How to Watch Illinois vs. Nebraska Basketball: Live Stream & TV Channel Info – February 4

The Nebraska Cornhuskers (16-6, 6-5 Big Ten) will try to stop a four-game road slide when they take on the No. 14 Illinois Fighting Illini (16-5, 7-3 Big Ten) on Sunday, February 4, 2024 at State Farm Center. The contest airs at 6:30 PM ET on Big Ten Network.

This game will be airing on Big Ten Network, so check it out.

Fighting Illini vs. Cornhuskers Game Info

  • Date: Sunday, February 4, 2024
  • Time: 6:30 PM ET
  • TV: Big Ten Network
  • Live Stream: Stream NCAA men’s basketball on Paramount Plus and Hulu + Live TV
  • Where: Champaign, Illinois
  • Venue: State Farm Center

Fighting Illini Insights

  • Illinois sports a top-25 offense this year, ranking 25th-best in college basketball with 82.3 points per game. At the other end of the court, it ranks 102nd with 69 points allowed per contest.
  • The Fighting Illini are top-25 this season in rebounding, ranking fourth-best in college basketball with 42.9 boards per game. Meanwhile, they rank 103rd with 33.4 rebounds allowed per contest.
  • Illinois is delivering 12.8 dimes per game, which ranks them 213th in the country in 2023-24.
  • The Fighting Illini rank 104th in the country at 10.6 turnovers per game, but they are forcing 9 turnovers per game, which ranks sixth-worst in college basketball.
  • With 8.3 threes per game, Illinois ranks 105th in college basketball. It has a 34.3% shooting percentage from three-point land, which ranks 163rd in college basketball.
  • The Fighting Illini are allowing opposing teams to post a 31.5% three-point percentage this year (72nd-ranked in college basketball), but they’ve shined by allowing only 5.7 threes per game (22nd-best).
  • Illinois has taken 61.3% two-pointers and 38.7% from beyond the arc this year. Of the team’s buckets, 71.4% are two-pointers and 28.6% are three-pointers.

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Cornhuskers Insights

  • Nebraska scores 77.4 points per game and allow 70.2, ranking them 97th in the country offensively and 132nd on defense.
  • In 2023-24, the Cornhuskers are 76th in college basketball in rebounds (38.2 per game) and 274th in rebounds allowed (36.6).
  • At 15.8 assists per game, Nebraska is 41st in the nation.
  • The Cornhuskers commit 11.1 turnovers per game and force 11 per game, ranking 139th and 242nd, respectively, in college basketball.
  • In 2023-24 Nebraska is 24th-best in the country in 3-point makes (9.5 per game), and it ranks No. 71 in 3-point percentage (36.2%).
  • Giving up 8.8 3-pointers per game and conceding 33.1% from downtown, the Cornhuskers are 332nd and 159th in the country, respectively, in those categories.
  • Nebraska attempts 45.1% percent of its shots from beyond the arc, and 36.3% of its made shots are from there. Inside the arc, it attempts 54.9% of its shots, with 63.7% of its makes coming from there.

Fighting Illini Leaders

  • The scoring leader for the Fighting Illini this season is Terrence Shannon Jr., who averages 20.1 points, 4.2 rebounds, and 2.5 assists per game.
  • Illinois’ leading rebounder is Quincy Guerrier averaging 7.6 boards per game and its best passer is Marcus Domask and his 3.4 assists per game.
  • Shannon makes more threes per game than any other member of the Fighting Illini, knocking down shots from beyond the arc at a clip of 2.2 per contest.
  • Coleman Hawkins is Illinois’ leader in steals and blocks, racking up 1.8 steals and 1.3 blocks per game.

Cornhuskers Leaders

  • Rienk Mast is atop nearly all of the Cornhuskers’ leaderboards by recording 13.6 points, 8.4 rebounds and 3.1 assists per game.
  • Keisei Tominaga is dependable from three-point range and leads the Cornhuskers with 2.1 made threes per game.
  • Nebraska’s leader in steals and blocks is Juwan Gary with 1.1 steals and 0.9 blocks per game.
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