Exactly 50 days to the minute separates Illinois’ first matchup with Nebraska on Dec. 13 – a gut-wrenching three-point loss for the Illini – and the club’s opportunity to exact revenge on the Cornhuskers on Feb. 1 (3 p.m. CT, FS1).
In the time since, the two squads have combined for just one loss. Brad Underwood and Co. haven’t lost a game, while Nebraska’s lone blemish came in its previous outing – a three-point loss at No. 3 Michigan.
The Huskers led for 91 percent of that ball game, despite being down two of its top three scorers in Rienk Mast and Braden Frager. They controlled the action and, especially for the vast majority of the final 20 minutes, appeared to clearly be the better team – even without two of their workhorses…