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EVANSTON, Ill. — Brice Williams scored 15 of his 21 points in the second half when Juwan Gary scored 13 of his 17 and Nebraska rallied from a 20-point deficit to beat Northwestern 68-64. Ty Berry opened the second half with a 3-pointer and Nick Martinelli tipped in a miss to give Northwestern a 41-21 lead in the first 45 seconds. Williams sank two jumpers, Gary added two free throws and a basket in an 8-0 spurt and the Cornhuskers (17-9, 7-8 Big Ten Conference) pulled even at 54. Braxton Meah had a three-point play to give Nebraska its first lead at 59-58 with 3:26 to go. Williams made two free throws to put the Cornhuskers ahead 61-60 with 1:33 left and he sank 5 of 6 foul shots from there to stave off the Wildcats (13-13, 4-11).
