No. 14 Illinois blows late 10-point lead, beats Nebraska 87-84 in overtime
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) Marcus Domask and Justin Harmon each made two free throws and Terrance Shannon Jr. had a steal in the final 25 seconds of overtime to help No. 14 Illinois beat Nebraska 87-84 on Sunday.
The Illini led 72-62 with 3:29 left in regulation, but Nebraska went in front on Rienk Mast's short jumper with 9 seconds left. Domask then split a pair of free throws with 3 seconds remaining, tying it at 73.
“We were out of whack on offense and they made some tough shots,” Illinois' Coleman Hawkins said of the Cornhuskers' late run.
Hawkins led Illinois (17-5, 8-3 Big Ten) with 20 points. Domask had 19, and Ty Rodgers finished with eight points and 14 rebounds.
Shannon scored 18 points in his fifth game back after sitting out six games because of a university-imposed suspension because of a rape charge in Kansas.
Keisei Tominaga scored a career-high 31 points for the Cornhuskers (16-7, 6-6), who were coming off an overtime win Thursday over No. 6 Wisconsin in a game in which they trailed by 19 points in the first half.
Mast scored 22 points against the Illini, and Juwan Gary had 12.
“Typical day in the Big Ten,” Illinois coach Brad Underwood said. “It's the best league in the country. Great players. Great coaches. Tominaga is very gifted. He has a great release on his shot and he's very smart.”
Tominaga went 5 for 7 from 3-point range and 9 for 14 from the field overall. He also went 8 for 8 at the free-throw line.
Nebraska led Illinois 36-34 at halftime, but the Illini made their first six shots in the second half to grab a 47-40 advantage.
“I'm proud of our resolve, coming within seconds of beating a great team in a great atmosphere on the road, but we've got to start turning up our physicality. We gave up too many offensive rebounds,” Nebraska coach Fred Hoiberg said.
Illinois had a 50-33 rebounding advantage. It grabbed 17 offensive boards compared to Nebraska's five.
Nebraska is winless in six Big Ten road games. Illinois is 5-1 at home in the Big Ten.
The victory vaulted Illinois into a tie for second place in the Big Ten with Wisconsin. The Badgers lost 75-69 Sunday to No. 2 Purdue, which leads the conference at 10-2.
“This is a big win. We're in control of our destiny,” Hawkins said.
ILLINI DOMINATION
Illinois continued its domination of Nebraska. The Illini have beaten the Cornhuskers eight consecutive times in a streak that began Feb. 2, 2019.
BIG PICTURE
Nebraska: The Cornhuskers came into the game leading the Big Ten with an average of 9.5 3-pointers per game. They made 12 Sunday. They are 9-4 when making at least 10 3s.
Illinois: The Illini completed a grueling stretch of seven games in 19 days when they beat Ohio State on Tuesday. Illinois went 5-2 over those seven games. Illinois’ schedule eases considerably this month as the Illini make a bid for the Big Ten regular-season title. Starting with Sunday’s game against Nebraska, the Illini will play seven games during February.
UP NEXT
Nebraska: At Northwestern on Wednesday.
Illinois: At Michigan State on Saturday.
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Time | Team | Play | Score | |
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20:00 | Josiah Allick vs. Quincy Guerrier (Cornhuskers gains possession) | |||
19:43 | Rienk Mast misses two point hook shot | |||
19:41 | Ty Rodgers defensive rebound | |||
19:18 | +2 | Marcus Domask makes two point layup (Ty Rodgers assists) | 0-2 | |
19:00 | +3 | Keisei Tominaga makes three point jump shot | 3-2 | |
18:40 | Quincy Guerrier turnover (out of bounds) | |||
18:17 | Quincy Guerrier blocks Keisei Tominaga's two point jump shot | |||
18:15 | Ty Rodgers defensive rebound | |||
18:12 | Jamarques Lawrence shooting foul (Quincy Guerrier draws the foul) | |||
18:12 | Quincy Guerrier misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | |||
18:12 | Quincy Guerrier misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | |||
18:12 | Jamarques Lawrence defensive rebound | |||
18:01 | Jamarques Lawrence misses two point jump shot | |||
17:59 | Ty Rodgers defensive rebound | |||
17:49 | Marcus Domask misses two point layup | |||
17:47 | Rienk Mast defensive rebound | |||
17:20 | Rienk Mast misses three point jump shot | |||
17:18 | Quincy Guerrier defensive rebound | |||
17:08 | Jamarques Lawrence shooting foul (Quincy Guerrier draws the foul) | |||
17:08 | +1 | Quincy Guerrier makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 3-3 | |
17:08 | +1 | Quincy Guerrier makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 3-4 | |
16:47 | +2 | Rienk Mast makes two point jump shot | 5-4 | |
16:33 | Marcus Domask misses two point layup | |||
16:31 | Rienk Mast defensive rebound | |||
16:11 | Brice Williams misses three point jump shot | |||
16:09 | Ty Rodgers defensive rebound | |||
16:02 | Ty Rodgers turnover (bad pass) (Josiah Allick steals) | |||
15:50 | +2 | Keisei Tominaga makes two point jump shot | 7-4 | |
15:32 | +3 | Terrence Shannon Jr. makes three point jump shot (Coleman Hawkins assists) | 7-7 | |
15:11 | Rienk Mast misses two point hook shot | |||
15:09 | Ty Rodgers defensive rebound | |||
15:04 | Terrence Shannon Jr. misses two point layup | |||
15:02 | Keisei Tominaga defensive rebound | |||
14:57 | +2 | Juwan Gary makes two point layup (Keisei Tominaga assists) | 9-7 | |
14:49 | Brad Underwood technical foul | |||
14:49 | Fighting Illini turnover | |||
14:49 | TV timeout | |||
14:49 | +1 | Keisei Tominaga makes technical free throw 1 of 2 | 10-7 | |
14:49 | +1 | Keisei Tominaga makes technical free throw 2 of 2 | 11-7 | |
14:37 | +3 | Coleman Hawkins makes three point jump shot (Justin Harmon assists) | 11-10 | |
14:26 | Keisei Tominaga turnover (lost ball) (Coleman Hawkins steals) | |||
14:19 | +2 | Coleman Hawkins makes two point dunk | 11-12 | |
14:09 | +2 | Keisei Tominaga makes two point layup (Josiah Allick assists) | 13-12 | |
13:44 | Marcus Domask turnover (lost ball) | |||
13:35 | +3 | Keisei Tominaga makes three point jump shot | 16-12 | |
13:19 | Terrence Shannon Jr. misses three point jump shot | |||
13:17 | Brice Williams defensive rebound | |||
13:10 | Brice Williams misses three point jump shot | |||
13:08 | Luke Goode defensive rebound | |||
12:49 | Luke Goode misses three point jump shot | |||
12:47 | Justin Harmon offensive rebound | |||
12:41 | +3 | Marcus Domask makes three point jump shot (Justin Harmon assists) | 16-15 | |
12:22 | C.J. Wilcher misses two point jump shot | |||
12:21 | Cornhuskers turnover (shot clock violation) | |||
11:54 | +2 | Coleman Hawkins makes two point hook shot | 16-17 | |
11:30 | Josiah Allick misses two point layup | |||
11:29 | Josiah Allick offensive rebound | |||
11:27 | Josiah Allick misses two point layup | |||
11:26 | Coleman Hawkins defensive rebound | |||
11:12 | Justin Harmon misses three point jump shot | |||
11:10 | Ty Rodgers offensive rebound | |||
11:07 | Ty Rodgers misses two point layup | |||
11:05 | Josiah Allick defensive rebound | |||
10:43 | +2 | Juwan Gary makes two point layup (Sam Hoiberg assists) | 18-17 | |
10:25 | Luke Goode misses three point jump shot | |||
10:23 | Brice Williams defensive rebound | |||
10:14 | Brice Williams turnover (lost ball) (Ty Rodgers steals) | |||
10:05 | Luke Goode misses three point jump shot | |||
10:02 | TV timeout | |||
9:44 | Dain Dainja blocks Keisei Tominaga's two point layup | |||
9:42 | Justin Harmon defensive rebound | |||
9:37 | Justin Harmon turnover (lost ball) (Juwan Gary steals) | |||
9:24 | +3 | Rienk Mast makes three point jump shot (C.J. Wilcher assists) | 21-17 | |
9:06 | Justin Harmon misses three point jump shot | |||
9:04 | Rienk Mast defensive rebound | |||
8:54 | C.J. Wilcher misses three point jump shot | |||
8:52 | Cornhuskers offensive rebound | |||
8:43 | Justin Harmon shooting foul (Juwan Gary draws the foul) | |||
8:43 | +1 | Juwan Gary makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 22-17 | |
8:43 | +1 | Juwan Gary makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 23-17 | |
8:31 | Ty Rodgers misses two point jump shot | |||
8:29 | Juwan Gary defensive rebound | |||
8:26 | Terrence Shannon Jr. personal foul | |||
8:17 | Marcus Domask blocks Rienk Mast's two point layup | |||
8:15 | Fighting Illini defensive rebound | |||
7:49 | Terrence Shannon Jr. misses three point jump shot | |||
7:47 | Fighting Illini offensive rebound | |||
7:46 | TV timeout | |||
7:31 | +2 | Ty Rodgers makes two point dunk (Terrence Shannon Jr. assists) | 23-19 | |
7:13 | +3 | Keisei Tominaga makes three point jump shot | 26-19 | |
6:50 | Coleman Hawkins turnover (bad pass) | |||
6:35 | Keisei Tominaga turnover (lost ball) (Ty Rodgers steals) | |||
6:30 | Sam Hoiberg shooting foul (Ty Rodgers draws the foul) | |||
6:30 | +1 | Ty Rodgers makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 26-20 | |
6:30 | Ty Rodgers turnover (lane violation) | |||
6:16 | Brice Williams misses three point jump shot | |||
6:14 | Ty Rodgers defensive rebound | |||
6:10 | Juwan Gary personal foul | |||
6:09 | Josiah Allick shooting foul (Terrence Shannon Jr. draws the foul) | |||
6:09 | Terrence Shannon Jr. misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | |||
6:09 | +1 | Terrence Shannon Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 26-21 | |
5:48 | Rienk Mast misses two point hook shot | |||
5:46 | Ty Rodgers defensive rebound | |||
5:41 | Brice Williams blocks Terrence Shannon Jr.'s two point layup | |||
5:39 | Ty Rodgers offensive rebound | |||
5:35 | Brice Williams shooting foul (Quincy Guerrier draws the foul) | |||
5:35 | +1 | Quincy Guerrier makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 26-22 | |
5:35 | +1 | Quincy Guerrier makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 26-23 | |
5:13 | +2 | Brice Williams makes two point jump shot | 28-23 | |
4:44 | Brice Williams shooting foul (Terrence Shannon Jr. draws the foul) | |||
4:44 | +1 | Terrence Shannon Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 28-24 | |
4:44 | +1 | Terrence Shannon Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 28-25 | |
4:29 | Rienk Mast turnover (lost ball) (Coleman Hawkins steals) | |||
4:26 | +2 | Terrence Shannon Jr. makes two point dunk (Justin Harmon assists) | 28-27 | |
4:22 | Cornhuskers 60 second timeout | |||
4:26 | TV timeout | |||
4:06 | +3 | Rienk Mast makes three point jump shot (Juwan Gary assists) | 31-27 | |
3:42 | Coleman Hawkins offensive foul | |||
3:42 | Coleman Hawkins turnover (offensive foul) | |||
3:37 | Terrence Shannon Jr. personal foul | |||
3:35 | +2 | Juwan Gary makes two point layup (Jamarques Lawrence assists) | 33-27 | |
3:20 | +2 | Marcus Domask makes two point layup | 33-29 | |
3:04 | Juwan Gary misses two point jump shot | |||
3:02 | Coleman Hawkins defensive rebound | |||
2:54 | Dra Gibbs-Lawhorn misses three point jump shot | |||
2:52 | Rienk Mast defensive rebound | |||
2:26 | +3 | Josiah Allick makes three point jump shot (Rienk Mast assists) | 36-29 | |
2:04 | Coleman Hawkins misses two point jump shot | |||
2:02 | Josiah Allick defensive rebound | |||
1:52 | Rienk Mast misses three point jump shot | |||
1:50 | Marcus Domask defensive rebound | |||
1:34 | +2 | Marcus Domask makes two point layup | 36-31 | |
1:34 | Rienk Mast shooting foul (Marcus Domask draws the foul) | |||
1:34 | +1 | Marcus Domask makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 36-32 | |
1:17 | Josiah Allick misses two point hook shot | |||
1:15 | Coleman Hawkins defensive rebound | |||
0:59 | +2 | Coleman Hawkins makes two point layup | 36-34 | |
0:48 | Jamarques Lawrence turnover (lost ball) | |||
0:35 | Luke Goode misses three point jump shot | |||
0:33 | Marcus Domask offensive rebound | |||
0:24 | Marcus Domask misses three point jump shot | |||
0:22 | Juwan Gary defensive rebound | |||
0:02 | Ty Rodgers blocks Keisei Tominaga's three point jump shot | |||
0:00 | Coleman Hawkins defensive rebound | |||
0:00 | End of period |