Big Ten WBB Tournament Scores and Schedule (3/10)

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March 10

Big Ten Tournament
Second Round
Nebraska 72, Minnesota 61
Northwestern 67, Illinois 42
Michigan State 75, Penn State 66
Cockeye 83, Purdue 72

Standings
1. Maryland (21-2, 17-1)
2. Indiana (18-4, 16-2)
3. Rutgers (14-3, 10-3)
4. Michigan (14-4, 9-4)
5. Northwestern (14-7, 11-7)
6. Cockeye (16-8, 11-8)
7. Ohio State (13-7, 9-7)
8. Michigan State (14-7, 8-7)
9. Nebraska (12-11, 9-10)
10. Minnesota (8-13, 7-11)
11. Penn State (9-15, 6-13)
12. Purdue (7-16, 4-14)
13. Illinois (5-18, 2-16)
14. Wisconsin (5-19, 2-18)

Ohio State is ineligible for postseason play

Big Ten Tournament

Quarterfinals - Thursday, March 11
#1 Maryland vs. #8 Nebraska (10:00 a.m. - FS2)
#4 Michigan vs. #5 Northwestern (12:00 p.m. - FS2)
#2 Indiana vs. #7 Michigan State (5:30 p.m. - FS2)
#3 Rutgers vs. #6 Cockeye (7:30 p.m. - FS2)

 

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Huskers Work Past Gophers
Huskers.com

INDIANAPOLIS - Nebraska used an explosive 18-3 surge midway through the first half to build a 38-21 halftime lead and never looked back in a 72-61 win over Minnesota in the second round of the Big Ten Women's Basketball Tournament at Bankers Life Fieldhouse on Wednesday.

Sam Haiby led the eighth-seeded Huskers with a game-high 19 points while adding eight rebounds and three assists. The All-Big Ten guard helped the Big Red improve to 12-11 overall heading into Thursday's quarterfinal game with No. 1 seed Maryland. The junior from Moorhead, Minn., started Nebraska's 18-3 spurt with her layup late in the first quarter to give Nebraska a 13-11 lead.

Fellow Minnesotan Kendall Coley also played a major role in surge, knocking down a three-pointer at the buzzer to end the first quarter to stake NU to 16-11 lead at the end of the period. Then with Nebraska leading 20-14, the freshman early enrollee out of St. Louis Park High School, buried her second three-pointer to give the Big Red a 23-14 edge with 7:14 left in the half. A pair of Haiby free throws gave the Huskers their first double-digit edge, before back-to-back buckets by Bella Cravens and Kate Cain extended the lead to 29-14 and force a Minnesota timeout with 4:09 left in the half.

Cain, who closed the game with 16 points, six rebounds and two blocks, finished the first half with eight points, three rebounds and a steal, while Coley and Isabelle Bourne each contributed six points. Cravens played well with four points, two rebounds, two assists and two steals, while freshman Whitney Brown quarterbacked the Husker surge with five assists in a six-minute span. Brown finished the game with a career-high six assists to go along with four rebounds.

Bourne, who joined Cain as an honorable-mention All-Big Ten pick during the season, added 14 points and seven boards to give the Huskers three players in double figures, while Ashley Scoggin pitched in nine points.

Gadiva Hubbard and Katie Borowicz each scored 12 points to lead Minnesota, while Klarke Sconiers contributed 11 points off the bench and Laura Bagwell Katalinich scored 10. The Golden Gophers were without injured starters Jasmine Powell, Sara Scalia and Kadi Sissoko.

As a team, Nebraska hit 42.2 percent (27-64) of its shots from the field, including 8-of-18 three-pointers (.444). The Huskers also connected on 10-of-14 free throws (.714) and out-rebounded Minnesota, 39-36. Nebraska also won the turnover battle, 11-8, and outscored the Golden Gophers in points off turnovers, 16-3 on the day.

In the first half, Nebraska hit 15-of-31 first-half shots, including 4-of-10 threes. The Huskers also went 4-for-4 at the free throw line. NU out-rebounded Minnesota 19-14. Nebraska won the first-half turnover battle 9-5, and more importantly outscored Minnesota in points-off-turnovers 14-0.

 

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Postgame Notes: Nebraska vs. Minnesota

- Nebraska earns its first Big Ten Tournament win since March 2, 2018, when it defeated Michigan, 61-54, in a quarterfinal matchup at Bankers Life Fieldhouse

- This was Nebraska's largest margin of victory in a Big Ten Tournament game since March 5, 2015, when it defeated Illinois, 86-71 in a second-round game at the Sears Centre in Hoffman Estates, Illinois

- The Huskers snapped a three-game series losing streak to Minnesota, earning their first win over the Golden Gophers since Jan. 4, 2020 (72-58 in Lincoln)

- Nebraska now leads the all-time series against Minnesota, 15-12, and has won both meetings in the Big Ten Tournament (also 80-67 on March 7, 2014, in a quarterfinal matchup at Bankers Life Fieldhouse)

- Nebraska had only eight turnovers in today's game, one shy of their season best set twice before -- Dec. 23 at Purdue and Jan. 19 vs. Minnesota

- Freshman guard Whitney Brown dished out a career-high six assists, doubling her previous personal best set against Michigan State on Jan. 10, 2021

- Freshman forward Kendall Coley tied her career high with six points, having previously reached that total in the Huskers' last meeting at Minnesota on Feb. 24, 2021

- Senior center Kate Cain recorded two blocks today, giving her 349 for her career and putting her in position to become the sixth player in Big Ten history with 350 career blocked shots

- In a unique Big Ten Tournament twist, the #9 seed continues to have a winning record against the #8 seed in second round matchups, leading 16-11 following the win by #8 Nebraska

- This is the first time since 2014 that the #8 seed has defeated the #9 seed at the Big Ten Tournament, with #8 Ohio State downing #9 Northwestern 86-77 at Bankers Life Fieldhouse. The Buckeyes would go on to upset top-seeded Penn State, 99-82 in the quarterfinals before bowing out to No. 5 Cockeye 77-73 in the 2014 semifinals

 

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	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	TOTAL
Minnesota	11	10	14	26	61
Nebraska	16	22	12	22	72

Ties: 2
Lead Changes: 5

MINNESOTA
FG: 23-of-60 (38.3%)
3FG: 4-of-19 (21.1%)
FT: 11-of-16 (68.8%)
Pts in Paint: 16
Pts off Turnovers: 3
Second Chance Pts: 14
Fast Break Pts: 6
Bench Pts: 14
Rebounds: 36
Fouls: 17
Assists: 17
Turnovers: 11
Blocks: 4
Steals: 5

Scoring
Gadiva Hubbard - 12
Katie Borowicz - 12
Klarke Sconiers - 11
Laura Bagwell-Katalinich - 10
Alexia Smith - 8
Kayla Mershon - 5
Grace Cumming - 3

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NEBRASKA

FG: 27-of-64 (42.2%)
3FG: 8-of-18 (44.4%)
FT: 10-of-14 (71.4%)
Pts in Paint: 34
Pts off Turnovers: 16
Second Chance Pts: 7
Fast Break Pts: 10
Bench Pts: 14
Rebounds: 39
Fouls: 15
Assists: 20
Turnovers: 8
Blocks: 3
Steals: 5

Scoring
Sam Haiby - 19
Kate Cain - 16
Isabelle Bourne - 14
Ashley Scoggin - 9
Kendall Coley - 6
Bella Cravens - 5
Annika Stewart - 3