Big Ten WBB Scores and Standings (11/23)

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November 23
#21 Indiana 71, #19 Tennessee 57
#23 Washington State 87, Maryland 67
Nebraska 75, Lamar 61
Michigan State 95, James Madison 69

Standings
Michigan State (5-0)
Penn State (5-1)
Nebraska (4-1)
Indiana (4-1)
Cockeye (4-1)
Michigan (4-1)
Minnesota (4-1)
Ohio State (4-1)
Wisconsin (3-1)
Northwestern (3-2)
Rutgers (3-3)
Illinois (2-2)
Maryland (2-3)
Purdue (2-3)

Games for Friday, November 24
Eastern Michigan at Michigan
Maryland vs. Wisconsin-Green Bay (at Cancun, Mexico)
Wisconsin vs. Arkansas (at Fort Myers, FL)
Michigan State vs. Pickle Smoochers (at Cancun, Mexico)
#5 Cockeye vs. Purdue Fort Wayne (at Estero, FL)
Rutgers vs. Texas Tech (at Las Vegas)
Northwestern vs. Belmont (at Henderson, NV)

Next Nebraska Game - Saturday, November 25
Nebraska vs. TCU (at St. Petersburg, FL) (12:00 PM)

 

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Potts Pushes Huskers Past Lamar
Huskers.com
St. Petersburg, Fla. - Natalie Potts scored a game and career-high 22 points to lead three Huskers in double figures as the Nebraska women's basketball team worked its way to a 75-61 win over Lamar on Thanksgiving Day at the St. Pete Showcase.

With the victory, Nebraska improved to 4-1 while the Cardinals slipped to 4-2 on the young season.

Potts got her 22 points with remarkable efficiency, going 9-of-10 from the field, including 1-of-2 from three-point range, while also going 3-for-3 at the free throw line. All of Potts' free throws came as "and-ones" after made baskets, including two in the fourth quarter to help seal Nebraska's 14-point win.

Potts was also huge in the second quarter, scoring nine big points in the period to help Nebraska flip a 25-14 deficit into a 37-31 halftime lead. She and Jaz Shelley combined for the first 12 points of a 21-3 second-quarter surge for the Big Red. The duo also combined for 10 straight points in the third quarter to help the Huskers withstand a Lamar surge that trimmed the margin to 49-46 with just over two minutes left. Shelley scored the final five points of the period to send NU to the fourth with a 54-46 lead.

Shelley finished with a season-high 17 points, including 3-of-6 three-pointers while sinking all six of her free throw attempts, and Alexis Markowski pitched in 16 points and five rebounds.

Graduate guard Darian White also played a major role in Nebraska's success by scoring eight points to go along with a game-high nine rebounds and five assists.

Potts, Shelley and Markowski all scored in double figures despite being shackled with foul trouble throughout the game.

For the contest, Nebraska hit 51 percent of its shots (26-51), including 7-of-23 three-pointers, while sinking 16-of-17 free throws (.941). The Huskers outworked the Cardinals on the glass, 38-23, to overcome a 15-10 deficit in the turnover department.

NU held Lamar to 43.4 percent (23-53) shooting, despite the Cardinals starting the game 11-for-13. LU went 5-for-22 from long range and just 10-of-17 from the free throw line.

Sabria Dean led Lamar with 19 points, while Akasha Davis and T'Aliyah Miner each added 11 points for the Cardinals.

The Huskers return to action Saturday at the St. Pete Showcase when they take on unbeaten TCU. Tip-off between Nebraska and the Horned Frogs is set for noon (CT) with free live audio coverage from the Huskers Radio Network.

 

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	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	TOTAL
Nebraska	14	23	19	19	75
Lamar	20	11	17	13	61

Nebraska	STATS	Lamar
26-51 (51.0%)	FG	23-53 (43.4%)
7-23 (30.4%)	3FG	5-22 (22.7%)
16-17 (94.1%)	FT	10-17 (58.8%)
38	Rebounds	23
15	Turnovers	10
5	Steals	2
26	Pts in Paint	32
11	Pts off Turnovers	15
11	2nd Chance Pts	10
3	Fast Break Pts	0
12	Bench Pts	19

SCORING
NEBRASKA
Natalie Potts - 22
Jaz Shelley - 17
Alexis Markowski - 16
Darian White - 8
Callin Hake - 5
Logan Nissley - 3
Kendall Moriarty - 2
Jessica Petrie - 2
Total - 75
LAMAR
Sabria Dean - 19
Akasha Davis - 11
T'Aliyah Miner - 11
Jacei Denley - 7
Malay McQueen - 6
Brooklyn Mitchell - 3
Taliah Hill - 2
R'Mani Taylor - 2
Total - 61