The Nebraska basketball team is off to one of the best starts in the history of the program after what might be the season-defining win over Illinois on Saturday afternoon. Not only are the Huskers 11-0, but they just got through a week where they beat in-state rival Creighton, then a 30-point win over Wisconsin, and then knocked off No. 13 Illinois, in Champaign.
So how did the Huskers do it (besides a last-second three-pointer from Jamarques Lawrence)? They did what they've done all season. They played great defense, they played excellent offense, and they took a few strong punches from Illinois and bounced back every single time in order to log the 83-80 win.