Nebraska women’s basketball (16-5, 5-5) remained home following its victory over Illinois to play host to Northwestern (8-13, 2-8) on Wednesday night. The Huskers dominated the night, taking down the Wildcats 89-73 to grab their second-straight win.
Nebraska controlled the game for most of the night, despite foul trouble, going up by 11 at the end of the first and holding a double-digit lead for over half the contest. Though Northwestern cut the lead down to eight at the start of the third, the Huskers kept their foot on the gas to run away with the win.
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Nebraska shot 30-of-57 in total, including 11-of-21 from three-point range, seven coming in the first half. The Huskers also hit 18-of-20 from the foul line and outrebounded Northwestern 37-27. The Wildcats finished 25-of-55, 6-of-16 and 17-of-25 on the night.
Britt Prince scored a team-high 28 points in the win, hitting 10-of-15 from the floor, 2-of-3 from beyond the arc and 6-of-6 from the free throw line. She also secured six rebounds and earned a team-high six assists. Logan Nissley tallied 14 points for Nebraska, going 4-of-7 from the floor, landing her four shots from three-point range.
Amiah Hargrove and Callin Hake each racked up 13 points to round out the Huskers’ top scorers. Hargrove shot 5-of-14 from the floor and 2-of-5 from beyond the arc and picked up a double-double after hauling in 11 rebounds. Hake hit 3-of-6 from three-point range and 4-of-4 from the free throw line.
Nebraska travels east for its next couple of contests, starting with a Sunday night matchup with Ohio State. Tipoff is set for 5 p.m. CT on the Big Ten Network.
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