Husker hoops falls in overtime at No. 17 Illinois

LINCOLN, Neb. (KLKN) – Nebraska men’s basketball missed its shot at a Big Ten road win on Sunday.

The Huskers lost 87-84 to the No. 14 Fighting Illini in Champaign, Illinois.

Nebraska was ahead for the last 10 minutes of the first half, taking a 36-34 lead into the locker room.

But Illinois jumped out in front early in the second half.

The Illini slowly built their lead and were up by 10 points with 3½ minutes left.

With 13 minutes to go, Nebraska cut Illinois’ lead to 1 point.

But the Illini kept fending off the Huskers, building a lead that grew to 10 at one point.

Nebraska responded with a 11-0 run to take a 1-point lead with nine seconds remaining.

As Illinois’ Marcus Domask made his way to the basket, he was fouled by C.J. Wilcher.

Domask made one free throw but missed the second, sending the game to overtime.

The Illini had the upper hand in the extra period, making seven of 10 free throws.

Keisei Tominaga led the Huskers with 31 points, followed by Rienk Mast with 22.

Juwan Gary had a double-double, with 12 points and 11 rebounds.

Nebraska, 16-6, has yet to win a conference road game.

It will have another chance Wednesday at Northwestern. The game will be broadcast on the Big Ten Network at 8 p.m.