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Nebraska is on an early three minute scoring drought, luckily Illinois is also 1 of their last 8 from the floor. The Fighting Illini have a four point lead with 4:49 left in the first.

Illinois' Tre White (22) and Nebraska's Andrew Morgan (23) wrestle for the ball during the first half of a college men's basketball game at Pinnacle Bank Arena in Lincoln, on Thursday, Jan. 30, 2025.

Series History Illinois has won 9 out of their last 10 games against Nebraska. Mar 16, 2024 - Illinois 98 vs. Nebraska 87 Feb 04, 2024 - Illinois 87 vs. Nebraska 84 Jan 31, 2023 - Illinois 72 vs ...

Nebraska pulls off a mild upset, beating Illinois 74-70 in the third game of day two of the Big Ten Women's Tournament. Illinois had a 56-49 lead to start the fourth quarter.

Illinois has a good forward also with senior Kendall Bostic. Her big shots kept Nebraska from ever regaining the lead in the fourth quarter as Illinois beat the Huskers 77-68 in Champaign Illinois.

Nebraska vs. Illinois, 9.21 Nebraska wide receiver Wan’Dale Robinson (1) loses the ball as he's hit by Illinois' Sydney Brown on Sept. 21, 2019, in Champaign, Ill.

Without that flag, that would have set up Illinois for third-and-6 from the Nebraska 42-yard line. Instead, Illinois got a fresh set of downs and eventually made a field goal to go up, 23-9.

The Nebraska Cornhuskers (12-8) will try to snap a six-game losing streak when they host the No. 18 Illinois Fighting Illini (14-6) on Thursday night in a Big Ten battle. Nebraska lost three ...