THE ESSENTIALS WHAT #97 Michigan (8-14, 3-9 B10) vs #52 Nebraska (16-8, 6-7 B10) WHERE Champions Circle Arena Lincoln, NE WHEN Saturday, 6:30 PM THE LINE Kenpom: Neb-7 Torvik: Neb-7 TELEVISION BTN (link) THE OVERVIEW Well whaddaya know, Michigan won a basketball game. Over a top-11 opponent and the projected top three-seed no less. Granted it was the most fraudulent Wisconsin team in a minute, but if our stink's gonna rub off on someone this year, nobody deserves it more than the Badgers. Doing the same to Nebraska would be ruder, and surprisingly more far-fetched. The Huskers are currently just on the good side of the bubble. They don't travel well; a recent overtime loss to Illinois was the closest the Huskers have come this season to a Big Ten road win. At home howevever they've taken out Wisconsin, Ohio State, Northwestern, Indiana, Michigan State, Kansas State, Indiana, and Purdue(!), which victory is probably what's holding them in the tournament. Their remaining Big Ten schedule is a lot easier, but Road Nebraska is eminently capable of coughing up games at Indiana, Ohio State, and even Michigan. With Dug still serving his road suspension (this will be Game 4 of the projected 6), and Jaelin Llewellin's knee in no shape to keep up with Keisei Tominaga and Jamarques Lawrence, this one doesn't have much suspense. How things have changed. [After THE JUMP: Nebraska hasn't changed, but the Big Ten has.]