Nebraska MBB Recap: Nebraska Wins 83-80 to Stay Perfect

FIRST HALF ANALYSIS:

In order to win games on the road, you need to come out fast. Pryce Sandfort did just that for Nebraska. He keyed a 9-0 Nebraska run to give the Huskers an early lead. Nebraska was moving the ball well, assisting on the first 6 made field goals. Illinois started off the contest cold from beyond the arc, going 1-9 in the opening 10 minutes. Pryce Sandfort then got NBA Jam hot and was outscoring the Illini 25-23 at the under 8 timeout.

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Illinois, who is one of the better rebounding teams in the country, slowly started to impose its will on the glass. Nebraska had a 13 point lead with just over 4 minutes to go, but Nebraska failed to score the rest of the half. Illinois used many offensive rebounds and made free-throws to key a 13-0 run to end the half. The Husker lead evaporated, and they went into the locker room tied at 37.

FIRST HALF STATS:

Nebraska shot 14-30 for 47% from the floor. They went 8-15 for 53% from deep and 1-2 from the free-throw line. The Huskers collected 14 rebounds, 3 of which were offensive. Nebraska had 9 assists to just 2 turnovers but did not have any bench points.

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The Huskers were led by Pryce Sandfort, who had 26 points. Rienk Mast and Sam Hoiberg led the way with 3 rebounds each. Jamarques Lawrence had 4 assists.

Illinois shot 13-32 for 41% from the floor. They went 5-18 for 28% from deep and 6-8 for 75% from the free-throw line. The Illini collected 23 rebounds, 10 of which were offensive. Illinois had 8 assists and 4 turnovers, also scoring 14 second chance points.

The Illini were led by Kylan Boswell, who had 12 points. Andrej Stojakovic had 6 rebounds, while Tomislav Ivisic contributed 5. Keaton Wagler had 4 assists.

SECOND HALF ANALYSIS:

After blowing the 14 point lead at the end of the first half, Nebraska came out and decided to keep up the pace as it did early in the first half. Pryce Sandfort would set a new career high, hitting the 30 point mark in the opening 5 minutes. Nebraska continued its very…

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Publish date : 2025-12-14 00:03:00

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