Jamarques Lawrence hit a 3-pointer with 0.2 seconds left to help No. 23 Nebraska beat No. 13 Illinois 83-80 in a Big Ten Conference game Saturday afternoon in Champaign, Ill.

Lawrence, who had 14 points, extended the Cornhuskers’ school-record win streak to 15 games. Nebraska (11-0, 2-0 Big Ten) is also off to the best start in school history.

Pryce Sandfort had 26 of his career-high 32 points in the first half, going 12 for 18 overall and 6 of 11 from 3-point range. Rienk Mast added 17 points for Nebraska, which shot 51.6% and made 12 of 26 3s to win at Illinois for the first time since 2016.

Illinois (8-3, 1-1) got 20 points from Kylan Boswell, while freshman Keaton Wagler had 19 points and a career-high 10 assists. Andrej Stojakovic added 19 points and 10 rebounds. The Fighting Illin

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