Brice Williams scored a game-high 27 points, including Nebraska’s last eight in overtime, as the Cornhuskers stopped No. 18 Illinois 80-74 on Thursday in Lincoln, Neb.Williams snapped a 72-72 tie on a pull-up jumper with 2:28 left, then drove for a layup at the 1:44 mark. He added a baseline jumper with 43 seconds on the clock and capped his clutch spree by sinking both ends of a one-and-one with 26.2 seconds left.Connor Essegian came off the bench to add 14 points for Nebraska (13-8, 3-7 Big Ten), which ended a six-game skid and also beat the Fighting Illini for the first time in 10 games, dating back to 2019. Juwan Gary chipped in 13 points and eight rebounds.Kasparas Jakucionis scored 18 points and grabbed 13 rebounds for Illinois (14-7, 6-5), while reserves Will Riley and Dra Gibbs-Lawhorn added 16 and 15 points. But the Illini shot poorly, making just 26 of 73 from the field and 10 of 42 on 3-pointers to negate a 58-42 rebounding advantage.Illinois forced overtime when Gibbs-Lawhorn swished a 3-pointer with 46 seconds remaining. The Illini had a chance to win it as regulation ended, but Riley’s corner 3 under duress spun in and out.