LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) Brice Williams pumped in 24 points and grabbed 10 rebounds as Nebraska Cornhuskers came from eight points down in the second half to win its fourth straight game, knocking off Ohio State Buckeyes 79-71 on Sunday.
Nebraska (16-8, 6-7) knocked off then-No. 18 Illinois, then swept a West Coast trip to Washington and then-No. 16 Oregon before knocking off the Buckeyes.
The Buckeyes (14-10, 6-7) came into the game fresh off a win over No. 18 Illinois and had won four of its last five games and held a five-point lead at intermission, 39-34.
Micah Parrish pushed it to an eight-point advantage by knocking down a 3-pointer a minute into the second half. Juwan Gary answered with a 3 for Nebraska, then knocked down a jumper and Berke Buyuktuncel added a 3 to pull the Cornhuskers even at 42 just over 17 minutes to play. Connor Essegian pulled them even at 48-48 and Andrew Morgan put them in front after diving on the floor to steal the ball from Aaron Bradshaw, then scored his only points of the game on a back-door layup with just under 10 minutes left.
Williams was 9 of 16 from the floor but just 1 of 6 from beyond the arc and was 5 of 5 from the line with four assists to lead Nebraska. Gary added 19 points and Buyuktuncel contributed 15 points, six rebounds and three assists.
Parrish was 11 of 21 from the floor, including 5 of 12 from beyond the arc, to lead Ohio State with a career-high 30 points. Freshman John Mobley Jr. added 21 points, knocking down 5 of 10 shots from behind the arc.
Ohio State plays host to Washington Wednesday. Nebraska hosts No. 18 Maryland Thursday.
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1st Half
OSU
Buckeyes
39
NEB
Cornhuskers
34
Time
Team
Play
Score
20:00
Devin Royal vs. Rollie Worster (Cornhuskers gains possession)
19:39
+3
Brice Williams makes three point jump shot (Berke Buyuktuncel assists)
0-3
19:20
+2
Devin Royal makes two point layup
2-3
19:10
+2
Juwan Gary makes two point layup
2-5
18:56
+3
John Mobley Jr. makes three point jump shot
5-5
18:33
+3
Berke Buyuktuncel makes three point jump shot (Brice Williams assists)
5-8
18:13
Micah Parrish misses two point jump shot
18:11
Juwan Gary defensive rebound
17:49
Juwan Gary misses three point jump shot
17:47
Sean Stewart defensive rebound
17:24
Sean Stewart turnover (lost ball)
17:13
Sam Hoiberg turnover (lost ball) (Sean Stewart steals)
17:09
+2
Sean Stewart makes two point dunk
7-8
16:49
Brice Williams misses three point jump shot
16:47
Sean Stewart defensive rebound
16:26
+3
John Mobley Jr. makes three point jump shot
10-8
16:00
+2
Berke Buyuktuncel makes two point jump shot
10-10
15:43
Sean Stewart misses two point jump shot
15:41
Rollie Worster defensive rebound
15:35
Rollie Worster turnover (out of bounds)
15:35
TV timeout
15:15
Micah Parrish misses two point layup
15:13
Sam Hoiberg defensive rebound
15:04
+2
Brice Williams makes two point layup
10-12
14:51
Micah Parrish misses three point jump shot
14:49
Devin Royal offensive rebound
14:40
Aaron Bradshaw offensive foul (Connor Essegian draws the foul)
14:40
Aaron Bradshaw turnover (offensive foul)
14:20
+2
Brice Williams makes two point layup (Berke Buyuktuncel assists)
10-14
13:48
+2
Bruce Thornton makes two point jump shot
12-14
13:25
+3
Connor Essegian makes three point jump shot (Sam Hoiberg assists)
12-17
13:08
John Mobley Jr. turnover (lost ball) (Juwan Gary steals)
13:02
+2
Juwan Gary makes two point dunk
12-19
12:53
Juwan Gary personal foul (Aaron Bradshaw draws the foul)
12:39
Micah Parrish misses three point jump shot
12:37
Connor Essegian defensive rebound
12:26
+2
Brice Williams makes two point layup (Andrew Morgan assists)
12-21
11:59
+2
Micah Parrish makes two point layup
14-21
11:40
Brice Williams misses two point layup
11:38
Andrew Morgan offensive rebound
11:36
Andrew Morgan misses two point layup
11:34
Brice Williams offensive rebound
11:31
+2
Brice Williams makes two point layup
14-23
11:06
+3
Micah Parrish makes three point jump shot (Bruce Thornton assists)
17-23
10:51
+2
Rollie Worster makes two point layup
17-25
10:35
+2
Micah Parrish makes two point layup
19-25
10:34
Rollie Worster shooting foul (Micah Parrish draws the foul)
10:34
TV timeout
10:34
+1
Micah Parrish makes regular free throw 1 of 1
20-25
10:10
+2
Juwan Gary makes two point hook shot
20-27
9:39
Micah Parrish misses three point jump shot
9:37
Devin Royal offensive rebound
9:35
Andrew Morgan personal foul (Devin Royal draws the foul)
9:23
+2
Bruce Thornton makes two point jump shot
22-27
9:08
Connor Essegian misses three point jump shot
9:06
Bruce Thornton defensive rebound
9:05
Juwan Gary personal foul (Bruce Thornton draws the foul)
8:54
John Mobley Jr. misses three point jump shot
8:52
Rollie Worster defensive rebound
8:42
John Mobley Jr. personal foul
8:35
Connor Essegian misses two point jump shot
8:33
Ques Glover defensive rebound
8:18
John Mobley Jr. misses three point jump shot
8:16
Berke Buyuktuncel defensive rebound
8:08
Andrew Morgan turnover (lost ball)
7:54
Bruce Thornton misses two point jump shot
7:52
Evan Mahaffey offensive rebound
7:46
+3
Micah Parrish makes three point jump shot (Evan Mahaffey assists)