12:06	Ahron Ulis Steal.	15	16
12:04	Ahron Ulis made Layup.	15	18
11:43	Kasparas Jakucionis missed Three Point Jumper.	15	18
11:40	Carey Booth Offensive Rebound.	15	18
11:35	Foul on Connor Essegian.	15	18
11:35	Official TV Timeout	15	18
11:26	Will Riley missed Three Point Jumper.	15	18
11:23	Nebraska Defensive Rebound.	15	18
10:56	Andrew Morgan missed Jumper.	15	18
10:55	Illinois Defensive Rebound.	15	18
10:41	Kasparas Jakucionis missed Layup.	15	18
10:38	Connor Essegian Defensive Rebound.	15	18
10:30	Ahron Ulis missed Jumper.	15	18
10:27	Tre White Defensive Rebound.	15	18
10:13	Tre White missed Three Point Jumper.	15	18
10:10	Cale Jacobsen Defensive Rebound.	15	18
9:53	Connor Essegian missed Jumper.	15	18
9:49	Ben Humrichous Defensive Rebound.	15	18
9:45	Kylan Boswell missed Three Point Jumper.	15	18
9:42	Ahron Ulis Defensive Rebound.	15	18
9:38	Andrew Morgan missed Layup.	15	18
9:38	Tre White Block.	15	18
9:38	Nebraska Offensive Rebound.	15	18
9:31	Brice Williams made Jumper. Assisted by Ahron Ulis.	15	20
9:05	Ben Humrichous missed Three Point Jumper.	15	20
9:03	Berke Buyuktuncel Defensive Rebound.	15	20
8:58	Brice Williams missed Three Point Jumper.	15	20
8:55	Tre White Defensive Rebound.	15	20
8:42	Jake Davis missed Three Point Jumper.	15	20
8:39	Andrew Morgan Defensive Rebound.	15	20
8:29	Brice Williams missed Jumper.	15	20
8:26	Ben Humrichous Defensive Rebound.	15	20
8:22	Kylan Boswell missed Three Point Jumper.	15	20
8:19	Tre White Offensive Rebound.	15	20
8:17	Foul on Andrew Morgan.	15	20
8:17	Tre White made Free Throw.	16	20
8:17	Tre White made Free Throw.	17	20
8:02	Brice Williams missed Layup.	17	20
8:00	Kylan Boswell Defensive Rebound.	17	20
7:44	Tre White missed Jumper.	17	20
7:44	Juwan Gary Block.	17	20
7:41	Juwan Gary Defensive Rebound.	17	20
7:18	Brice Williams missed Layup.	17	20
7:16	Tre White Defensive Rebound.	17	20
7:09	Dra Gibbs-Lawhorn missed Three Point Jumper.	17	20
7:07	Juwan Gary Defensive Rebound.	17	20
6:53	Juwan Gary missed Jumper.	17	20
6:51	Tre White Defensive Rebound.	17	20
6:47	Dra Gibbs-Lawhorn made Jumper.	19	20
6:47	Foul on Ahron Ulis.	19	20
6:47	Official TV Timeout	19	20
6:47	Dra Gibbs-Lawhorn made Free Throw.	20	20
6:34	Brice Williams missed Jumper.	20	20
6:31	Andrew Morgan Offensive Rebound.	20	20
6:31	Foul on Ben Humrichous.	20	20
6:31	Foul on Kasparas Jakucionis.	20	20
6:28	Connor Essegian made Jumper. Assisted by Brice Williams.	20	22
6:13	Kasparas Jakucionis made Layup.	22	22
5:47	Andrew Morgan made Layup. Assisted by Brice Williams.	22	24
5:33	Ben Humrichous missed Three Point Jumper.	22	24
5:30	Connor Essegian Defensive Rebound.	22	24
5:25	Juwan Gary missed Jumper.	22	24
5:25	Ben Humrichous Block.	22	24
5:23	Brice Williams Offensive Rebound.	22	24
5:23	Foul on Dra Gibbs-Lawhorn.	22	24
5:23	Brice Williams made Free Throw.	22	25
5:23	Brice Williams made Free Throw.	22	26
5:15	Kasparas Jakucionis Turnover.	22	26
5:15	Connor Essegian Steal.	22	26
5:10	Foul on Ben Humrichous.	22	26
5:10	Juwan Gary made Free Throw.	22	27
5:10	Juwan Gary made Free Throw.	22	28
4:54	Kasparas Jakucionis Turnover.	22	28
4:34	Andrew Morgan Turnover.	22	28
4:17	Foul on Juwan Gary.	22	28
4:17	Tre White missed Free Throw.	22	28
4:17	Illinois Deadball Team Rebound.	22	28
4:17	Tre White made Free Throw.	23	28
3:59	Sam Hoiberg made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Berke Buyuktuncel.	23	31
3:38	Foul on Tre White.	23	31
3:38	Tre White Turnover.	23	31
3:38	Official TV Timeout	23	31
3:14	Juwan Gary missed Layup.	23	31
3:14	Tre White Block.	23	31
3:14	Nebraska Offensive Rebound.	23	31
3:12	Connor Essegian missed Three Point Jumper.	23	31
3:10	Dra Gibbs-Lawhorn Defensive Rebound.	23	31
2:49	Tre White missed Layup.	23	31
2:49	Connor Essegian Block.	23	31
2:45	Tre White Offensive Rebound.	23	31
2:45	Tre White missed Jumper.	23	31
2:44	Illinois Offensive Rebound.	23	31
2:39	Dra Gibbs-Lawhorn missed Three Point Jumper.	23	31
2:36	Brice Williams Defensive Rebound.	23	31
2:23	Juwan Gary made Layup.	23	33
2:09	Kasparas Jakucionis made Three Point Jumper.	26	33
1:57	Connor Essegian missed Layup.	26	33
1:55	Kasparas Jakucionis Defensive Rebound.	26	33
1:46	Carey Booth missed Jumper.	26	33
1:44	Juwan Gary Defensive Rebound.	26	33
1:25	Brice Williams made Layup.	26	35
1:25	Foul on Carey Booth.	26	35
1:25	Brice Williams made Free Throw.	26	36
1:13	Foul on Sam Hoiberg.	26	36
1:13	Kasparas Jakucionis made Free Throw.	27	36
1:13	Kasparas Jakucionis missed Free Throw.	27	36
1:11	Tre White Offensive Rebound.	27	36
1:10	Foul on Brice Williams.	27	36
1:10	Tre White missed Free Throw.	27	36
1:10	Illinois Deadball Team Rebound.	27	36
1:10	Tre White made Free Throw.	28	36
0:55	Brice Williams made Dunk.	28	38
0:43	Will Riley made Three Point Jumper.	31	38
0:37	Illinois Timeout	31	38
0:14	Brice Williams made Dunk. Assisted by Ahron Ulis.	31	40
0:02	Kasparas Jakucionis missed Three Point Jumper.	31	40
0:00	Will Riley Offensive Rebound.	31	40
0:00	End of 1st half	31	40

Pinnacle Bank Arena

8:30 PM, January 30, 2025Coverage: FS1

Lincoln, NE

Line: ILL -4.5

Over/Under: 156.5

Attendance: 14,893

Referees:
Terry Oglesby
Jeffrey Anderson
Jason Phillips

Team	CONF	GB	OVR
Michigan State	9-1	-	18-3
Purdue	9-2	0.5	17-5
Michigan	8-2	1	16-5
Maryland	7-4	2.5	17-5
Wisconsin	7-4	2.5	17-5
UCLA	7-4	2.5	16-6
Illinois	6-5	3.5	14-7
Oregon	5-5	4	16-5
Ohio State	5-5	4	13-8
USC	5-5	4	13-8
Indiana	5-6	4.5	14-8
Iowa	4-6	5	13-8
Rutgers	4-7	5.5	11-11
Nebraska	3-7	6	13-8
Penn State	3-8	6.5	13-9
Northwestern	3-8	6.5	12-10
Minnesota	3-8	6.5	11-11
Washington	2-8	7	11-10

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