Illinois Fighting Illini at Nebraska Cornhuskers
· NCAA Men's Basketball
Shannon leads Illini over Nebraska 76-50 with double-double
Jayden Epps scored seven points of his 13 points in an 13-0 game-ending run for the Fighting Illini (11-5, 2/3 Big Ten). Coleman Hawkins had 12 points and five assists and Matthew Mayer and RJ Melendez scored 10 points each. Dain Dainja had three of Illinois' seven blocks.
Sam Griesel scored 12 points and Wilhelm Breidenbach scored all 11 of his points consecutively midway through the second half to keep the Cornhuskers (9-8, 2-4) within range. Derrick Walker, coming off a career-high 22 points in a win over Minnesota, scored five. Starting forward Juwan Gary suffered a shoulder injury late in the first half and didn't return.
Nebraska cut an 11-point halftime deficit to five to start the second half but Hawkins hit a 3-pointer and added four more points in a 17-4 run that included Mayer's two 3-pointers. Breidenbach's run brought the Cornhuskers back but they had only one more field goal after that in the final eight minutes.
Shannon scored 17 points in the first half when Illinois took a 34-23 lead.
The Illini scored 16 points off 17 Nebraska turnovers, including 12 steals, in beating the Cornhuskers for the sixth straight time.
Illinois is home against Michigan State and Nebraska is at Purdue in Friday games.
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| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 76 - 50 |
| 2nd 0:25 | Sencire Harris Defensive Rebound. | 76 - 50 |
| 2nd 0:28 | Jamarques Lawrence missed Jumper. | 76 - 50 |
| 2nd 0:37 | Ty Rodgers made Dunk. | 76 - 50 |
| 2nd 0:37 | Ty Rodgers Offensive Rebound. | 74 - 50 |
Statistics
 ILL |
 NEB |
|
|---|---|---|
| 28-61 | FG | 20-54 |
| 46 | Field Goal % | 37 |
| 8-29 | 3PT | 4-14 |
| 28 | Three Point % | 29 |
| 12-18 | FT | 6-11 |
| 67 | Free Throw % | 55 |
| 41 | Rebounds | 33 |
| 13 | Offensive Rebounds | 9 |
| 28 | Defensive Rebounds | 24 |
| 15 | Assists | 8 |
| 12 | Steals | 3 |
| 7 | Blocks | 2 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 11 | Total Turnovers | 17 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 16 | Points Off Turnovers | 9 |
| 12 | Fast Break Points | 2 |
| 30 | Points in Paint | 32 |
| 21 | Fouls | 17 |
| 26 | Largest Lead | 2 |
Game Information
Location: Lincoln, NE
Attendance: 12,756 | Capacity:
2025-26 Big Ten Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Michigan | 19-1 | - | 34-3 |
| Nebraska | 15-5 | 4 | 28-7 |
| Illinois | 15-5 | 4 | 28-8 |
| Michigan State | 15-5 | 4 | 27-8 |
| Wisconsin | 14-6 | 5 | 24-11 |
| Purdue | 13-7 | 6 | 30-8 |
| UCLA | 13-7 | 6 | 24-12 |
| Ohio State | 12-8 | 7 | 21-13 |
| Iowa | 10-10 | 9 | 24-13 |
| Indiana | 9-11 | 10 | 18-14 |
| Minnesota | 8-12 | 11 | 15-17 |
| USC | 7-13 | 12 | 18-14 |
| Washington | 7-13 | 12 | 16-17 |
| Rutgers | 6-14 | 13 | 14-19 |
| Northwestern | 5-15 | 14 | 15-19 |
| Oregon | 5-15 | 14 | 12-20 |
| Maryland | 4-16 | 15 | 12-21 |
| Penn State | 3-17 | 16 | 12-20 |