After a 6-day layoff the Illini head to Lincoln and put their #6 ranking on the line against the struggling Nebraska Cornhuskers.
The Huskers sit at 0-8 in league play and are currently the only Big Ten team outside the top 100 on KenPom.
If the Illini want a chance at a Big Ten title and a 1 seed, they must win games like these. The schedule gets much tougher over the next few weeks, so taking care of business here is important.
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