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

LINCOLN, Neb. — Ohio State couldn't stop Brice Williams and had its hot stretch interrupted with a 79-71 loss to Nebraska on Sunday. 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. 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 beating the Buckeyes. The Buckeyes (14-10, 6-7) came into the game fresh off a win over No. 18 Illinois, 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 three for Nebraska, then knocked down a jumper and Berke Buyuktuncel added a three to pull the Cornhuskers even at 42 with just over 17 minutes to play. Connor Essegian pulled them even at 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 backdoor layup with just under 10 minutes left. 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 five of 10 shots from behind the arc. Williams was 9-of-16 from the floor and 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. Ohio State plays host to Washington on Wednesday. Nebraska hosts No. 18 Maryland on Thursday.