Illinois 59, Nebraska 54

Scores

Final

Nebraska 54

(8-7, 0-4 Big Ten)

Illinois 59

(14-3, 3-1 Big Ten)

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Coverage: BTN

1:00 PM ET, January 7, 2012

State Farm Center, Champaign, IL

	1	2	T
NEB	25	29	54
ILL	22	37	59

Top Performers

Nebraska: B. Richardson 10 Pts, 3 Reb, 1 Ast, 3 Stl

Illinois: J. Bertrand 25 Pts, 2 Reb, 2 Ast, 1 Stl

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Associated Press

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- Joseph Bertrand scored a career-high 25 points and hit the shot that gave Illinois a decisive lead with 53 seconds to play Saturday on the way to a 59-54 victory over Nebraska.

The Cornhuskers (8-7, 0-4 Big Ten) were looking for their first Big Ten win and were tied 54-54 when Bertrand hitting a running floater that gave Illinois (14-3, 3-1) a 56-54 lead.

Bertrand made 11 of his 12 shots in his third career start. Brandon Paul added 11 points for the Illini.

Nebraska led 25-22 at the half and held a 48-45 edge with just under 5 minutes to play.

Bo Spencer led Nebraska with 13 points. Toney McCray added 12 and Brandon Richardson scored 10.

Team Stat Comparison

	NEB	ILL
Points	54	59
FG Made-Attempted	18-36 (.500)	23-44 (.523)
3P Made-Attempted	5-14 (.357)	3-11 (.273)
FT Made-Attempted	13-19 (.684)	10-19 (.526)
Fouls (Tech/Flagrant)	18 (0/0)	20 (0/0)
Largest Lead	6	5

	NEB	ILL
Points	B. Spencer 13	J. Bertrand 25
Rebounds	C. Walker 7	B. Paul 6
Assists	B. Ubel 3	B. Paul 3
Steals	B. Richardson 3	B. Paul 2
Blocks	D. Talley 1	B. Paul 1
Team Stats: Nebraska \| Illinois

2011-12 Season

DATE	GAME	LINKS
» Jan 7, 2012	@ILL 59, NEB 54	Recap
Feb 18, 2012	@NEB 80, ILL 57	Recap

Next 5 Games

NEB	ILL
01/11 PSU 8:30pm 01/15 @WIS 6:00pm 01/18 IND 7:00pm 01/21 OSU 8:00pm 01/26 @IOWA 7:00pm	01/10 OSU 9:00pm 01/19 @PSU 9:00pm 01/22 WIS 2:00pm 01/28 @MINN 8:00pm 01/31 MSU 7:00pm
Complete Schedule: Nebraska \| Illinois

Big Ten Conference Standings

TEAM	CONF W-L	TOTAL W-L
#11 Michigan State	13-5	27-7
#7 Ohio State	13-5	27-7
#12 Indiana	11-7	25-8
#19 Wisconsin	12-6	24-9
#13 Michigan	13-5	24-9
Purdue	10-8	21-12
Northwestern	8-10	18-13
Minnesota	6-12	19-14
Illinois	6-12	17-15
Iowa	8-10	17-16
Nebraska	4-14	12-18
Penn State	4-14	12-20
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