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 ...

Nebraska's Andrew Morgan (23), Illinois' Morez Johnson Jr. (21) and Nebraska's Sam Hoiberg (1) reach out for the rebound ...

What a way to end the losing streak. After dropping six consecutive games, Nebraska men's basketball upset No. 18 Illinois in overtime Thursday, 80-74. The Husk ...

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 ...

Hoiberg said defensive lapses are the main contributor to the Huskers' struggles. Nebraska is allowing an average of 86 ...

Illinois' Morez Johnson Jr. (21) reacts after he was called for a foul against Nebraska during the second half of an NCAA ...

The Nebraska Huskers and Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball teams met in a Big Ten Conference contest at Pinnacle Bank Arena in Lincoln, Nebraska, on Thursday, Jan. 30.  SCORE: Nebraska ...

Kylan Boswell, left, and the Illinois men's basketball team will strive for its second straight win on Thursday night at ...

Audible, in-sync groans emitted from those all over Pinnacle Bank Arena when Nebraska’s Brice ... re on a streak like we are right now,” Hoiberg said. “Human nature is to start questioning ...

Fred Hoiberg agreed ... And it disappeared in crucial moments Wednesday at Pinnacle Bank Arena as the Huskers dropped their fifth straight game, 78-73 to USC. It was also the second straight ...

The freshmen were as talented as said, but the game was one the Huskers still felt they should've had. Two dynamic freshmen took a hammer to the sturdy wall that had for 20 games stood between ...