The 18th-ranked Illinois Fighting Illini hit the road looking to emerge from a recent funk with a Thursday night Big Ten matchup with the Nebraska Cornhuskers.

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The Big Ten men’s basketball season continues tonight with three games including Illinois (14-6, 6-4) in Lincoln to take on Nebraska (12-8, 2-7).

The Huskers aim to ends its nightmare run of six-straight losses by taking down a ranked Illinois team at home.

Illinois vs. Nebraska all time: Illinois leads the series 22-8 Streak: Illinois has won one in a row against Nebraska Last meeting: Illinois 98, Nebraska 87, (Mar. 16, 2024, Minneapolis, Minnesota) Probable Illinois starters: G Kasparas Jakucionis G Kylan Boswell G Tre White F Ben Humrichous C Morez Johnson Jr.

While Illinois appears to be on a collision course with a top-four seed in the NCAA Tournament, the Cornhuskers have hit tough times. Sunday's 83-55 setback at then-No. 18 Wisconsin stretched their losing streak to six games and has them missing the conference tournament, which leaves out the bottom three teams in the 18-team league.

The Nebraska Cornhuskers (12-8, 2-7 Big Ten) will look to break a six-game losing streak when they host the Illinois Fighting Illini (14-6, 6-4 Big Ten) on Thursday, January 30, 2025 at Pinnacle

Nebraska will try to end its six-game slide when the Cornhuskers take on No. 18 Illinois. Thursday's matchup is the first this season between the squads.

Kylan Boswell, left, and the Illinois men's basketball team will strive for its second straight win on Thursday night at Nebraska after beating Northwestern 83-74 this past Sunday at State Farm Center in Champaign.

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