Nebraska looks to stretch its season-long winning streak to five games when it hosts Southern on Monday night in Lincoln.The streak began after Michigan State crushed the Cornhuskers 89-52 in Nebraska’s Big Ten opener on Dec. 7.Nebraska started the winning streak with an 85-68 home victory over Indiana to even its conference record at 1-1. Then the Cornhuskers (10-2) swept their way through the Diamond Head Classic in Honolulu, beating Murray State, host Hawaii and lastly Oregon State on Christmas Day to win the tournament championship.Nebraska coach Fred Hoiberg was pleased with the three double-digit victories in Hawaii, including the 78-66 win over the Beavers to earn the title.”The importance of winning three games against three quality teams, that’s going to be help us down the road,” Hoiberg said.Brice Williams scored 25 points on 9-of-13 shooting against Oregon State to cap a run that ended with earning tournament MVP.Williams tallied 32 points in the semifinal victory over Hawaii. He averaged 22 points, 3.7 rebounds, 3.0 assists and 2.0 steals in the tournament.Williams controlled the pace in the finale.”I was aggressive and wanted to let my defense lead my offense,” Williams said. “I came out pretty hot and my team took it from there.”Williams leads the Cornhuskers with a 19.7 scoring average. Juwan Gary (11.9 ppg) and Connor Essegian (11.8) are also scoring in double digits.Southern (5-7) is in the midst of a tough portion of its schedule and has been outscored by an average of 20 points during a three-game losing streak.