"The right thing to do" for Tom Izzo led to a special moment for the Hoiberg family during Thursday's game between Michigan State and Nebraska at Pinnacle Bank Arena.

Nebraska's second-half struggles struck again on Thursday night as the Huskers dropped their 11th straight game with an 86-65 loss to Michigan State at Pinnacle Bank Arena, setting a new program record for consecutive losses.

Nebraska, now 7-19 on the season and 2-13 in conference play, lost to Michigan State by 21 points Thursday night, 86-65.

Michigan State has lost four of its last five and has fallen out of the top 25, but Fred Hoiberg still sees the Spartans as an "unbelievably talented team" led by senior point guard Cassius Winston. Thursday's game wont be easy for Hoiberg and the Huskers - but it will be a family reunion of sorts.

Mark Dantonio produced some of the best results in Michigan State football history. His teams also had a bizarre way of perfectly conforming to expected wins . . . eventually.

Nebraska is about to begin Big Ten play in earnest, which means are about to get even tougher because the Big Ten did well for itself in the nonconference in terms of earning favor in the NET rankings.

Sophomore guard Sam Haiby led four Huskers in double figures with 19 points, but Nebraska couldn’t close the door on the Michigan State Spartans on the road and dropped a 78-70 overtime loss.

Jacob Padilla recaps the results of the fifth annual Gavitt Tipoff Games, an inter-conference class between the Big Ten and the Big East. The Huskers didn't participate in this year's event, but the Big Ten did go 5-3 with a few noteworthy performances.

No. 6 Nebraska earned its first sweep at Jenison Field House on Wednesday night as the Huskers took down Michigan State for the second time this season.

Scott Frost's first game as Nebraska's QB came against Nick Saban's second team at Michigan State. Saban lost twice, big, to the Huskers but his response after those losses may have some clues as Nebraska tries to turn things around.

No. 5 Nebraska bounced back from its loss to Wisconsin with one of its best defensive performances of the season in a 3-1 win over Michigan State, holding the Spartans to a season-low .038.

No. 5 Nebraska suffered its second loss of the season last week in an uncharacteristic fashion, allowing Wisconsin to hit .376 in the Devaney Center. With two weekend matches, the Huskers have gotten a chance to get back to work on the practice court to make sure that doesn’t happen again.

Big Ten Media Day was last Wednesday, so Jacob Padilla is back with his early projections for how the conference standings are going to shake out this season.

Five Big Ten teams will be in action before we even get to the first full Saturday of college football. Here's a quick look at what you need to know about those games.

Which Big Ten team has the best quarterback in the conference? Here's how we'd rank 'em.

A handful of Big Ten players – Isaiah Roby included – have yet to make their final decisions regarding the 2019 NBA Draft, and some of those upcoming decisions will have a significant impact on the Big Ten landscape for 2019-20.

Speed, 3s and transfer recruiting was Hoiberg’s game plan in Ames and he executed it to great success. But that plan isn’t quite as unique as it was five years ago. Will it still work? Hoiberg and his staff believe so, even in a Big Ten that isn’t quite as progressive as many other conferences.

What kind of a coach should Bill Moos be looking for? What wins in the Big Ten? Jacob Padilla tried to answer those questions in this week's Padding the Stats.