Well Just: Nebraska had to “wake up” against No. 18 Illinois. Thanks to Bris Williams, they did it – Fremont Tribune

Six straight losses are directed towards a rock fighting against No. 18 Illinois. He could not afford to suggest his terrible and desperate situation.

“It is as if I was a dead horse in this room, saying,” Okay. There is time. There are chances. But we are missing from them. We are running out of time, ”Hoiberg said on Wednesday with annoyance in his voice.

“… these games must be our superbulle for the rest of the year. One game at once. We want to get out of this. I know this is the oldest cliché in the book, but we’re right now. “

Nebraska, at one point in the second half, was led by as many as 10 points. But with 90 seconds, Illinois made him a single-point game after announcing freshman Casparas Jacionis knocked down a 3-pointer. With 46 seconds, tie the game 70 after another 3-indicat on Illinois, the one from Dre Gibbs-Lawhorn.

Will the hubby be folded? Hang your heads?

“We can’t have a mentality,” we’re going here again, “Hoiberg said on Wednesday. “I saw that when the ball did not enter the basket, when the teams hit the shots-the way and to be half-standing, the challenged-heads fall and we are just not worth the hell when it happens.”

Nebraska withstands the jump of Illinois and a shot in the last second of Willo Riley’s Will to force overtime.

The five extra minutes did everything different.

Nebraska 80, Illinois 74.

“We had to wake up,” said Senior Bris Williams. “We had to wake up. We woke up tonight. “

Three thoughts from Nebraska’s victory over No. 18 Illinois:

Before the lost series of Nebraska, Bris Williams was at the top of his game. Do you remember when he was a national player of the week?

He settled back in those ways against Illinois.

“He was aggressive. He made his shots without hesitation, ”Hoiberg said. “I thought he was better kept. He bounced. Really pleased with Bris and how he reacts. “

Illinois coach Brad Underwood added: “They had the best player on the court tonight and it wasn’t really close.”

Final line: 27 points at shooting 10 to 26 with 7 to 10 free throws with eight rebounds, four assists, one block and one steal in 41 minutes.

“When the game was online, I realized that I had to be aggressive and take it to them,” Williams said. “… this has appeared in the last few minutes, and the last few buckets have been crucial.”

Here’s how Nebraska has a chance to fight back to March’s relevance: Brice Williams is Brice Williams.

The turnover was not a problem for Nebraska for the most part against Illinois. Hubes had only one in the first half with five in the second and zero in overtime.

Illinois on the other hand? Seventeen rpm with nine of them that come out of Nebraska steal.

Not so great? A few missed rim shots – at least 10.

Not so great continues? Illinois struck 20 offensive struggles and 58 common boards compared to 13 offensive Nebraska glass picking and 42 common fights.

Now Illinois will break the glass. That’s what Illini does. It is as if they are the best in the nation in this or something. (They are. 1 in the fight of the game at 45.) But Nebraska could fight a little more difficult for some of them.

“It will not always be a lot with this team, but if we are guarded, as we did tonight, we will have a chance to get to the floor most nights,” Hoiberg said.

One of the strongest moments in the arena came in a time-up to 2 years.

Smoke machines. The lights to spend. “RK Huskers” by Tech N9ne, which explodes with maximum volume. Everyone who can stand, stood up to John Cook well-deserved applause.

As Cook went to the center of the center, he lifted both hands in the celebration before hugging the athletic director Troy Danene and showing his newly acquired poster on the poster.

Following it on the floor? New coach Danny Busbum Kelly.

She also received the smoke and the lights for her large entrance. She waved on the crowd, causing the strong cheers that they sent to Apple to buzz, warning of Debibel’s strong reading.

She also raised her hands – doing this a little earlier than a hook. And Cook clapped with the attendees.

Busboom Kelly and Cook hugged themselves on the n Midcourt block and after their separation they removed the crowd together when the band began to play “there is no place like a Nebraska.”

Suitable end. Appropriate start.

After the match, Hoiberg finished his press conference, talking about Cook for two minutes.

But Hoiberg’s last few sentences were the most touching.

“I will surely lean on him and continue to talk to him about many things,” Hoiberg said. “You rarely get a chance to work with the most bigger of all time in their sport and I think John Cook is the most volleyball coach of all time.”