The No. 15 Nebraska women’s basketball team hopes to get back on the winning track at home when the Huskers take on Illinois Thursday night at Pinnacle Bank Arena.

Tip-off between the Huskers (15-4, 5-3 Big Ten) and the Fighting Illini (11-9, 2-6 Big Ten) is set for 7 p.m., with tickets available now at Huskers.com. Tickets can also be purchased over the phone in advance of the game by calling the Nebraska Athletic Ticket Office at 1-800-8-BIG-RED, or in-person on game day beginning two hours prior to tip-off at the Pinnacle Bank Arena Box Office.

Live radio coverage will be provided by the Husker Sports Network, with Matt Coatney and Jeff Griesch on the call on stations across the network, including B107.3 FM in Lincoln, 93.3 FM in Omaha and 880 AM in Lexington. Live premium video will be available on BTN Plus.

Nebraska had its five-game winning streak snapped with a 78-72 overtime loss at No. 20 Iowa on Monday night. The Huskers led 61-60 after a clutch Rachel Theriot jumper with 4.5 seconds left, but the Hawkeyes got a Whitney Jennings free throw with 1.3 seconds left to send the game to overtime. Iowa scored on each of its overtime possessions to get its first Big Ten win against the Huskers in nine tries.

Senior Emily Cady led the Huskers with 19 points and a career-high 18 rebounds to notch the 30th double-double of her career and eighth of the season. The 6-2 forward from Seward, Neb., increased her season averages to 13.1 points and 10.2 rebounds per game. She is averaging 12.3 points and 11.6 rebounds in Big Ten play, including 19 points and 15 rebounds per contest over the last two games.

Theriot continues to lead the Huskers with 16.9 points and 5.0 assists per game, while senior Tear’a Laudermill is coming on strong in conference play. Laudermill has produced double figures in four straight games to increase her season averages to 12.8 points and 3.6 rebounds per game, including 13.4 points and 4.1 boards in league play. The 5-9 guard from Moreno Valley, Calif., is averaging 21.5 points, 2.0 rebounds, 3.0 assists and 3.0 steals the past two games.

Illinois comes to Lincoln hoping to snap a five-game losing streak since handing Iowa its only Big Ten loss this season on Jan. 8. The Fighting Illini are coming off a 70-57 loss at Michigan on Monday night.

#15 Nebraska Cornhuskers (15-4, 5-3 Big Ten)
3 – Hailie Sample – 6-1 – Sr. – F – 7.4 ppg, 6.3 rpg
23 – Emily Cady – 6-2 – Sr. – F – 13.1 ppg, 10.2 rpg
1 – Tear’a Laudermill – 5-9 – Sr. – G – 12.8 ppg, 3.7 rpg
13 – Brandi Jeffery – 5-7 – Sr. – G – 8.3 ppg, 6.8 rpg
33 – Rachel Theriot – 6-0 – Jr. – G – 16.9 ppg, 4.2 rpg
Off the Bench
5 – Natalie Romeo – 5-7 – Fr. – G – 6.0 ppg, 2.0 rpg
31 – Anya Kalenta – 6-3 – Jr. – F – 5.1 ppg, 2.1 rpg
22 – Allie Havers – 6-5 – So. – C – 4.5 ppg, 3.3 rpg
34 – Jasmine Cincore – 5-8 – Fr. – G – 2.1 ppg, 0.3 rpg
30 – Chandler Smith – 6-0 – Fr. – G – 2.0 ppg, 0.8 rpg
12 – Emily Wood – 5-5 – Fr. – G – 0.3 ppg, 0.6 rpg
11 – Esther Ramacieri – 5-8 – So. – G – 0.1 ppg, 0.6 rpg
50 – Darrien Washington – 6-2 – Fr. – F – Redshirting
Head Coach: Connie Yori (Creighton, 1986)
13th Season at NU (256-146); 25th Season Overall (451-286)

Illinois Fighting Illini (11-9, 2-6 Big Ten)
22 – Ivory Crawford – 5-10 – Sr. – F – 15.9 ppg, 5.3 rpg
or 10 – Amarah Coleman – 5-11 – Fr. – G – 8.5 ppg, 2.0 rpg
32 – Chatrice White – 6-3 – Fr. – C – 14.8 ppg, 7.0 rpg
34 – Jacqui Grant – 6-3 – So. – F – 9.3 ppg, 7.2 rpg
15 – Kyley Simmons – 5-7 – Sr. – G – 9.3 ppg, 2.1 rpg
20 – Brittany Carter – 6-0 – Sr. – G – 8.9 ppg, 5.3 rpg
Off the Bench
3 – Taylor Tuck – 6-0 – Sr. – G/F – 3.1 ppg, 1.9 rpg
21 – Brooke Kissinger – 5-7 – Fr. – G – 1.9 ppg, 0.6 rpg
25 – Kennedy Cattenhead – 5-10 – RFr. – G – 1.1 ppg, 1.0 rpg
12 – Ashley McConnell – 5-9 – So. – G – 1.3 ppg, 0.7 rpg
2 – Taylor Gleason – 5-8 – So. – G – 0.7 ppg, 1.1 rpg
00 – Sarah Hartwell – 5-10 – Jr. – G – 0.6 ppg, 0.6 rpg
5 – Nia Oden – 5-10 – Sr.- F – 0.8 ppg, 1.0 rpg
Head Coach: Matt Bollant (Winona State, 1994)
3rd Season at Illinois (39-44); 13th Season Overall (321-99)

ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) — Zak Irvin had 14 points and 12 rebounds and Michigan rode a strong second-half start to a 58-44 victory over Nebraska on Tuesday.

The Wolverines (13-8, 6-3 Big Ten) led 23-18 at intermission and blew the game open after starting the second on a 13-2 run. Irvin closed the spurt with a 3-pointer and the Cornhuskers never got closer than eight points the rest of the night.

Aubrey Dawkins scored 13 points on 5-of-7 shooting and Max Bielfelt added 12 points and nine boards for Michigan. The Wolverines shot 49 percent and were perfect (8 of 8) from the line.

Shavon Shields had 14 points to lead Nebraska (12-8, 4-4), which fell to 0-5 against the Wolverines since joining the conference before the 2011-12 season. The Huskers were outrebounded 34-26.

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Ally Disterhoft scored all 20 of her points in the second half and overtime to lead No. 20 Iowa to its first victory against No. 15 Nebraska in nine tries as a Big Ten opponent, 78-72 on Monday.

Bethany Doolittle had six of her 12 points during the extra period while Iowa outscored Nebraska 17-11. Samantha Logic finished with 22 points and eight assists and Disterhoft had 13 rebounds.

Iowa (16-3, 7-1 Big Ten) rallied with a 17-6 run to lead 60-57 on Disterhoft’s layup with 2:33 left in regulation.

Rachel Theriot’s jumper gave the Cornhuskers (15-4, 5-3) a 61-60 lead with 4.5 seconds. Iowa inbounded long and handed off to Whitney Jennings who drew a foul with 1.3 seconds left. She made one free throw to force overtime.

Tear’a Laudermill and Emily Cady led Nebraska with 19 points each. Cady grabbed 18 boards and Theriot added 15 points.

The Nebraska men’s basketball team hits the road for an important Big Ten contest, as the Huskers take on Michigan Tuesday night in Ann Arbor.

Tipoff is set for 6:02 p.m. (central) from the Crisler Center, and the contest will be televised nationally on ESPN with Mike Tirico, Dan Dakich and Sam Ponder on the call.Tuesday’s game is also available online and on mobile devices on the WatchESPN app. Tuesday’s matchup with Michigan is the first of two Super Tuesday appearances for the Big Red, as the Huskers will host Wisconsin at Pinnacle Bank Arena on Feb. 10.

The game will be broadcast across the state of Nebraska on the 37-station IMG Husker Sports Radio Network, including KLIN 1400 AM in Lincoln, 1110 KFAB in Omaha and KRVN 880 AM in Lexington with Kent Pavelka calling the action and Matt Davison adding color commentary. The game can be heard for free on Huskers.com and is available on the Huskers’ app on iOS or android devices, as well as on TuneIn Radio and on SiriusXM Satellite Radio.

The Huskers (12-7, 4-3 Big Ten) broke out of an offensive slump on Saturday against Michigan State, scoring 79 points against a Spartan defense that was surrendering 61.9 points per game. Nebraska, which averaged a league-low 58.2 points per game in its first six Big Ten games, hit 49 percent from the field and went 27-of-39 from the foul line to earn its fourth win in the last five games.

While All-Big Ten performers Terran Petteway and Shavon Shields combined for 53 points, it was the performances of a pair of role players that helped propel the Huskers above the .500 mark in Big Ten play for the first time in 2014-15. Leslee Smith stepped into the starting lineup after David Rivers suffered a knee injury in practice Thursday night and gave the Huskers seven points and seven rebounds in a career-high 30 minutes. Sophomore Tai Webster came off the bench and played extended minutes after starting center Walter Pitchford was ejected four minutes into the contest and gave the Huskers 13 points, three rebounds and a pair of steals in 28 minutes after playing just 21 minutes in NU’s previous four contests.

Michigan (12-8, 5-3 Big Ten) is coming off a tough 69-64 overtime loss to Wisconsin on Sunday. Derrick Walton Jr. led the Wolverines with 17 points, including a 3-pointer to send the game to overtime, while Zak Irvin added 12 in a losing cause. Michigan was dealt a blow earlier in the month with the season-ending injury to Caris LeVert, as the junior led the Wolverines in scoring (14.9 ppg), rebounding (4.9 rpg) and assists (3.7 apg).