Michigan trailed most of the night but locked in defensively late to beat No. 5 Nebraska, 75-72, and move back into first place in the Big Ten.

ANN ARBOR, Mich. — Go figure, a top-five matchup that lived up to its billing. And Michigan came out on top. The No. 3-ranked Wolverines went wire to wire with unbeaten Nebraska on Tuesday night, trailing for most of the game before a late flurry sparked a 75-72 victory at Crisler Center.

A pair of Big Ten squads both ranked in the top five square off on Tuesday Jan. 27 when No. 3 Michigan hosts No. 5 Nebraska.

Michigan held Nebraska to 1-of-13 from three in the second half and rallied late to beat the previously unbeaten Cornhuskers in Ann Arbor.

An onslaught of Michigan physicality was bearing down on Nebraska. NU tried in vain to hold onto its late lead in a 75-72 loss, but No. 3 UM kept surging

Major college basketball’s longest winning streak in more than a decade ended at 24 games with No. 5 Nebraska’s 75-72 loss at No. 3 Michigan on Tuesday night.

The No. 5 Cornhuskers went into Michigan and controlled most of Tuesday's matchup against the 3rd-ranked Wolverines. But Michigan kept things close in the face of hot early 3-point shooting from Nebraska and rallied for a 75-72 win.