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01/31 03:42 CST No. 9 Illinois faces No. 5 Nebraska after Wagler's 22-point
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No. 9 Illinois faces No. 5 Nebraska after Wagler's 22-point performance
By The Associated Press
Illinois Fighting Illini (18-3, 9-1 Big Ten) at Nebraska Cornhuskers (20-1, 9-1
Big Ten)
Lincoln, Nebraska; Sunday, 4 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: No. 9 Illinois visits No. 5 Nebraska after Keaton Wagler scored 22
points in Illinois' 75-66 victory over the Washington Huskies.
The Cornhuskers have gone 12-0 at home. Nebraska averages 8.8 turnovers per
game and is 16-1 when it has fewer turnovers than its opponents.
The Fighting Illini are 9-1 in conference play. Illinois is 0-1 in games
decided by less than 4 points.
Nebraska averages 80.5 points, 12.3 more per game than the 68.2 Illinois gives
up. Illinois averages 11.0 made 3-pointers per game this season, 2.1 more made
shots on average than the 8.9 per game Nebraska allows.
The Cornhuskers and Fighting Illini face off Sunday for the first time in
conference play this season.
TOP PERFORMERS: Pryce Sandfort averages 3.5 made 3-pointers per game for the
Cornhuskers, scoring 17.4 points while shooting 40.8% from beyond the arc.
Jamarques Lawrence is shooting 42.6% and averaging 12.6 points over the past 10
games.
Wagler is averaging 17.7 points and 4.2 assists for the Fighting Illini. Jake
Davis is averaging 1.9 made 3-pointers over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Cornhuskers: 9-1, averaging 76.8 points, 31.5 rebounds, 18.0
assists, 7.4 steals and 2.9 blocks per game while shooting 46.3% from the
field. Their opponents have averaged 62.3 points per game.
Fighting Illini: 10-0, averaging 81.8 points, 37.7 rebounds, 14.6 assists, 3.6
steals and 4.5 blocks per game while shooting 45.9% from the field. Their
opponents have averaged 64.5 points.
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data
Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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