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MBB vs Michigan State](https://huskers.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2020/2/20/MBB_vs_MSU_PS_0909.jpg)
Champaign, Ill. – A shorthanded Nebraska team rallied from a double-digit deficit to force a tie game early in the second half, but Illinois responded with an 11-1 run to regain control and defeat the Huskers 71-59 on Monday night at the State Farm Center.