Big Ten Men's Basketball Tracker
Since the 2017–18 season, Illinois and Nebraska have met 15 times, with Illinois holding a 11–4 edge in the series.
Most recently Illinois won 78–69 on February 1, 2026.
Right now Illinois is 0–0 and Nebraska is 0–0, with Nebraska at 199 days since a win against Illinois' 192.
| Date | Site | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun, Feb 1 2026 | Nebraska home | Illinois | 78–69 |
| Sat, Dec 13 2025 | Illinois home | Nebraska | 83–80 |
| Thu, Jan 30 2025 | Nebraska home | Nebraska | 80–74 |
| Sat, Mar 16 2024 | Neutral site | Illinois | 98–87 |
| Sun, Feb 4 2024 | Illinois home | Illinois | 87–84 |
| Tue, Jan 31 2023 | Illinois home | Illinois | 72–56 |
| Tue, Jan 10 2023 | Nebraska home | Illinois | 76–50 |
| Tue, Jan 11 2022 | Nebraska home | Illinois | 81–71 |
| Thu, Feb 25 2021 | Illinois home | Illinois | 86–70 |
| Fri, Feb 12 2021 | Nebraska home | Illinois | 77–72 |
| Mon, Feb 24 2020 | Illinois home | Illinois | 71–59 |
| Sat, Feb 2 2019 | Illinois home | Illinois | 71–64 |
| Sun, Dec 2 2018 | Nebraska home | Nebraska | 75–60 |
| Sun, Feb 18 2018 | Illinois home | Illinois | 72–66 |
| Mon, Jan 15 2018 | Nebraska home | Nebraska | 64–63 |
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