{"id":1380,"date":"2025-01-31T08:16:15","date_gmt":"2025-01-31T14:16:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thexradio3.com\/news\/?p=1380"},"modified":"2025-01-31T08:20:45","modified_gmt":"2025-01-31T14:20:45","slug":"nebraska-downs-illinois-80-74","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thexradio.com\/news\/sports\/basketball\/1380-nebraska-downs-illinois-80-74\/","title":{"rendered":"Nebraska Downs Illinois, 80-74"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"pdfprnt-buttons pdfprnt-buttons-post pdfprnt-top-right\"><a href=\"javascript: window.print()\" class=\"pdfprnt-button pdfprnt-button-print\" target=\"_self\" ><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thexradio.com\/news\/wp-content\/plugins\/pdf-print\/images\/print.png\" alt=\"image_print\" title=\"Print Content\" \/><span class=\"pdfprnt-button-title pdfprnt-button-print-title\">Print<\/span><\/a><\/div><p><strong>BY THE UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">LINCOLN, Neb. \u2013<strong>&nbsp;<\/strong>No. 18 Illinois dropped an overtime battle at&nbsp;Nebraska, 80-74, on Thursday night at&nbsp;Pinnacle Bank Arena.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/fightingillini.com\/sports\/mens-basketball\/roster\/kasparas-jakucionis\/14521\" data-airgap-id=\"76\">Kasparas Jakucionis<\/a>&nbsp;posted his second-consecutive double-double with a team-high 18 points and a career-most 13 rebounds, while he connected on three 3-pointers, dished out four assists, and made one steal.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/fightingillini.com\/sports\/mens-basketball\/roster\/will-riley\/14574\" data-airgap-id=\"77\">Will Riley<\/a>&nbsp;scored 13 of his 16 points in the second half, including a six-minute stretch during which he accounted for 13 straight points for the Illini. Tallying four 3-pointers, he also secured four rebounds, including two on the offensive glass, and a steal.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/fightingillini.com\/sports\/mens-basketball\/roster\/dra-gibbs-lawhorn\/14512\" data-airgap-id=\"78\">Dra Gibbs-Lawhorn<\/a>&nbsp;made the game-tying 3-pointer to force overtime&nbsp;before finishing with 15 points and two makes from beyond the arc. He also totaled four rebounds.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/fightingillini.com\/sports\/mens-basketball\/roster\/tre-white\/14524\" data-airgap-id=\"79\">Tre White<\/a>&nbsp;grabbed 13 rebounds, his third game this season with double-digit boards, and he poured in eight points and logged two blocks.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/fightingillini.com\/sports\/mens-basketball\/roster\/morez-johnson-jr-\/14517\" data-airgap-id=\"80\">Morez Johnson Jr.<\/a>&nbsp;amassed five points, five rebounds, a team-most three blocks, and a steal.&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/fightingillini.com\/sports\/mens-basketball\/roster\/kylan-boswell\/14523\" data-airgap-id=\"81\">Kylan Boswell<\/a>&nbsp;closed the night with eight points, four rebounds, an assist, and a steal.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">No. 18 Illinois returns to sold-out State Farm Center on Sunday to host Ohio State at 12 p.m. CT, with the game set to air nationally on CBS.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>BY THE UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS LINCOLN, Neb. \u2013&nbsp;No. 18 Illinois dropped an overtime battle at&nbsp;Nebraska, 80-74, on Thursday night at&nbsp;Pinnacle Bank Arena. 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