Illinois coach Brad Underwood is high on his 18th-ranked team. "We can be a dominant team if we keep growing and finding ways," Underwood said Sunday after an 83-74 Big

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After getting back on track over the weekend, No. 18 Illinois (14-6, 6-4) travels to Lincoln, Nebraska, for a midweek Big Ten battle. The Nebraska Cornhuskers (12-8, 2-7) have struggled to start the new year and pose as a must-win game for Illinois in the second half of the season.

Nebraska is a desperate team, and the only path out of the box it’s trapped in is to win several games in a row, beginning when it hosts No. 18

The Illinois basketball team is coming off a big win over Northwestern this past Sunday. It was nice to see the Illini give a little payback to the Wildcats aft

The first question to Nebraska coach Fred Hoiberg on Wednesday in Lincoln, Neb., was about Illinois. Specifically the challenges the Illini might present in Thursday's game at Pinnacle Bank Arena. "A lot jumps out on problems they can cause,

One of Nebraska basketball's crowd-favorite halftime performances is making a return for a second season. Nebraska football announced on social media Wednesday

Nebraska will try to stop its six-game slide when the Cornhuskers take on No. 18 Illinois. Thursday's matchup is the first of the season for the two squads.

Coaches would never call any regular game a “Super Bowl.” But that’s where Fred Hoiberg is right now. He's pushed seemingly every button, so all that's left is pushing all

In the days following Sunday’s blowout loss at Wisconsin, its six-straight dating back to early January, Fred Hoiberg has done some re-decorating inside of his team’s locker room.

Illinois Fighting Illini (14-6, 6-4 Big Ten) at Nebraska Cornhuskers (12-8, 2-7 Big Ten) Lincoln, Nebraska; Thursday, 8:30 p.m. EST BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Fighting Illini -4; over/under is 154.5 BOTTOM LINE: Nebraska aims to break its six-game losing streak when the Cornhuskers play No.