Basketball
Date: Saturday, January 24th, 2026
Tipoff: 11 a.m. (central)
Location: Williams Arena (Minneapolis, Minn.)
TV/Online:
Saturday’s game will be broadcast on BTN with Cory Provus and Phil Martelli on the call. It will also be available online on the FOX Sports and FOX Sports 1 apps.
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Radio:
Saturday’s game will be carried on the Huskers Radio Network with Kent Pavelka and Jeff Smith on the call, including KLIN (1400 AM) in Lincoln, KCRO (660 AM) and KIBM (1490 AM) in Omaha and KRVN (880 AM) in Lexington. The pregame show begins an hour before tipoff and will also be available on Huskers.com and the Huskers app.
Jarek’s Pre-Tipoff Thoughts:
This one is the tricky one. Nebraska as of late hasn’t exactly played well at “The Barn”. Many people have been looking forward to Michigan with the undefeated record still intact. I have to say, overlook this at your own peril. If the Huskers win, they will hit the 20-win mark with 11 games to spare. Usually, 20 wins is good enough to get you into the NCAA Tournament.
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Minnesota is a scrappy bunch who has played a lot of close games recently. Luckily for Nebraska, they are used to those, particularly on the road in conference play. The Gophers do have balanced scoring, which Nebraska can counter, but hasn’t really seen a lot of from a defensive standpoint. Again, sleep on the Gophers at your own risk. I think Nebraska gets to 20-0…barely. Score Prediction: Nebraska 77 Minnesota 73
Basketball Women’s Basketball
Nebraska Cornhuskers (24/RV) vs. Illinois Fighting Illini (RV/RV)
Saturday, Jan. 24, 2026, 1 p.m. (CT)
Lincoln, Nebraska (Pinnacle Bank Arena)
Tickets: Huskers.com
Promotions: Pack PBA (Big Red Beach Party)
Halftime: XPogo
Television: BTN (Kylen Mills, Brenda VanLengen)
Live Radio: Huskers Radio Network (12:30 p.m.) Matt Coatney (PBP), Jeff Griesch (Analyst)
Lincoln (107.3 FM), Huskers.com, Huskers App, Sirius XM Channels 138 or 196
Live Stats: Huskers.com (statbroadcast – public)
The ladies are in a bit of funk right now. They lost to a Wisconsin team that, while much improved, should have been the relief game amidst a schedule packed with ranked opponents. Illinois is a difficult matchup with a coach that has their program heading in the right direction. Even though Illinois lost a lot of their star power from a year ago, they are still sitting in a good spot in the NET ranking and conference/overall record.
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My prediction? If the ladies come out as flat as they did against the Badgers, this could be an ugly game. If they can summon a little more effort, I think they can pull out a close win and get a bit of their mojo back. Nebraska 68 Illinois 64
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