Former Wisconsin guard Connor Essegian had a career outing in Nebraska's 96-79 win over South Dakota on Wednesday. The former Badger transfer went off for 29 points, five assists and two rebounds on 10-of-22 shooting and 6-of-15 from three.

The Wisconsin Badgers entered the game after holding the No. 1 Oregon Ducks to just 16 points. Nebraska scored 44 points against Wisconsin, the most the Badgers surrendered all season. However, Wisconsin also scored the most points in a game since October 12 after averaging under 15 points per game.

Nebraska football finally clinched a bowl game for the first since 2016. ESPN writers Kyle Bonagura and Mark Schlabach updated their bowl projections after Week 13, both have Nebraska going to different locations and yet facing the same team.

The Huskers' offense was nearly perfectly balanced in the win with 38 passing attempts to 36 rushing attempts and showed the ability to move the ball efficiently in both manners. Through the air, Nebraska's passing attack totaled nearly 300 yards while their rushing attack totaled 180 yards and four touchdowns while averaging five yards per carry.