National Basketball Association
Illinois 71, Nebraska 51
When: 8:30 PM ET, Tuesday, January 22, 2013
Where: Bob Devaney Sports Center, Lincoln, Nebraska
Officials:
# Bo Boroski, # D.J. Carstensen, # Mike Sanzere
Attendance:
9556
By SportsDirect Inc.
Illinois 71, Nebraska 51: D.J. Richardson scored a career-high 30 points as the visiting Fightin Illini snapped a three-game losing streak.
Richardson shot 6-of-9 from beyond the arc and 6-of-6 at the foul line while Brandon Paul chipped in 14 points for Illinois (15-5, 2-4 Big Ten). Nnanna Egwu logged eight points and a career-high 10 rebounds.
Dylan Talley led Nebraska (10-10, 1-6) with 16 points. Brandon Ubel added 10 for the Cornhuskers, who shot 31.8 percent from the field and 2-for-14 from 3-point range.
The Fighting Illini ran out to a 15-4 lead 7:49 into regulation behind back-to-back deep balls from Richardson and a three-point play by Joseph Bertrand. Illinois closed the first half on a 9-2 run to take a 35-23 lead into halftime.
Four straight points by Ubel and an Andre Almeida free throw pulled Nebraska within 37-30 3:35 into the second half before Richardson made a 3-pointer and a jumper to push the lead back to 12. An Almeida dunk with 13:09 left cut the Cornhuskers' deficit to 44-38, but after Paul scored five straight points, Nebraska was never able to get closer than seven.
GAME NOTEBOOK: First-year Illinois coach John Groce earned his 100th career victory. ... The Fighting Illini outrebounded Nebraska 40-28. ... After scoring a career-high 29 points against Penn State on Saturday, Cornhuskers freshman Shavon Shields managed two points.
Top Game Performances
| Illinois |
|
Nebraska |
|
D.J. Richardson 30 |
Scoring |
Dylan Talley 16 |
|
Tracy Abrams 3 |
Assists |
Ray Gallegos 2 |
|
Nnanna Egwu 10 |
Rebounds |
Brandon Ubel 6 |
|
Brandon Paul 6 |
Free Throws Made |
Dylan Talley 7 |
|
Joseph Bertrand 5 |
Steals |
Ray Gallegos 2 |
|
Nnanna Egwu 2 |
Blocks |
Ray Gallegos 2 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| Illinois
|
71 |
45.3 |
7-22 |
16-21 |
12 |
38 |
3 |
10 |
14 |
| Nebraska
|
51 |
31.8 |
2-14 |
21-30 |
5 |
27 |
2 |
6 |
14 |
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