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LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) - Malcolm Hill and Kendrick Nunn scored 12 points apiece, but Illinois shot just 27 percent from the field in a 53-43 road loss to Nebraska Sunday night.

Terran Petteway scored 18 points for Nebraska, which built an 11-point lead midway through the second half and held off the Fighting Illini.

Nebraska (10-6, 2-2 Big Ten) made four of four free throws in the final two minutes to seal the win. The Huskers shot and made just one free throw in the first 38 minutes of the game.

Illinois (11-6, 1-3) cut the Nebraska lead to six late in the game but struggled to hit shots. The Illini made just 15 of 55 and didn't have a basket after the 3:14 mark until Aaron Cosby's short jumper with :14 left.

Nebraska took the first double-digit lead of the game on Petteway's 3-pointer with 16:48 left that put the Huskers up 34-24 with 16:48 remaining. But Illinois' Kendrick Nunn countered with a 3 on the Ilini's next possession.

But the Illini fell behind 40-29 on Petteway's layup with 11:06 left. Nebraska then went cold, hitting just one basket over a five-minute span. Leron Black's dunk with 8:09 left capped a 6-2 Illinois spurt, cutting the lead to 42-36.

Nebraska again pulled away, outscoring Illinois 7-2 in the next five minutes and taking a 49-38 lead on Petteway's 3-pointer with 3:25 left. Illinois got no closer than eight the rest of the game.