Illinois 71, Nebraska 64

#illini Underwood: "I'm really happy for Kip."

I almost treated it like he wasn't part of our team. I just left him alone. He had too many people in his ear, including me.

Good locker room guy. Last two days in practice, ball started going in for him. Saw a different tenacity.

— Jeremy Werner (@JWerner247) February 2, 2019

.@CoachUnderwood shared his thoughts following the @IlliniMBB win over Nebraska. pic.twitter.com/ftcHZ8FbuI

— Illinois on BTN (@IllinoisOnBTN) February 2, 2019

With 71-64 victory vs. Nebraska, #Illini have won 2 of 3 games for just second time this season. Kipper Nichols' 18 points tied season high after going scoreless previous five games.

— Shannon Ryan (@sryantribune) February 2, 2019

Illini didn't make many FTs but a 71-64 win is a nice statement to the home crowd that this thing is progressing. Couple more opportunities this week.

Balance on offense today showed a team that's meshing. Good to see multiple guys step up. Bench differential was enormous.

— Derek Piper (@DPiper247) February 2, 2019