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Haanif Cheatham scored 14 points to lead the
Cornhuskers, while Dachon Burke Jr. finished with 13. Thorir
Thorbjarnarson and Yvan Ouedraogo scored 11 points apiece for
Nebraska (7-20, 2-14), which added to a school record with its
12th straight loss.
An 8-2 run early in the second half allowed Nebraska to pull
even at 46-46 with 15:12 remaining. Jervay Green made a layup
tie the score, capping a run to erase a six-point deficit.
A television timeout allowed the Fighting Illini to regroup from
a Nebraska surge midway through the second half. After the
timeout, Illinois went on an 11-1 run to pull in front 57-47
with 11:09 to go. Frazier capped the outburst with a 3-pointer
off a feed from Kipper Nichols.
The Cornhuskers never threatened after that point, falling
behind by as many as 14 points twice in the final five minutes.
Illinois led 37-31 at the half behind a game-high 12 points by
Dosunmu.
Frazier heaved a 3-pointer from three-quarters court for
Illinois as time expired at the end of the first half. Frazier
grabbed a defensive rebound off a missed layup, turned and took
one dribble before launching his shot from about 75 feet.
Illinois opened the game on a 9-2 run, which was punctuated by a
3-pointer by Feliz.
The Cornhuskers fell behind 28-18 before putting together a 9-0
run to slice the deficit to one with 2:49 to go in the first
half. Burke started the run with a three-point play followed by
a layup, and Cheatham provided the next four points.
Nebraska guard Cam Mack did not play because of illness. The
sophomore from Austin, Texas, is averaging 12.0 points, 4.7
rebounds and 6.5 assists in 26 games this season.
--Field Level Media
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