Run your finger down the remainder of the Nebraska men's basketball team's schedule, and you quickly see the importance of Thursday night's game against No. 23 Michigan.
Save for next week's game at Ohio State, currently ranked 22nd in the nation, there simply aren't many chances left for a Nebraska team in need of signature victories to get its first such win this season.
Peek at the Big Ten standings, and you'll also discover that the currently sixth-place Huskers play the five teams ahead of them once each in a schedule that more and more looks to be set up for a late-season run.