If the USC and Maryland games had previously been considered the low point of the season by Illinois fans, it's now time to reassess. After the No. 18 Illini (14-7, 6-5 Big Ten) shot blanks (26-for-73 from the field, 35.6 percent) and banana-peeled their way to 17 turnovers in an 80-74 overtime loss at Nebraska, the bar has been officially lowered.

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,