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, ranked No. 18 in The Associated Press poll, went to 14-7 overall and 6-5 in the Big Ten. Nebraska improves to 13-8 overall and 3-7 in the Big Ten.

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 ...

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.

No. 7 Illinois (21-9, 11-8) let up another late-game comeback, this time against No. 10 Nebraska (21-10, 11-8). The short-handed Illini couldn’t keep up with a much deeper Cornhuskers team and fell 72 ...

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.

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.