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Jamarques Lawrence's buzzer-beater gives No. 23 Nebraska an 83-80 win over No. 13 Illinois

AP
Dec 13, 2025

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) Jamarques Lawrence hit a 3-point shot with less than a second remaining Saturday to give No. 23 Nebraska Cornhuskers an 83-80 win over No. 13 Illinois Fighting Illini.

The undefeated Huskers (11-0, 2-0 Big Ten) are off to the best start in program history. They won 10 in a row to start the 1977-78 season.

Tomislav Ivicic's 3-pointer - his only points of the game - with 17 seconds to go deadlocked the game at 80-all for the Illini (8-3, 1-1), who trailed by as many as 10 points in the second half and 14 points in the first half.

Lawrence finished with 14 points. Pryce Sandfort scored a career-high 32 points and Rienk Mast had 17 points and seven rebounds for the Huskers in their first road game of the season.

Kylan Boswell scored 20 points for Illinois, which led for only 16 seconds early in the first half. Andrej Stojakovic had 19 points and 10 rebounds and Keaton Wagler had 19 points for the Illini.

Sandfort scored the Huskers' first 15 points and 26 points in the first half, but Illinois went on a 13-point run to end the half and tied the game at 37-all.

The Huskers, ranked for the first time since 2018, have now won a program-record 15 in a row dating to last season, when they won the inaugural College Basketball Crown post-season tournament in Las Vegas. They won 14 straight during the 1990-91 season.

The Illini had won six straight at home against Nebraska. They're now 15-3 all-time against the Huskers at the State Farm Center, 10-2 in the Big Ten.

Nebraska: Will face North Dakota at home Dec. 21.

Illinois: Will take on Missouri on Dec. 22 in St. Louis in the annual Braggin’ Rights game.

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1st Half
NEB
Cornhuskers
37
ILL
Fighting Illini
37

Time		Play	Score
20:00		Rienk Mast vs. Tomislav Ivisic (Berke BÃ¼yÃ¼ktuncel gains possession)
19:40	+2	Pryce Sandfort makes two point jump shot (Sam Hoiberg assists)	2-0
19:12		Kylan Boswell misses three point jump shot
19:10		Fighting Illini offensive rebound
19:10		Pryce Sandfort personal foul
18:54		Keaton Wagler misses two point jump shot
18:52		Sam Hoiberg defensive rebound
18:35		Andrej Stojakovic blocks Rienk Mast's two point layup
18:33		Andrej Stojakovic defensive rebound
18:25	+2	Andrej Stojakovic makes two point jump shot	2-2
18:11		Jamarques Lawrence misses three point jump shot
18:09		Keaton Wagler defensive rebound
17:42	+2	Kylan Boswell makes two point layup (Andrej Stojakovic assists)	2-4
17:26	+3	Pryce Sandfort makes three point jump shot (Jamarques Lawrence assists)	5-4
17:10		Tomislav Ivisic misses three point jump shot
17:08		Rienk Mast defensive rebound
16:57		Pryce Sandfort misses three point jump shot
16:55		Andrej Stojakovic defensive rebound
16:27		Keaton Wagler misses two point jump shot
16:25		Jamarques Lawrence defensive rebound
16:22	+3	Pryce Sandfort makes three point jump shot (Jamarques Lawrence assists)	8-4
16:09		Andrej Stojakovic misses three point jump shot
16:05		Fighting Illini offensive rebound
15:52		Andrej Stojakovic misses two point layup
15:50		Rienk Mast defensive rebound
15:42	+3	Pryce Sandfort makes three point jump shot (Rienk Mast assists)	11-4
15:14		Kylan Boswell misses three point jump shot
15:12		Sam Hoiberg defensive rebound
15:06		Tomislav Ivisic blocks Sam Hoiberg's two point layup
15:04		Tomislav Ivisic defensive rebound
15:00		Sam Hoiberg personal foul
15:00		TV timeout
14:50		Keaton Wagler misses three point jump shot
14:48		Berke BÃ¼yÃ¼ktuncel defensive rebound
14:25		Berke BÃ¼yÃ¼ktuncel misses two point jump shot
14:23		Rienk Mast offensive rebound
14:15	+2	Pryce Sandfort makes two point jump shot	13-4
13:58	+2	Zvonimir Ivisic makes two point layup (Keaton Wagler assists)	13-6
13:36	+2	Pryce Sandfort makes two point jump shot	15-6
13:22	+2	David Mirkovic makes two point layup	15-8
13:02		Pryce Sandfort misses two point layup
13:00		Andrej Stojakovic defensive rebound
12:38		David Mirkovic turnover (lost ball) (Rienk Mast steals)
12:28	+2	Berke BÃ¼yÃ¼ktuncel makes two point layup (Jamarques Lawrence assists)	17-8
12:03		Ben Humrichous misses three point jump shot
12:01		Andrej Stojakovic offensive rebound
11:55		Berke BÃ¼yÃ¼ktuncel blocks David Mirkovic's two point layup
11:53		Sam Hoiberg defensive rebound
11:46	+3	Jamarques Lawrence makes three point jump shot (Sam Hoiberg assists)	20-8
11:37		Fighting Illini 30 second timeout
11:36		TV timeout
11:29	+2	Zvonimir Ivisic makes two point layup (Keaton Wagler assists)	20-10
11:29		Jamarques Lawrence shooting foul (Zvonimir Ivisic draws the foul)
11:29	+1	Zvonimir Ivisic makes regular free throw 1 of 1	20-11
11:11	+2	Rienk Mast makes two point jump shot	22-11
10:47		Zvonimir Ivisic misses three point jump shot
10:45		Jared Garcia defensive rebound
10:31		Rienk Mast misses two point jump shot
10:29		Ben Humrichous defensive rebound
10:11		Zvonimir Ivisic misses two point dunk
10:09		Jared Garcia defensive rebound
9:55		Jared Garcia misses three point jump shot
9:53		Kylan Boswell defensive rebound
9:33		Jared Garcia personal foul
9:28		Tomislav Ivisic turnover (lost ball) (Berke BÃ¼yÃ¼ktuncel steals)
8:58		Cale Jacobsen misses two point jump shot
8:56		Jake Davis defensive rebound
8:34		Tomislav Ivisic misses three point jump shot
8:32		Jake Davis offensive rebound
8:28	+3	Kylan Boswell makes three point jump shot (Jake Davis assists)	22-14
7:59		Braden Frager misses three point jump shot
7:57		David Mirkovic defensive rebound
7:53		David Mirkovic turnover (bad pass) (Berke BÃ¼yÃ¼ktuncel steals)
7:51		Cornhuskers 30 second timeout
7:51		TV timeout
7:33	+2	Pryce Sandfort makes two point layup	24-14
7:23		Jake Davis misses three point jump shot
7:21		Cale Jacobsen defensive rebound
7:03	+3	Pryce Sandfort makes three point jump shot (Sam Hoiberg assists)	27-14
6:42	+2	David Mirkovic makes two point layup (Keaton Wagler assists)	27-16
6:31	+3	Pryce Sandfort makes three point jump shot	30-16
6:16		Sam Hoiberg personal foul
6:11		Braden Frager personal foul
6:03	+2	Andrej Stojakovic makes two point jump shot	30-18
5:45		Tomislav Ivisic personal foul
5:45	+1	Berke BÃ¼yÃ¼ktuncel makes regular free throw 1 of 2	31-18
5:45		Berke BÃ¼yÃ¼ktuncel misses regular free throw 2 of 2
5:45		David Mirkovic defensive rebound
5:24	+3	Keaton Wagler makes three point jump shot (Kylan Boswell assists)	31-21
5:02	+3	Rienk Mast makes three point jump shot (Cale Jacobsen assists)	34-21
4:44		Andrej Stojakovic misses three point jump shot
4:42		Tomislav Ivisic offensive rebound
4:32	+2	Andrej Stojakovic makes two point layup	34-23
4:32		Berke BÃ¼yÃ¼ktuncel shooting foul (Andrej Stojakovic draws the foul)
4:32	+1	Andrej Stojakovic makes regular free throw 1 of 1	34-24
4:16	+3	Pryce Sandfort makes three point jump shot (Jamarques Lawrence assists)	37-24
3:48	+3	Keaton Wagler makes three point jump shot	37-27
3:37		Rienk Mast misses three point jump shot
3:35		Tomislav Ivisic defensive rebound
3:29		Jamarques Lawrence shooting foul (Kylan Boswell draws the foul)
3:29		TV timeout
3:29	+1	Kylan Boswell makes regular free throw 1 of 2	37-28
3:29	+1	Kylan Boswell makes regular free throw 2 of 2	37-29
3:17		Kylan Boswell personal foul
3:09		Pryce Sandfort turnover (bad pass)
2:54		Andrej Stojakovic misses two point layup
2:52		Braden Frager defensive rebound
2:31		Berke BÃ¼yÃ¼ktuncel misses two point layup
2:29		Andrej Stojakovic defensive rebound
2:26		Andrej Stojakovic offensive foul
2:26		Andrej Stojakovic turnover (offensive foul)
2:16		Pryce Sandfort misses three point jump shot
2:14		Berke BÃ¼yÃ¼ktuncel offensive rebound
2:01		Tomislav Ivisic blocks Rienk Mast's two point layup
1:59		Tomislav Ivisic defensive rebound
1:47		Andrej Stojakovic misses three point jump shot
1:45		Fighting Illini offensive rebound
1:43		Pryce Sandfort personal foul
1:43		David Mirkovic misses regular free throw 1 of 1
1:43		Tomislav Ivisic offensive rebound
1:37		David Mirkovic misses three point jump shot
1:35		Andrej Stojakovic offensive rebound
1:22		Berke BÃ¼yÃ¼ktuncel shooting foul (Kylan Boswell draws the foul)
1:22	+1	Kylan Boswell makes regular free throw 1 of 3	37-30
1:22	+1	Kylan Boswell makes regular free throw 2 of 3	37-31
1:22		Kylan Boswell misses regular free throw 3 of 3
1:22		Kylan Boswell offensive rebound
1:12	+3	Jake Davis makes three point jump shot (Keaton Wagler assists)	37-34
0:45		Rienk Mast misses three point jump shot
0:43		Braden Frager offensive rebound
0:41		Jump ball. Braden Frager vs. Keaton Wagler (Keaton Wagler gains possession)
0:41		Braden Frager turnover (lost ball) (Keaton Wagler steals)
0:20		Keaton Wagler misses three point jump shot
0:18		Kylan Boswell offensive rebound
0:13	+3	Kylan Boswell makes three point jump shot (David Mirkovic assists)	37-37
0:02		Keaton Wagler blocks Cale Jacobsen's two point layup
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
NEB
Cornhuskers
46
ILL
Fighting Illini
43

Time		Play	Score
19:49		Rienk Mast turnover (bad pass) (Tomislav Ivisic steals)
19:22		Andrej Stojakovic misses two point jump shot
19:19		Fighting Illini offensive rebound
19:13		Andrej Stojakovic misses two point jump shot
19:11		Jamarques Lawrence defensive rebound
19:00	+2	Jamarques Lawrence makes two point jump shot	39-37
18:31		Keaton Wagler misses three point jump shot
18:29		Berke BÃ¼yÃ¼ktuncel defensive rebound
18:22		Pryce Sandfort misses three point jump shot
18:20		Jump ball. (Fighting Illini gains possession)
17:52		David Mirkovic turnover (bad pass) (Berke BÃ¼yÃ¼ktuncel steals)
17:48		Keaton Wagler shooting foul (Jamarques Lawrence draws the foul)
17:48	+1	Jamarques Lawrence makes regular free throw 1 of 2	40-37
17:48	+1	Jamarques Lawrence makes regular free throw 2 of 2	41-37
17:26	+2	Kylan Boswell makes two point layup (Keaton Wagler assists)	41-39
17:06	+2	Pryce Sandfort makes two point layup	43-39
16:59	+3	Keaton Wagler makes three point jump shot (Kylan Boswell assists)	43-42
16:40	+2	Jamarques Lawrence makes two point layup (Sam Hoiberg assists)	45-42
16:18	+3	Kylan Boswell makes three point jump shot	45-45
15:54	+2	Jamarques Lawrence makes two point jump shot	47-45
15:32		Keaton Wagler misses two point jump shot
15:30		Rienk Mast defensive rebound
15:25	+3	Sam Hoiberg makes three point jump shot (Berke BÃ¼yÃ¼ktuncel assists)	50-45
14:53	+2	Jake Davis makes two point layup (Tomislav Ivisic assists)	50-47
14:53		Sam Hoiberg shooting foul (Jake Davis draws the foul)
14:53		TV timeout
14:53		Jake Davis misses regular free throw 1 of 1
14:52		Jake Davis personal foul
14:38		Berke BÃ¼yÃ¼ktuncel misses three point jump shot
14:36		Ben Humrichous defensive rebound
14:18		Keaton Wagler turnover (bad pass) (Pryce Sandfort steals)
14:15		Cornhuskers 30 second timeout
14:15		TV timeout
14:00	+2	Rienk Mast makes two point layup (Pryce Sandfort assists)	52-47
13:32		Kylan Boswell misses two point jump shot
13:30		Zvonimir Ivisic offensive rebound
13:18	+2	Keaton Wagler makes two point layup	52-49
13:06	+2	Pryce Sandfort makes two point layup (Jamarques Lawrence assists)	54-49
12:44	+2	Zvonimir Ivisic makes two point dunk (Kylan Boswell assists)	54-51
12:42		Zvonimir Ivisic technical foul
12:43	+1	Pryce Sandfort makes technical free throw 1 of 2	55-51
12:43	+1	Pryce Sandfort makes technical free throw 2 of 2	56-51
12:31	+3	Rienk Mast makes three point jump shot (Sam Hoiberg assists)	59-51
12:15		Keaton Wagler misses three point jump shot
12:13		Sam Hoiberg defensive rebound
11:47		Pryce Sandfort misses three point jump shot
11:45		Rienk Mast offensive rebound
11:43	+2	Rienk Mast makes two point layup	61-51
11:38		Rienk Mast shooting foul (Kylan Boswell draws the foul)
11:38		TV timeout
11:38		Kylan Boswell misses regular free throw 1 of 2
11:38	+1	Kylan Boswell makes regular free throw 2 of 2	61-52
11:26		Jamarques Lawrence turnover
11:18		Braden Frager personal foul
11:14	+2	Andrej Stojakovic makes two point jump shot (Keaton Wagler assists)	61-54
10:56		Jamarques Lawrence misses two point jump shot
10:54		Andrej Stojakovic defensive rebound
10:47		Pryce Sandfort personal foul (Andrej Stojakovic draws the foul)
10:43	+2	Andrej Stojakovic makes two point layup (Keaton Wagler assists)	61-56
10:26		Rienk Mast misses two point hook shot
10:24		Jake Davis defensive rebound
10:13		Cale Jacobsen personal foul (Andrej Stojakovic draws the foul)
10:03		Berke BÃ¼yÃ¼ktuncel shooting foul (Andrej Stojakovic draws the foul)
10:03	+1	Andrej Stojakovic makes regular free throw 1 of 2	61-57
10:03	+1	Andrej Stojakovic makes regular free throw 2 of 2	61-58
9:48	+2	Sam Hoiberg makes two point layup (Rienk Mast assists)	63-58
9:35		Jake Davis misses three point jump shot
9:32		Rienk Mast personal foul (Tomislav Ivisic draws the foul)
9:32		Tomislav Ivisic misses regular free throw 1 of 1
9:32		Jake Davis personal foul
9:16		Rienk Mast misses two point jump shot
9:14		Rienk Mast offensive rebound
8:56	+3	Rienk Mast makes three point jump shot (Pryce Sandfort assists)	66-58
8:35	+2	Andrej Stojakovic makes two point layup	66-60
8:09		Rienk Mast turnover (bad pass)
7:48		Jake Davis misses three point jump shot
7:45		Ben Humrichous offensive rebound
7:32	+2	Keaton Wagler makes two point layup	66-62
7:31		Cale Jacobsen shooting foul (Keaton Wagler draws the foul)
7:31		TV timeout
7:31	+1	Keaton Wagler makes regular free throw 1 of 1	66-63
7:09	+2	Jared Garcia makes two point layup (Pryce Sandfort assists)	68-63
6:53		Kylan Boswell misses three point jump shot
6:50		Cornhuskers defensive rebound
6:35		Jamarques Lawrence misses three point jump shot
6:33		Zvonimir Ivisic defensive rebound
6:21		Berke BÃ¼yÃ¼ktuncel blocks Andrej Stojakovic's two point jump shot
6:19		Jamarques Lawrence defensive rebound
6:03		Jared Garcia misses two point jump shot
6:02		Zvonimir Ivisic defensive rebound
6:02		Berke BÃ¼yÃ¼ktuncel personal foul (Zvonimir Ivisic draws the foul)
6:02		Zvonimir Ivisic misses regular free throw 1 of 1
6:02		Pryce Sandfort defensive rebound
5:42	+2	Jared Garcia makes two point layup (Jamarques Lawrence assists)	70-63
5:25	+2	Andrej Stojakovic makes two point layup (Keaton Wagler assists)	70-65
5:03	+2	Jared Garcia makes two point layup	72-65
4:46		Keaton Wagler turnover (bad pass) (Jamarques Lawrence steals)
4:31		Jared Garcia misses two point layup
4:29		Andrej Stojakovic defensive rebound
4:19	+2	Andrej Stojakovic makes two point jump shot	72-67
4:05	+2	Rienk Mast makes two point jump shot (Jared Garcia assists)	74-67
3:52		Sam Hoiberg personal foul (Keaton Wagler draws the foul)
3:52		TV timeout
3:52	+1	Keaton Wagler makes regular free throw 1 of 2	74-68
3:52	+1	Keaton Wagler makes regular free throw 2 of 2	74-69
3:30		Rienk Mast misses three point jump shot
3:28		Andrej Stojakovic defensive rebound
3:21		Ben Humrichous misses three point jump shot
3:19		Jared Garcia defensive rebound
3:07	+2	Sam Hoiberg makes two point layup	76-69
2:56	+3	Keaton Wagler makes three point jump shot (Tomislav Ivisic assists)	76-72
2:52		Fighting Illini 30 second timeout
2:30		Jared Garcia misses three point jump shot
2:28		Rienk Mast offensive rebound
2:23		Jared Garcia turnover
2:14		Keaton Wagler turnover (bad pass)
2:10		Keaton Wagler personal foul (Jamarques Lawrence draws the foul)
1:51		Pryce Sandfort misses three point jump shot
1:49		Andrej Stojakovic defensive rebound
1:38		Jamarques Lawrence personal foul (Kylan Boswell draws the foul)
1:38	+1	Kylan Boswell makes regular free throw 1 of 2	76-73
1:38	+1	Kylan Boswell makes regular free throw 2 of 2	76-74
1:14		Tomislav Ivisic shooting foul (Jared Garcia draws the foul)
1:14	+1	Jared Garcia makes regular free throw 1 of 2	77-74
1:14	+1	Jared Garcia makes regular free throw 2 of 2	78-74
1:01	+3	Ben Humrichous makes three point jump shot (Keaton Wagler assists)	78-77
0:32		Sam Hoiberg misses two point layup
0:30		Sam Hoiberg offensive rebound
0:28		Sam Hoiberg misses two point jump shot
0:26		Jared Garcia offensive rebound
0:24	+2	Jared Garcia makes two point layup	80-77
0:18	+3	Tomislav Ivisic makes three point jump shot (Keaton Wagler assists)	80-80
0:17		Cornhuskers 60 second timeout
0:01	+3	Jamarques Lawrence makes three point jump shot (Sam Hoiberg assists)	83-80
0:00		End of period

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Jamarques Lawrence makes three point jump shot (Sam Hoiberg assists)