Gameday Central | No. 22 Nebraska 24, No. 24 Illinois 24, 3:00 fourth quarter
No. 24 Illinois and No. 22 Nebraskas will open Big Ten play in front of a sellout crowd at Memorial Stadium — the 400th straight — in Lincoln, Neb. Scott Richey covers college basketball for The News-Gazette. His email is [email protected], and you can follow him on Twitter ( @srrichey ).