LINCOLN, Neb. — Brice Williams scored 11 of his season-high 30 points during a 21-4 run that lifted Nebraska to a 85-68 Big Ten Conference win over Indiana on Friday night.
Kanaan Carlyle's jumper with 9:57 left pulled Indiana into a 64-64 tie but the Hoosiers got just a Luke Goode 3-pointer and a free throw from Malik Reneau the rest of the way. Williams kicked off the Cornhuskers' closing run with a layup. His 3-pointer followed by a Juwan Gary 3 pushed Nebraska to a 78-67 lead.
Williams, who was held to just 11 points in Nebraska's 89-52 loss to now-No. 21 Michigan State, hit 10 of 15 shots from the field, including 2 of 3 from beyond the arc, and was 8 of 11 from the line while grabbing six rebounds and dishing five assists. The Cornhuskers (7-2, 1-1) were 30 of 49 (61.2%) from the field, including 8 of 14 (57.1%) from long range. Gary finished with 14 points, Connor Essegian 13 and Andrew Morgan 10.
Myles Rice finished with 20 points and collected four steals to lead the Hoosiers (8-2, 1-1), who were 23 of 65 from the field (35.4%), including 8 of 35 from beyond the arc (22.9%). Reneau finished with 12 points and Trey Galloway contributed 10 while Oumar Ballo pulled down 11 rebounds to go with his eight points.
Box score
INDIANA (8-3)
Mgbako 1-4 0-0 2, Reneau 3-6 6-8 12, Ballo 3-4 2-4 8, Galloway 3-12 1-2 10, Rice 8-13 3-4 20, Goode 3-10 0-0 9, Tucker 1-9 2-2 5, Carlyle 1-7 0-0 2, Leal 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 23-65 14-20 68
NEBRASKA (7-2)
Buyuktuncel 2-3 0-0 5, Gary 5-10 2-3 14, Meah 2-2 0-0 4, Williams 10-15 8-11 30, Worster 2-3 0-0 4, Essegian 4-7 3-4 13, Morgan 4-5 2-4 10, Ulis 1-4 0-2 3, Hoiberg 0-0 2-2 2, Jacobsen 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 30-49 17-26 85
Halftime: Nebraska 44-41
3-point goals: Indiana 8-35 (Galloway 3-9, Goode 3-10, Rice 1-4, Tucker 1-5, Mgbako 0-1, Reneau 0-1, Carlyle 0-5), Nebraska 8-14 (Essegian 2-3, Williams 2-3, Gary 2-4, Buyuktuncel 1-1, Ulis 1-2, Worster 0-1)
Rebounds: Indiana 34 (Ballo 11), Nebraska 33 (Williams 6)
Assists: Indiana 10 (Galloway 3), Nebraska 16 (Williams 5)
Total fouls: Indiana 20, Nebraska 16