Illinois Fighting Illini vs Nebraska Cornhuskers Match Player Stats On Feb 12, 2021

Ayo Dosunmu piled up 31 points and six assists and No. 6 Illinois survived Nebraska's upset bid with a 77-72 overtime win Friday in Lincoln, Neb.

Dosunmu scored the Fighting Illini's last 10 points in regulation, then scored five points in the first minute of overtime to give Illinois a 71-66 lead.

With the Illini holding a 73-70 edge, Dosunmu fired in a jumper with 15 seconds left to clinch Illinois' fifth straight victory.

Dosunmu achieved the school's third all-time triple-double in its last game against Wisconsin.

Kofi Cockburn had 21 points and 13 rebounds for Illinois (14-5, 10-3 Big Ten). Trent Frazier and Adam Miller added 10 points apiece.

Lat Mayen led the Cornhuskers (4-12, 0-9) with 16 points. Teddy Allen and Trey McGowens tossed in 15 points apiece but Nebraska lost its 25th consecutive conference game and ninth in a row overall.

The Cornhuskers were clinging to a 34-33 lead at halftime even though they never trailed during the first 20 minutes.

Mayen scored seven points in the early going and Thorir Thorbjarnarson knocked down two 3-pointers. Cockburn and Dosunmu combined for 20 of the Illini's first-half points.

Illinois finished the half on a 9-2 run with Cockburn scoring seven of those points.

Cockburn also dunked on a put-back 32 seconds into the second half to give the Illini their first lead of the contest.

Dosunmu's dunk with 15:39 remaining gave Illinois a 44-39 advantage. The Cornhuskers responded with 10 unanswered points that included 3-pointers from Mayen and McGowens.

Illinois soon went on a 10-0 run of its own to gain a 56-52 lead. Frazier made a layup and a 3-pointer during that span.

The runs kept coming as Nebraska reeled off 12 of the next 14 points for a 64-58 lead with 2:55 left. McGowens had two baskets in that stretch and Mayen knocked down two 3-pointers.

Dosunmu went on a 6-0 personal run to tie the game. The Cornhuskers' Dalano Banton and Dosunmu traded baskets to make it 66-all. Nebraska had the ball last in regulation but came up empty.

--Field Level Media