Overview
- The game tips at 4 p.m. ET in Champaign and streams exclusively on Peacock.
- Nebraska enters at 10-0 with a 14-game winning streak that has come entirely at home or neutral sites.
- Illinois is 8-2 after an 88-80 road win over Ohio State, where freshman Keaton Wagler scored 23 points.
- Kylan Boswell leads Illinois at 15.7 points per game, while Rienk Mast and Pryce Sandfort pace Nebraska at 18.0 and 15.6.
- Illinois is 6-0 at home and is averaging 18 made free throws at 78.9 percent, and Nebraska has not won in Champaign since 2016.