What a way to end the losing streak. After dropping six consecutive games, Nebraska men's basketball upset No. 18 Illinois in overtime Thursday, 80-74. The Huskers improve to 13-8 on the year and 3-7 in the Big Ten Conference while the Illini fall to 14-7 overall and 6-5 in the league.

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — 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. The Huskers (13-8, 3-7 Big Ten) never trailed while knocking off a third ranked opponent in the same season for the first time since 2013-14.

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The Illini were off the mark, as has been the case all too often this season, as the Cornhuskers took an overtime tilt

The 18th-ranked Illinois Fighting Illini hit the road looking to emerge from a recent funk with a Thursday night Big Ten matchup with the Nebraska Cornhuskers.

The Big Ten men’s basketball season continues tonight with three games including Illinois (14-6, 6-4) in Lincoln to take on Nebraska (12-8, 2-7).

Nebraska's Andrew Morgan (23), Illinois' Morez Johnson Jr. (21) and Nebraska's Sam Hoiberg (1) reach out for the rebound during the first half of a college men's basketball game at Pinnacle Bank Arena in Lincoln, on Thursday, Jan. 30, 2025.