Basketball Big Ten WBB Scores and Standings (1/4)

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January 4
#7 Maryland 82, Indiana 67
#19 Ohio State 71, Rutgers 49
#20 Nebraska 78, Purdue 62
#24 Michigan State 81, Illinois 75
Wisconsin 74, Penn State 73

Standings
1. UCLA (14-1, 4-0)
2. Cockeye (12-2, 3-0)
3. Illinois (13-2, 3-1)
3. Maryland (15-1, 3-1)
3. Michigan State (14-1, 3-1)
3. Ohio State (13-2, 3-1)
3. Wisconsin (11-4, 3-1)
8. Michigan (11-2, 2-1)
8. USC (10-4, 2-1)
8. Washington (12-2, 2-1)
11. Nebraska (13-2, 2-2)
12. Minnesota (10-3, 1-1)
13. Oregon (13-3, 1-2)
14. Northwestern (6-8, 0-3)
15. Indiana (11-5, 0-4)
15. Penn State (7-8, 0-4)
15. Purdue (8-7, 0-4)
15. Rutgers (8-7, 0-4)

Games for Monday, January 5
Minnesota at #6 Michigan (5:30 PM - BTN)
#14 Cockeye at Northwestern (7:30 PM - BTN)

Next Nebraska Game - Thursday, January 8
Indiana at Nebraska (7:00 PM - BTN+)

 

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No. 20 Huskers Shoot Past Purdue
Huskers.com
Lincoln - Britt Prince scored a game-high 17 points and hit four of Nebraska's 12 three-pointers to shoot the No. 20 Huskers to a 78-62 women's basketball win over Purdue on Sunday afternoon at Pinnacle Bank Arena.

Amiah Hargrove added 13 points on perfect 3-for-3 shooting from long range to help the Huskers improve to 13-2 overall and 2-2 in the Big Ten, while Purdue slipped to 8-7 and 0-4 in the conference.

Eliza Maupin pitched in 13 points on 4-of-5 shooting from the floor and 5-of-6 free throws in her second straight start, while Callin Hake rounded out the four Huskers in double figures with 11 points, including 3-of-5 three-pointers.

For the game, Nebraska hit 51.1 percent (24-47) of its shots, including 12-of-19 three-pointers (.632), while sinking 18-of-23 free throws (.783). NU outworked Purdue on the glass, 29-28, and won the turnover battle, 16-15.

Purdue finished at 44.2 percent (23-52) from the field, including 8-of-20 threes (.400), while hitting 8-of-12 free throws (.667). Tara Daye led three Boilermakers in double figures with 12 points, while Kendall Puryear and Kiki Smith each contributed 10 points.

The Huskers shot their way to a 43-32 halftime lead by sinking 9-of-12 threes in the first half.

Prince and Hargrove did the most damage from long range by combining for 6-of-7 three-point shooting. Prince finished the half with 12 points on 3-of-4 shooting from long range. Hargrove added 11 points off the bench on 3-of-3 three-point shooting. Hargrove's third three-pointer gave the Big Red its biggest lead of the half at 38-25 to cap a 9-0 Husker run that started with six straight points inside from Maupin.

Hake added six points on a pair of three-pointers in the half, while Logan Nissley pitched in a three-pointer as well.

Nebraska hit 14-of-22 shots (.636) in the half, and sank 6-of-7 free throws. The Huskers also won the battle of the boards, 15-10, in the first 20 minutes.

Purdue stayed close by hitting 12-of-26 shots (.462), including 5-of-10 threes, while adding 3-of-6 free throws. The Boilermakers also won the first-half turnover war, 10-6.

Nebraska pushed the margin to 14 points early in the third quarter on a Maupin free throw just 1:11 into the period, before Purdue answered with a 7-0 run to pull back within 46-39.

Hailey Weaver and Prince then answered with back-to-back three-pointers in a 50-second span, and the Huskers took a 58-48 lead to the final period.

The Boilermakers were still within striking distance at 64-56 with 4:30 to play, before Hake sank Nebraska's final three-pointer with 4:16 left. The Huskers held the Boilers without a field goal for the final 2:30, outscoring Purdue 7-1 down the stretch to claim the 16-point win.

Nebraska continues its three-game home stand on Thursday when the Huskers take on Indiana. Tip-off with the Hoosiers is set for 7 p.m. (CT) at PBA with tickets available now at Huskers.com. Live video coverage will be provided to B1G+ subscribers, while live audio from the Huskers Radio Network will be available on Huskers.com and the Huskers App.

 

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	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	TOTAL
Purdue	17	15	16	14	62
Nebraska	22	21	15	20	78

Purdue	STATS	Nebraska
23-52 (44.2%)	FG	24-47 (51.1%)
8-20 (40.0%)	3FG	12-19 (63.2%)
8-12 (66.7%)	FT	18-23 (78.3%)
28	Rebounds	29
21	Fouls	12
15	Assists	11
16	Turnovers	15
2	Blocks	5
13	Steals	6
30	Pts in Paint	24
16	Pts off Turnovers	19
16	2nd Chance Pts	4
6	Fast Break Pts	4
23	Bench Pts	24

SCORING

BOILERMAKERS
Tara Daye - 12
Kiki Smith - 10
Kendall Puryear - 10
Hila Karsh - 9
Madison Layden-Zay - 6
McKenna Layden - 6
Nya Smith - 5
Lana McCarthy - 2
Avery Gordon - 2
TOTAL - 62

HUSKERS
Britt Prince - 17
Eliza Maupin - 13
Amiah Hargrove - 13
Callin Hake - 11
Jessica Petrie - 8
Claire Johnson - 7
Logan Nissley - 5
Hailey Weaver - 3
Kennadi Williams - 1
TOTAL - 78

 

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NOTES

- With the win, Nebraska moves to 13-10 all-time with Purdue, including seven consecutive victories.

- Nebraska's now seven-game win streak in the series began with an 81-66 win over the Boilermakers in Lincoln on Jan. 30, 2022

- Purdue's last win in the series came with an 83-72 victory in West Lafayette on December 23, 2020. The last Purdue win in Lincoln came on January 22, 2020 (76-68).

- The first-ever meeting between the two schools in women's basketball saw Nebraska come away with an epic 93-89 triple-overtime win at Mackey Arena (Feb. 2, 2012). Later that same season, Purdue defeated Nebraska 74-70 in double-overtime in the Big Ten Tournament Championship Game in Indianapolis

- The third game in the overall series also went to overtime, a 69-66 loss for the Huskers in Lincoln on Jan. 5, 2013. None of the other 20 games in the series have gone to overtime.

- After having won the series opener in 2011-12, Nebraska suffered through five straight losses to Purdue. Since the 2014-15 season, Nebraska owns a 12-5 edge in the series