Top 25 roundup: Nebraska strikes again, beats No. 16 Oregon

Brice Williams recorded 28 points, seven rebounds and six assists and Nebraska led most of the way while posting a 77-71 upset of No. 16 Oregon on Sunday evening in Big Ten play at Eugene, Ore.

Juwan Gary added 23 points to help the Cornhuskers (14-8, 4-7 Big Ten) win their second straight game following a six-game slide. Rollie Worster added 11 points.

Jackson Shelstad scored 16 points and Brandon Angel added 15 for slumping Oregon (16-6, 5-6), which lost its third straight game and fourth in its last five. TJ Bamba had 13 points and four steals.

Nebraska led for 38:01 in its second straight upset of a ranked team. The Cornhuskers notched an 80-74 home win in overtime over No. 18 Illinois on Thursday.

No. 18 Illinois 87, Ohio State 79

Will Riley scored 24 points and freshman Morez Johnson Jr. added 14 points and a career-high 15 rebounds as the Fighting Illini overcame an 11-point second-half deficit to defeat the Buckeyes in Champaign, Ill.

Kylan Boswell had 14 points and Tomislav Ivisic added 12 points in his return from a three-game absence because of mononucleosis for the Fighting Illini (15-7, 7-5 Big Ten), who had lost four of six.

Devin Royal scored 19 of his 29 points in the first half and Bruce Thornton contributed 22 for the Buckeyes (13-9, 5-6), who saw their three-game winning streak come to an end.

No. 19 Memphis 86, Rice 83

PJ Haggerty scored a game-high 26 points and grabbed eight rebounds and the Tigers held for an American Athletic Conference win over the host Owls in Houston.

Tyrese Hunter added 19 points and five assists for the Tigers (18-4, 8-1), who took a one-game lead in the conference over North Texas and UAB. PJ Carter made two foul shots with 4.2 seconds left to give the Tigers a three-point lead. After the Owls were called for a five-second violation on the inbound pass, they forced a turnover on Memphis' inbound pass, but Carter blocked a desperation shot just before time expired.

Three players scored in double figures for the Owls (11-11, 2-7), led by Trae Broadnax with 19 points and six assists.

--Field Level Media