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Brice Williams' double-double powers Nebraska's 2nd-half comeback to beat Ohio State, 79-71

AP
Feb 09, 2025

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) Brice Williams pumped in 24 points and grabbed 10 rebounds as Nebraska came from eight points down in the second half to win its fourth straight game, knocking off Ohio State 79-71 on Sunday.

Nebraska (16-8, 6-7) knocked off then-No. 18 Illinois, then swept a West Coast trip to Washington and then-No. 16 Oregon before knocking off the Buckeyes.

The Buckeyes (14-10, 6-7) came into the game fresh off a win over No. 18 Illinois and had won four of its last five games and held a five-point lead at intermission, 39-34.

Micah Parrish pushed it to an eight-point advantage by knocking down a 3-pointer a minute into the second half. Juwan Gary answered with a 3 for Nebraska, then knocked down a jumper and Berke Buyuktuncel added a 3 to pull the Cornhuskers even at 42 just over 17 minutes to play. Connor Essegian pulled them even at 48-48 and Andrew Morgan put them in front after diving on the floor to steal the ball from Aaron Bradshaw, then scored his only points of the game on a back-door layup with just under 10 minutes left.

Williams was 9 of 16 from the floor but just 1 of 6 from beyond the arc and was 5 of 5 from the line with four assists to lead Nebraska. Gary added 19 points and Buyuktuncel contributed 15 points, six rebounds and three assists.

Parrish was 11 of 21 from the floor, including 5 of 12 from beyond the arc, to lead Ohio State with a career-high 30 points. Freshman John Mobley Jr. added 21 points, knocking down 5 of 10 shots from behind the arc.

Ohio State plays host to Washington Wednesday. Nebraska hosts No. 18 Maryland Thursday.

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1st Half
OSU
Buckeyes
39
NEB
Cornhuskers
34

Time		Play	Score
20:00		Devin Royal vs. Rollie Worster (Cornhuskers gains possession)
19:39	+3	Brice Williams makes three point jump shot (Berke Buyuktuncel assists)	0-3
19:20	+2	Devin Royal makes two point layup	2-3
19:10	+2	Juwan Gary makes two point layup	2-5
18:56	+3	John Mobley Jr. makes three point jump shot	5-5
18:33	+3	Berke Buyuktuncel makes three point jump shot (Brice Williams assists)	5-8
18:13		Micah Parrish misses two point jump shot
18:11		Juwan Gary defensive rebound
17:49		Juwan Gary misses three point jump shot
17:47		Sean Stewart defensive rebound
17:24		Sean Stewart turnover (lost ball)
17:13		Sam Hoiberg turnover (lost ball) (Sean Stewart steals)
17:09	+2	Sean Stewart makes two point dunk	7-8
16:49		Brice Williams misses three point jump shot
16:47		Sean Stewart defensive rebound
16:26	+3	John Mobley Jr. makes three point jump shot	10-8
16:00	+2	Berke Buyuktuncel makes two point jump shot	10-10
15:43		Sean Stewart misses two point jump shot
15:41		Rollie Worster defensive rebound
15:35		Rollie Worster turnover (out of bounds)
15:35		TV timeout
15:15		Micah Parrish misses two point layup
15:13		Sam Hoiberg defensive rebound
15:04	+2	Brice Williams makes two point layup	10-12
14:51		Micah Parrish misses three point jump shot
14:49		Devin Royal offensive rebound
14:40		Aaron Bradshaw offensive foul (Connor Essegian draws the foul)
14:40		Aaron Bradshaw turnover (offensive foul)
14:20	+2	Brice Williams makes two point layup (Berke Buyuktuncel assists)	10-14
13:48	+2	Bruce Thornton makes two point jump shot	12-14
13:25	+3	Connor Essegian makes three point jump shot (Sam Hoiberg assists)	12-17
13:08		John Mobley Jr. turnover (lost ball) (Juwan Gary steals)
13:02	+2	Juwan Gary makes two point dunk	12-19
12:53		Juwan Gary personal foul (Aaron Bradshaw draws the foul)
12:39		Micah Parrish misses three point jump shot
12:37		Connor Essegian defensive rebound
12:26	+2	Brice Williams makes two point layup (Andrew Morgan assists)	12-21
11:59	+2	Micah Parrish makes two point layup	14-21
11:40		Brice Williams misses two point layup
11:38		Andrew Morgan offensive rebound
11:36		Andrew Morgan misses two point layup
11:34		Brice Williams offensive rebound
11:31	+2	Brice Williams makes two point layup	14-23
11:06	+3	Micah Parrish makes three point jump shot (Bruce Thornton assists)	17-23
10:51	+2	Rollie Worster makes two point layup	17-25
10:35	+2	Micah Parrish makes two point layup	19-25
10:34		Rollie Worster shooting foul (Micah Parrish draws the foul)
10:34		TV timeout
10:34	+1	Micah Parrish makes regular free throw 1 of 1	20-25
10:10	+2	Juwan Gary makes two point hook shot	20-27
9:39		Micah Parrish misses three point jump shot
9:37		Devin Royal offensive rebound
9:35		Andrew Morgan personal foul (Devin Royal draws the foul)
9:23	+2	Bruce Thornton makes two point jump shot	22-27
9:08		Connor Essegian misses three point jump shot
9:06		Bruce Thornton defensive rebound
9:05		Juwan Gary personal foul (Bruce Thornton draws the foul)
8:54		John Mobley Jr. misses three point jump shot
8:52		Rollie Worster defensive rebound
8:42		John Mobley Jr. personal foul
8:35		Connor Essegian misses two point jump shot
8:33		Ques Glover defensive rebound
8:18		John Mobley Jr. misses three point jump shot
8:16		Berke Buyuktuncel defensive rebound
8:08		Andrew Morgan turnover (lost ball)
7:54		Bruce Thornton misses two point jump shot
7:52		Evan Mahaffey offensive rebound
7:46	+3	Micah Parrish makes three point jump shot (Evan Mahaffey assists)	25-27
7:24		Berke Buyuktuncel turnover (bad pass) (Ques Glover steals)
7:19		Ques Glover misses two point jump shot
7:17		Evan Mahaffey offensive rebound
7:17		Andrew Morgan personal foul (Evan Mahaffey draws the foul)
7:17		TV timeout
7:17		Evan Mahaffey misses regular free throw 1 of 2
7:17		Evan Mahaffey misses regular free throw 2 of 2
7:17		Brice Williams defensive rebound
6:56		Evan Mahaffey personal foul (Braxton Meah draws the foul)
6:55		Sean Stewart personal foul (Brice Williams draws the foul)
6:50	+2	Brice Williams makes two point layup	25-29
6:22		Ques Glover misses two point jump shot
6:20		Braxton Meah defensive rebound
5:56		Berke Buyuktuncel misses three point jump shot
5:54		Bruce Thornton defensive rebound
5:47	+2	Bruce Thornton makes two point layup	27-29
5:21		Brice Williams misses two point jump shot
5:19		Evan Mahaffey defensive rebound
4:59		Ivan Njegovan misses three point jump shot
4:57		Brice Williams defensive rebound
4:47		Berke Buyuktuncel turnover (lost ball) (Micah Parrish steals)
4:43	+2	Micah Parrish makes two point layup	29-29
4:41		Rollie Worster shooting foul (Micah Parrish draws the foul)
4:41	+1	Micah Parrish makes regular free throw 1 of 1	30-29
4:23		Sam Hoiberg misses two point jump shot
4:21		Colin White defensive rebound
4:03	+2	John Mobley Jr. makes two point jump shot (Colin White assists)	32-29
3:44	+2	Braxton Meah makes two point layup (Brice Williams assists)	32-31
3:44		Ivan Njegovan shooting foul (Braxton Meah draws the foul)
3:44		TV timeout
3:44	+1	Braxton Meah makes regular free throw 1 of 1	32-32
3:32	+3	John Mobley Jr. makes three point jump shot (Bruce Thornton assists)	35-32
3:15		Brice Williams turnover (bad pass) (Colin White steals)
3:01		Berke Buyuktuncel shooting foul (Sean Stewart draws the foul)
3:01	+1	Sean Stewart makes regular free throw 1 of 2	36-32
3:01		Sean Stewart misses regular free throw 2 of 2
3:01		Brice Williams defensive rebound
2:46		Connor Essegian misses three point jump shot
2:44		Sam Hoiberg offensive rebound
2:37		Sean Stewart shooting foul (Braxton Meah draws the foul)
2:37	+1	Braxton Meah makes regular free throw 1 of 2	36-33
2:37	+1	Braxton Meah makes regular free throw 2 of 2	36-34
2:16		Micah Parrish misses two point jump shot
2:14		Evan Mahaffey offensive rebound
2:14		Evan Mahaffey misses two point layup
2:12		Connor Essegian defensive rebound
2:11		Evan Mahaffey personal foul (Connor Essegian draws the foul)
2:11		Connor Essegian misses regular free throw 1 of 1
2:11		Evan Mahaffey defensive rebound
1:55		Berke Buyuktuncel shooting foul (Aaron Bradshaw draws the foul)
1:55	+1	Aaron Bradshaw makes regular free throw 1 of 2	37-34
1:55		Aaron Bradshaw misses regular free throw 2 of 2
1:55		Brice Williams defensive rebound
1:38		Ahron Ulis misses two point jump shot
1:36		Aaron Bradshaw defensive rebound
1:08	+2	Bruce Thornton makes two point jump shot	39-34
0:50		Braxton Meah offensive foul (John Mobley Jr. draws the foul)
0:50		Braxton Meah turnover (offensive foul)
0:45		Aaron Bradshaw misses two point dunk
0:43		Braxton Meah defensive rebound
0:22		Brice Williams misses three point jump shot
0:20		Aaron Bradshaw defensive rebound
0:12		Aaron Bradshaw misses two point layup
0:10		Cale Jacobsen defensive rebound
0:04		Sam Hoiberg misses three point jump shot
0:02		Colin White defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
OSU
Buckeyes
32
NEB
Cornhuskers
45

Time		Play	Score
19:43		John Mobley Jr. misses two point jump shot
19:41		Brice Williams defensive rebound
19:19		Rollie Worster misses two point jump shot
19:17		Bruce Thornton defensive rebound
19:09	+3	Micah Parrish makes three point jump shot	42-34
18:44	+3	Juwan Gary makes three point jump shot (Berke Buyuktuncel assists)	42-37
18:26		Rollie Worster personal foul
18:11		Bruce Thornton misses two point jump shot
18:09		Brice Williams defensive rebound
17:56	+2	Juwan Gary makes two point jump shot	42-39
17:43		John Mobley Jr. misses three point jump shot
17:41		Brice Williams defensive rebound
17:28		Brice Williams misses three point jump shot
17:26		Juwan Gary offensive rebound
17:24		Micah Parrish personal foul (Juwan Gary draws the foul)
17:19	+3	Berke Buyuktuncel makes three point jump shot (Brice Williams assists)	42-42
16:59		Juwan Gary personal foul (Bruce Thornton draws the foul)
16:47	+2	Micah Parrish makes two point layup	44-42
16:28		Brice Williams turnover (bad pass) (John Mobley Jr. steals)
16:07		Micah Parrish misses three point jump shot
16:05		Berke Buyuktuncel defensive rebound
15:57		John Mobley Jr. shooting foul (Juwan Gary draws the foul)
15:57		TV timeout
15:57		Juwan Gary misses regular free throw 1 of 2
15:57		Juwan Gary misses regular free throw 2 of 2
15:57		Sean Stewart defensive rebound
15:41		Bruce Thornton misses two point jump shot
15:39		Brice Williams defensive rebound
15:34		Connor Essegian misses three point jump shot
15:32		Devin Royal defensive rebound
15:25		Micah Parrish misses three point jump shot
15:23		Juwan Gary defensive rebound
14:58		Berke Buyuktuncel misses two point jump shot
14:56		Juwan Gary offensive rebound
14:53		Juwan Gary misses two point layup
14:51		Micah Parrish defensive rebound
14:32	+2	Micah Parrish makes two point layup	46-42
14:15	+2	Berke Buyuktuncel makes two point layup (Juwan Gary assists)	46-44
13:56		Sean Stewart offensive foul (Connor Essegian draws the foul)
13:56		Sean Stewart turnover (offensive foul)
13:35		Berke Buyuktuncel misses three point jump shot
13:33		Buckeyes defensive rebound
13:15		John Mobley Jr. misses two point layup
13:13		Aaron Bradshaw offensive rebound
13:11		Sam Hoiberg personal foul (Aaron Bradshaw draws the foul)
13:04		Juwan Gary blocks Devin Royal's two point jump shot
13:02		Micah Parrish offensive rebound
12:53	+2	Micah Parrish makes two point layup	48-44
12:40		Aaron Bradshaw shooting foul (Juwan Gary draws the foul)
12:40	+1	Juwan Gary makes regular free throw 1 of 2	48-45
12:40	+1	Juwan Gary makes regular free throw 2 of 2	48-46
12:26		Devin Royal misses two point jump shot
12:24		Rollie Worster defensive rebound
12:16		Aaron Bradshaw blocks Juwan Gary's two point layup
12:14		Micah Parrish defensive rebound
12:09		Devin Royal offensive foul (Connor Essegian draws the foul)
12:09		Devin Royal turnover (offensive foul)
11:55		Ques Glover personal foul (Rollie Worster draws the foul)
11:55		TV timeout
11:41		Juwan Gary misses three point jump shot
11:39		Andrew Morgan offensive rebound
11:33	+2	Connor Essegian makes two point jump shot	48-48
11:03		Micah Parrish misses three point jump shot
11:01		Connor Essegian defensive rebound
10:43		Juwan Gary misses two point jump shot
10:41		Micah Parrish defensive rebound
10:26		Bruce Thornton misses three point jump shot
10:24		Connor Essegian defensive rebound
10:07		Brice Williams misses three point jump shot
10:05		Aaron Bradshaw defensive rebound
10:02		Aaron Bradshaw turnover (lost ball) (Andrew Morgan steals)
9:55	+2	Andrew Morgan makes two point layup (Rollie Worster assists)	48-50
9:48		Buckeyes 30 second timeout
9:48		TV timeout
9:28		Bruce Thornton misses two point jump shot
9:26		Berke Buyuktuncel defensive rebound
9:02		Andrew Morgan turnover (lost ball)
8:47		Devin Royal misses three point jump shot
8:45		Andrew Morgan defensive rebound
8:36	+2	Brice Williams makes two point jump shot	48-52
8:17		Sean Stewart misses two point jump shot
8:15		Rollie Worster defensive rebound
8:07	+2	Brice Williams makes two point layup (Rollie Worster assists)	48-54
8:07		Colin White shooting foul (Brice Williams draws the foul)
8:07	+1	Brice Williams makes regular free throw 1 of 1	48-55
7:51	+2	John Mobley Jr. makes two point jump shot	50-55
7:31	+3	Berke Buyuktuncel makes three point jump shot (Rollie Worster assists)	50-58
7:13	+3	John Mobley Jr. makes three point jump shot (Bruce Thornton assists)	53-58
6:43		Berke Buyuktuncel misses three point jump shot
6:41		Devin Royal defensive rebound
6:25	+3	Micah Parrish makes three point jump shot (John Mobley Jr. assists)	56-58
6:23		TV timeout
5:54		Cornhuskers 30 second timeout
5:53		Cornhuskers turnover (shot clock violation)
5:36		John Mobley Jr. misses two point jump shot
5:34		Berke Buyuktuncel defensive rebound
5:09		Brice Williams misses three point jump shot
5:07		John Mobley Jr. defensive rebound
4:46		Micah Parrish misses three point jump shot
4:44		Berke Buyuktuncel defensive rebound
4:44		Sean Stewart personal foul (Berke Buyuktuncel draws the foul)
4:44	+1	Berke Buyuktuncel makes regular free throw 1 of 2	56-59
4:44	+1	Berke Buyuktuncel makes regular free throw 2 of 2	56-60
4:18		Berke Buyuktuncel shooting foul (Micah Parrish draws the foul)
4:18		Micah Parrish misses regular free throw 1 of 2
4:18	+1	Micah Parrish makes regular free throw 2 of 2	57-60
4:02		John Mobley Jr. personal foul (Sam Hoiberg draws the foul)
4:02	+1	Sam Hoiberg makes regular free throw 1 of 2	57-61
4:02	+1	Sam Hoiberg makes regular free throw 2 of 2	57-62
3:50	+3	John Mobley Jr. makes three point jump shot (Micah Parrish assists)	60-62
3:48		Buckeyes 30 second timeout
3:48		TV timeout
3:33	+3	Rollie Worster makes three point jump shot (Sam Hoiberg assists)	60-65
3:05		Buckeyes 30 second timeout
2:58		John Mobley Jr. misses three point jump shot
2:56		Brice Williams defensive rebound
2:33	+2	Brice Williams makes two point jump shot	60-67
2:21		Rollie Worster shooting foul (Bruce Thornton draws the foul)
2:21		Bruce Thornton misses regular free throw 1 of 2
2:21	+1	Bruce Thornton makes regular free throw 2 of 2	61-67
2:17		Cornhuskers 30 second timeout
2:03		Sean Stewart shooting foul (Brice Williams draws the foul)
2:03	+1	Brice Williams makes regular free throw 1 of 2	61-68
2:03	+1	Brice Williams makes regular free throw 2 of 2	61-69
1:56	+3	Micah Parrish makes three point jump shot (Bruce Thornton assists)	64-69
1:28		Evan Mahaffey shooting foul (Brice Williams draws the foul)
1:28	+1	Brice Williams makes regular free throw 1 of 2	64-70
1:28	+1	Brice Williams makes regular free throw 2 of 2	64-71
1:21		John Mobley Jr. misses three point jump shot
1:19		Juwan Gary defensive rebound
1:17		Bruce Thornton personal foul (Juwan Gary draws the foul)
1:17	+1	Juwan Gary makes regular free throw 1 of 2	64-72
1:17	+1	Juwan Gary makes regular free throw 2 of 2	64-73
1:09	+2	Evan Mahaffey makes two point dunk (Bruce Thornton assists)	66-73
0:57	+2	Juwan Gary makes two point dunk (Sam Hoiberg assists)	66-75
0:49		Bruce Thornton misses two point jump shot
0:47		Berke Buyuktuncel defensive rebound
0:45		John Mobley Jr. personal foul (Sam Hoiberg draws the foul)
0:45	+1	Sam Hoiberg makes regular free throw 1 of 2	66-76
0:45	+1	Sam Hoiberg makes regular free throw 2 of 2	66-77
0:37	+2	Evan Mahaffey makes two point layup	68-77
0:37		Juwan Gary shooting foul (Evan Mahaffey draws the foul)
0:37	+1	Evan Mahaffey makes regular free throw 1 of 1	69-77
0:32		Cornhuskers 30 second timeout
0:26	+2	Juwan Gary makes two point dunk (Brice Williams assists)	69-79
0:22		Sam Hoiberg shooting foul (John Mobley Jr. draws the foul)
0:22	+1	John Mobley Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2	70-79
0:22	+1	John Mobley Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2	71-79
0:00		End of period

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John Mobley Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2