Big Ten MBB Scores and Standings (1/10)

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January 10
Michigan State 69, #18 Wisconsin 65
Illinois 76, Nebraska 50

Standings
1. Michigan State (12-4, 4-1)
1. Purdue (15-1, 4-1)
3. Michigan (9-6, 3-1)
3. Northwestern (12-3, 3-1)
5. Rutgers (11-5, 3-2)
5. Wisconsin (11-4, 3-2)
7. Ohio State (10-5, 2-2)
8. Cockeye (10-6, 2-3)
8. Maryland (11-5, 2-3)
8. Penn State (11-5, 2-3)
8. Illinois (11-5, 2-3)
12. Nebraska (9-8, 2-4)
13. Indiana (10-5, 1-3)
14. Minnesota (6-8, 0-4)

Games for Wednesday, January 11
Indiana at Penn State (6:00 PM - BTN)
Rutgers at Northwestern (8:00 PM - BTN)

Next Nebraska Game - Friday, January 13
Nebraska at #3 Purdue (6:00 PM - BTN)

 

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Nebraska Falls 76-50 to Illinois
Huskers.com
Sam Griesel and Wilhelm Breidenbach combined for 23 points, but Illinois used a pair of big second-half runs to post a 76-50 victory at Pinnacle Bank Arena Tuesday night.

Terrence Shannon Jr. led five Illinois players in double figures as he finished with 25 points and 11 rebounds. The Fighting Illini shot 45.9 percent from the field and held Nebraska to 37 percent shooting to improve to 11-5 overall and 2-4 in the Big Ten.

The Huskers (9-8, 2-4 Big Ten) pulled within 34-29 after opening the second half with a 6-0 run before Illinois took control. The Illini (11-5, 2-4) used a 21-5 spurt to seize control and take a 55-35 lead.

Nebraska made one last run behind Breidenbach, who scored eight straight points to get NU with 55-45 with 9:09 left. The Huskers eventually pulled to within 59-49 as Derrick Walker's 3-point play with 6:20 remaining capped NU's 14-4 run and got the Pinnacle Bank Arena crowd back into the game.

Illinois answered as a RJ Melendez putback and a steal and dunk from Shannon pushed the margin back to 14, and NU was unable to slice into the deficit.

Early on, it was a defensive struggle neither team could get going offensively. NU led 7-5 after a Juwan Gary 3-pointer with 14:03 left in the half, but Illinois ran off nine straight points over a 3:16 span to take a seven-point lead, at 14-7. Consecutive layups by Greisel and Keisei Tominaga got NU within three, and Nebraska was within 25-20 with 3:52 left in the half before Illinois made a run.

Griesel led NU with 12 points and added six rebounds, while Breidenbach scored all 11 of his points in the second half after battling foul trouble in the opening 20 minutes.

The Illini scored nine of the last 12 points of the half to build a 34-23 halftime lead. NU held Illinois to 33 percent shooting in the first half, but the visitors hit 10-of-16 from the foul line in the opening 20 minutes.

Nebraska will travel to West Lafayette on Friday, Jan. 13, to take on No. 3 Purdue at 6 p.m. (CT). The game will be televised on the Big Ten Network and carried on Huskers Radio Network.

 

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Postgame Notes
*-Sam Griesel’s 12 points tonight marked his fifth consecutive game scoring in double figures and his ninth time in double figures this season.

*-Wilhelm Breidenbach scored all of his 11 points in the second half, including eight straight at one point. It was his third game in double figures this season. Breidenbach tied his career high with two 3-pointers.

*-Behind Breidenbach’s 11 points, Nebraska’s bench scored 20 points, its highest output in five games.
*-Before being injured late in the first half, Juwan Gary tied his season-high with two blocks (also at Michigan State on Jan 3).

*-Jamarques Lawrence knocked down a 3-pointer in the first half. It marked his fourth 3-pointer of the season but his first made three at Pinnacle Bank Arena.

*-Derrick Walker was held to just five points – all in the second half – as he was held to single digits for just the second time this season. Walker did lead Nebraska with three assists, the third straight game he has led the Huskers in assists.

*-Nebraska outscored Illinois 32-30 in the paint, marking the Huskers’ third straight game with more than 30 points in the paint.

*-Nebraska fell to 6-2 at home with tonight’s loss.

 

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	1st	2nd	TOTAL
Illinois	34	42	76
Nebraska	23	27	50

Illinois	STATS	Nebraska
28-61 (45.9%)	FG	20-54 (37.0%)
8-29 (27.6%)	3FG	4-14 (28.6%)
12-18 (66.7%)	FT	6-11 (54.5%)
13	Off Rebounds	9
28	Def Rebounds	24
41	Total Rebounds	33
21	Fouls	17
15	Assists	8
11	Turnovers	17
7	Blocks	2
12	Steals	3
30	Pts in the Paint	32
16	Pts off Turnovers	9
17	2nd Chance Pts	10
12	Fast Break Pts	2
25	Bench Pts	20

SCORING

ILLINOIS
Terrence Shannon Jr. - 25
Coleman Hawkins - 12
Jayden Epps - 11
Matthew Mayer - 10
RJ Melendez - 10
Dain Dainja - 4
Ty Rodgers - 4
TOTAL - 76

NEBRASKA
Sam Griesel - 12
Wilhelm Breidenbach - 11
C.J. Wilcher - 8
Keisei Tominaga - 6
Derrick Walker - 5
Juwan Gary - 3
Jamarques Lawrence - 3
Emmanuel Bandoumel - 2
TOTAL - 50