Scouting: Freshmen Ayo Dosunmu and Giorgi Bezhanishvili (and sophomore Trent Frazier) are the future for the Illini. Dosunmu, a 6-foot-5 guard, and Bezhanishvili, a 6-foot-9 forward, are Illinois' second- and third-leading scorers behind Frazier. The duo scored 10 and 14 points, respectively, against Nebraska in December.
Trending: The teams have alternated wins in the series going all the way back to March 2013 (10 games). The Huskers won in December at Pinnacle Bank Arena, and haven't won in Champaign since January 2016. That includes a 72-66 loss last February that was the team's only loss in its last nine regular-season games of the 2017-18 season.