Good afternoon Illinois fans. Since I didn't freeze into a sports writer-cicle in Minneapolis earlier this week, I'm back with another LIVE! Report at State Farm Center for some Saturday afternoon basketball. Any afternoon basketball is the best.
Illinois and Nebraska are an hour from tipoff in their Big Ten rematch. The Cornhuskers handled the Illini in the conference opener for both teams exactly two months ago in Lincoln, Neb. It's a game Illinois coach Brad Underwood said Friday that he felt the Illini never really threatened in.
Illinois needs a win today. At home against a reeling Nebraska team?