Brice Williams scored 15 of his 21 points in the second half when Juwan Gary scored 13 of his 17 and Nebraska rallied from a 20-point deficit to beat Northwestern 68-64 on Sunday. Ty Berry opened the second half with a 3-pointer and Nick Martinelli tipped in a miss to give Northwestern a 41-21 lead in the first 45 seconds.

Nebraska's NCAA Tournament hopes were dim after a six-game skid in January. Since then, Brice Williams has taken over to help propel the Cornhuskers back into contention. The fifth-year guard

After leading Nebraska basketball to two wins over ranked teams, Brice Williams won Big Ten player of the week honors.

Brice Williams converted 7 of 8 free throws in the final 1:33 as Nebraska rallied from a 20-point second-half deficit to claim a 68-64 Big Ten victory over Northwestern Sunday afternoon in Evanston, Ill.