The first meeting of ranked Big Ten Conference teams this season is on tap for Saturday afternoon when No. 13 Illinois hosts No. 23 Nebraska in Champaign, Ill.

The visiting Cornhuskers (10-0, 1-0 Big Ten) carry a 14-game win streak dating back to last season, the longest active run in college basketball and tied for the longest in school history.

Illinois (8-2, 1-0) is playing its first home game since before Thanksgiving, having just finished a stretch in which it split neutral-site games with No. 5 UConn and No. 20 Tennessee before winning at Ohio State on Tuesday to open Big Ten play.

"It's like stealing gold when you can win on the road in this league," Illinois coach Brad Underwood said of the 88-80 victory at Ohio State.

Nebraska is coming off a 90-60 home win Wednesday over Wisc

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