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UCLA is coming off a massive victory on Tuesday night. UCLA is currently on the NCAA Tournament bubble, but a win against Nebraska could boost its odds of making the tournament. While UCLA coach Mick Cronin was happy with the victory, he came to the defense of Nebraska over the schedule, according to Riley Gates […]

No conference travels across the country in the regular season more than the Big Ten, leading to updated travel schedule rules that continue to upset coaches. Nebraska head basketball coach Fred Hoiberg became the latest to voice his frustration after his team’s loss to UCLA on Tuesday night. Following the loss, Nebraska has five days […]

With a win over UCLA, Nebraska would have moved to second in the Big Ten ahead of the conference tournament. Instead, Huskers head coach Fred Hoiberg does not know what happened in a shocking 72-52 upset defeat. Coming off a gritty 15-point win over USC, Hoiberg admitted his team “did not respond” to anything UCLA […]

On Tuesday night, Nebraska was upset by Iowa, 57-52. After the game, Cornhuskers’ coach Fred Hoiberg admitted that Nebraska was rattled in the game. It showed immediately in the post-game, as Iowa fans stormed the court, with one fan putting his phone in the face of Hoiberg. The Nebraska coach then slapped the phone out […]

After looking unstoppable in its first 20 games, Nebraska is now just 2-4 in its last six outings with its loss to Iowa on Tuesday night. Huskers head coach Fred Hoiberg knows the danger that lies ahead after catching something in his team that he has not seen all season. Nebraska has played five games […]

Despite losing three of its last four games to begin February, Nebraska is still on track for its best year in program history during the 2025-2026 college basketball season. Fred Hoiberg’s run has been one of the best in the sport of the last decade, but the Cornhuskers are trending in the wrong direction as […]

Nebraska Athletics confirmed Wednesday it is investigating multiple incidents involving fan misconduct during No. 7 Nebraska’s 80-77 overtime loss to No. 13 Purdue at Pinnacle Bank Arena on Tuesday night. “Nebraska Athletics is aware of fan behavior incidents at last night’s men’s basketball game against Purdue, including multiple instances of objects being thrown toward the […]

After a 20-0 start for Nebraska, they have lost three of their last four. The latest for Nebraska was a loss on Tuesday night to Purdue. The Cornhuskers were able to force overtime against Purdue, after making a major comeback, but still fell 80-77. While Nebraska lost the game, head coach Fred Hoiberg pointed out […]

Nebraska basketball has been one of the best stories in college basketball this season, as Fred Hoiberg and the Cornhuskers have established themselves as not only a Big Ten contender, but a team that has the entire nation on notice. On Tuesday night, Nebraska had a chance to make another big statement, as the No. […]

While the No. 9 Nebraska basketball team was looking to bounce back after the Illinois loss, they got a huge win over the Rutgers Scarlett Knights on Saturday, 80-68. As the Nebraska basketball team also lost to Michigan, starting the two-game skid with the Illinois result, the program needed a win to kickstart its winning […]

There were two things that paved the way Brad Underwood and the No. 9 Illinois Fighting Illini to take down the No. 5 Nebraska Cornhuskers on Sunday evening. Underwood is halfway through the ninth season of his stint with the Fighting Illini. He has been successful throughout his tenure, keeping the program in serious status […]

Nebraska basketball walked into Sunday aiming to shed the collapse against Michigan. Illinois toppled the Cornhuskers, though, 78-69 against the No. 5 ranked team in the land. Head coach Fred Hoiberg got to thinking about one thing that bothered him about the defeat. “I thought their length in the paint bothered us,” Hoiberg pointed out […]

Though the No. 5 Nebraska basketball team suffered a collapse to the No. 3 Michigan Wolverines last Tuesday, losing 75-72, the program is still in great shape to be a top team in the nation. With some saying that the Nebraska basketball team is a contender for March Madness, the program would get a shoutout […]

The Nebraska Cornhuskers have been one of the biggest stories of the entire 2025-26 season. Fred Hoiberg has this team rollin’ at 20-1 overall on the season. Nebraska started the season unranked and worked its way up to No. 5 in the country by winning its first 20 games. Hoiberg and the Cornhuskers lost their […]

On Tuesday, No. 5 Nebraska fought hard against No. 3 Michigan but came up short, 75-72. Nevertheless, head coach Fred Hoiberg looked at the bright side of things. He said that the Cornhuskers “can compete with anybody in this country, even without key players. Before the game, Hoiberg found out that senior forward Rienk Mast […]

Nebraska just took its first loss of the season, falling 75-72 to Michigan. The Cornhuskers blew a late lead, leading to a heartbreaking loss. After the game, head coach Fred Hoiberg spoke about the silver lining to be found in the loss. Nebraska “”can compete with anybody in this country,” Hoiberg said after the game, […]

Nebraska suffered its first loss of the season after allowing Michigan to escape with the come-from-behind win, 75-72, at Crisler Center on Tuesday. Trey McKenney made a go-ahead layup with a little over a minute left, while Aday Mara split his free throws. The third-ranked Wolverines then held down the fort on defense to complete their […]

Michigan basketball faced its toughest test of the season Tuesday night and survived a chaotic finish. The No. 3 Wolverines held off the undefeated, No. 5-ranked Nebraska Cornhuskers at home in a tense, late-game battle that carried Big Ten implications and set the tone for the conference race moving forward. Nebraska controlled the game for […]

Nebraska basketball has been the story of college basketball this season, as Fred Hoiberg and the Cornhuskers raced out to a 20-0 mark to get into the top five of the AP poll for the first time in program history. Nebraska has passed many tests to this point, but it faced its biggest challenge yet […]

The Nebraska men’s basketball team has one of the best teams in the country this season. They have skyrocketed in the rankings up to No. 5 in the country with a 20-0 record. In under two hours, the Cornhuskers will take on the Michigan Wolverines for a massive Big Ten battle on Peacock. Nebraska is […]

The top-five teams in the latest Associated Press poll features some of the most recognizable brands in the sport today. Arizona, UConn, Michigan, Duke and … wait a minute, what are they doing here? The Nebraska basketball Cornhuskers? At 20-0? Chaos is reigning supreme in college hoops, and it is not even March yet. Although […]

The men’s college basketball power rankings saw some major movement since last week, as multiple of the best teams in the nation lost two straight games. There are also some teams on impressive winning streaks. Conference play is thinning the fat and painting a clearer picture of which teams truly belong in the top 25 […]

According to Fred Hoiberg, the second coming of Dennis Rodman is on his Nebraska basketball team. It is not Rienk Mast or Berke Buyuktuncel, but rather his son, Huskers point guard Sam Hoiberg. Hoiberg does not actually see his son like Rodman, but he admires the way he attacks the glass as a six-foot guard […]

Nebraska is coming off a 77-58 victory over Northwestern, moving to 18-0 on the season. The Cornhuskers already are off to their best start in conference play in 60 years, and now have hit a conference milestone with their 18th straight win to open the season. Nebraska is the first team in the Big Ten […]

The last ClutchPoints’ men’s college basketball power rankings were released before Christmas on Dec. 23. A lot has happened since then, but fans’ biggest takeaway over the holidays was that there are a lot of really good teams this year. Five squads remain undefeated, and all of the top 12 or so teams in the […]

The first two weeks of conference play in college basketball have felt a bit like a changing of the guard, at least for this season, in some ways. Already, both North Carolina and Kansas have stumbled, and the Jayhawks are dealing with a number of issues heading into a Big 12 slate that is only […]

After the Indiana basketball team shredded the Penn State Nittany Lions on Dec. 9, the program has won four of its next five games, though that momentum has come to a halt with an 83-77 loss to the Nebraska Cornhuskers. With the Indiana basketball team led by first-year head coach Darian DeVries, he had a […]

With a win over Indiana on Saturday, Nebraska is off to a 16-0 start in the 2025-2026 college basketball season. The win gives the Cornhuskers a 5-0 start in Big Ten play, their best in program history since 1965-1966. The No. 10-ranked Huskers completed one of their biggest early tests of the 2025-2026 season on […]

Nebraska basketball continues its momentous ascent during the 2025-26 season, vaulting into the Associated Press top-10 rankings for the first time in 60 years, per the ESPN Insights X account. Their hard-earned 58-56 victory versus Michigan State last Friday, widely dubbed the most important home game in Cornhuskers history, kept their undefeated campaign intact while […]

Nebraska basketball continues to trend upward nationally, as the No. 13 Cornhuskers remain undefeated and recalibrate program expectations following Friday night’s 58–56 ranked conference win vs. No. 9 Michigan State at home. Court storming became part of the postgame conversation after the tense Big Ten matchup, which reinforced the Cornhuskers’ growing basketball relevance. The win […]

Seven NCAA teams remain without a loss this season. This is the first edition of ClutchPoints’ men’s college basketball power rankings that features all seven of them. Teams jumping into the top 25 means that others have to fall down the rankings, or be out of them altogether. Florida, for example, is just narrowly holding […]

What a time to be a Nebraska basketball fan, huh? After an impressive 9-0 start to non-conference play, Fred Hoiberg and company had to put their feet to the fire at the start of Big Ten play. The Cornhuskers passed with flying colors, routing Wisconsin at home and upsetting Illinois on the road to get […]

Despite a terrific start to the 2025-26 campaign, Nebraska basketball was not receiving a ton of love in the national rankings. The Cornhuskers earned victories over several Power Four programs during non-conference play, but people still had questions about what Fred Hoiberg’s squad could do against a truly dangerous team. They got their answer after […]

As the Nebraska basketball team upset Illinois, 83-80, in what was a historic win for the program, having been the first time they were 11-0 to start the season, head coach Fred Hoiberg sent a warning to his group. After the Nebraska basketball team had a late-season collapse last year, dropping its final five games, […]

In a statement-making performance, No. 23 Nebraska defeated No. 13 Illinois 83-80 on Saturday at the State Farm Center. With the win, the Cornhuskers improved to 11-0 for the first time in program history to start a season. The victory also extended their school-record winning streak to 15 games. Nebraska’s win came courtesy of a […]

The Oklahoma Sooners are set to take on the Nebraska Cornhuskers in what should be a thrilling college basketball matchup. However, it appears the Sooners are going to be without one of their players for Saturday’s contest. Reports indicate that Jadon Jones is officially ruled out for the game due to a groin injury, according […]

Nebraska basketball coach Fred Hoiberg is making a promise to fans. Hoiberg pledged to work as hard as possible to return the Cornhuskers next season to the Big Ten Conference tournament, as well as the NCAA tournament. “We’re going to be back next year and hopefully do a better job,” Hoiberg said Sunday, per On3. […]

It’s time to continue our College Basketball odds series with an Iowa-Nebraska prediction and pick. Find out how to watch Iowa-Nebraska. The Nebraska Cornhuskers are squarely on the bubble. They have struggled over the past two weeks and turned an advantageous bubble situation into a negative one. A home-court loss to Minnesota was a brutal […]

Lauren Betts had a stellar performance in the UCLA Bruins’ quarterfinal matchup against the Nebraska Cornhuskers on Friday. This drew praise from her head coach Cori Close. In 37 minutes of action, Betts was active on both sides of the ball. She finished with 28 points, 13 rebounds, seven blocks, five assists, and three steals. […]