{"id":887500,"date":"2026-01-24T22:17:09","date_gmt":"2026-01-25T04:17:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2026\/01\/24\/nebraska-mens-basketball-vs-minnesota-and-women-vs-illinois-live-discussion\/"},"modified":"2026-01-24T22:17:09","modified_gmt":"2026-01-25T04:17:09","slug":"nebraska-mens-basketball-vs-minnesota-and-women-vs-illinois-live-discussion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2026\/01\/24\/nebraska-mens-basketball-vs-minnesota-and-women-vs-illinois-live-discussion\/","title":{"rendered":"Nebraska Men\u2019s Basketball vs. Minnesota and Women vs. Illinois Live Discussion"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Basketball <\/p>\n<div>\n<h4><strong>Date:\u00a0<\/strong>Saturday, January 24th, 2026<\/h4>\n<h4><strong>Tipoff:\u00a0<\/strong>11 a.m. (central)<\/h4>\n<h4><strong>Location: \u00a0<\/strong>Williams Arena (Minneapolis, Minn.)<\/h4>\n<h4>TV\/Online:<\/h4>\n<p class>Saturday\u2019s 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.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<h4>Radio:<\/h4>\n<p class>Saturday\u2019s 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.<\/p>\n<h4>Jarek\u2019s Pre-Tipoff Thoughts:<\/h4>\n<p class>This one is the tricky one. Nebraska as of late hasn\u2019t exactly played well at \u201cThe Barn\u201d. 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.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p class>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\u2019t 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\u2026barely. <strong>Score Prediction: Nebraska 77 Minnesota 73<\/strong><\/p>\n<h2>Basketball Women\u2019s Basketball<\/h2>\n<p class><strong>Nebraska Cornhuskers (24\/RV)<\/strong> <strong>vs. Illinois Fighting Illini (RV\/RV)<\/strong><br \/><strong>Saturday, Jan. 24, 2026, 1 p.m. (CT)<\/strong><br \/><strong>Lincoln, Nebraska (Pinnacle Bank Arena)<\/strong><br \/><strong>Tickets:\u00a0<\/strong>Huskers.com<br \/><strong>Promotions:\u00a0<\/strong>Pack PBA (Big Red Beach Party)<br \/><strong>Halftime:\u00a0<\/strong>XPogo<br \/><strong>Television:\u00a0<\/strong>BTN (Kylen Mills, Brenda VanLengen)<br \/><strong>Live Radio:<\/strong>\u00a0Huskers Radio Network (12:30 p.m.) Matt Coatney (PBP), Jeff Griesch (Analyst)<br \/>Lincoln (107.3 FM), Huskers.com, Huskers App,\u00a0Sirius XM Channels 138 or 196 <br \/><strong>Live Stats:\u00a0<\/strong>Huskers.com (statbroadcast \u2013 public)<\/p>\n<p class>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.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p class>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. <strong>Nebraska 68 Illinois 64<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/articles\/nebraska-men-basketball-vs-minnesota-160000569.html\" class=\"button purchase\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Read More<\/a> Lloyd Roberie<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Basketball Date:\u00a0Saturday, January 24th, 2026 Tipoff:\u00a011 a.m. (central) Location: \u00a0Williams Arena (Minneapolis, Minn.) TV\/Online: Saturday\u2019s 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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