Tai Webster had 18 points on 7-of-11 shooting and the Cornhuskers (15-17) advanced to Thursday’s quarterfinals where they will meet No. 6 seed Wisconsin.

It was the Cornhuskers’ third victory over Rutgers this season and ended their five-game losing streak. Nebraska’s last victory was at home against Penn State on Feb. 13.

Rutgers (7-25) trailed 37-33 at halftime but tied the game at 43 on Corey Sanders’ 3-pointer with 16:51 to play.

That’s when Nebraska caught fire. The Cornhuskers went on a 17-2 run over the next seven minutes to break the game open at 60-45. Five different Nebraska players scored during the run.

Notes:
*-The win snapped NU’s three-game losing streak in the Big Ten Tournament dating back to 2013
*-Nebraska’s 89 points was its highest total since scoring 90 in the first meeting at Rutgers on Jan. 9.

*-Shavon Shields posted the first double-double of the season and sixth of his career with 20 points and a season-high 11 rebounds. It marked Shields’ first double-double since last year’s Big Ten Tournament opener against Penn State.
*-With 20 points, Shields moved into seventh place on NU’s career scoring chart, passing Tyronn Lue (1,577) and Erick Strickland (1,586). Shields now has 1,591 career points.
*-Shavon Shields has reached double figures in his last 14 games, the longest stretch of his career.

*-Michael Jacobson had a career-high 14 points tonight. His previous high was 13 points also against Rutgers on Feb. 6. He also added six rebounds and two blocked shots.
*-Tai Webster reached double figures for the 16^th time this season with 18 points.
*-With two steals, Benny Parker moved into 10^th place on NU’s career steals list with 131.
*-NU’s 11 steals was the team’s second-highest total of the season.
*-NU put five players in double figures for the first time since Nov. 28 (vs. Tennessee) and the third time this season.
*-With three 3-pointers, Andrew White III became the sixth Husker to have 80 or more 3-pointers in a season.