Lincoln – Jaz Shelley and Alexis Markowski both installed huge double-doubles to lead 4 Huskers in double figures, as the Nebraska females’s basketball group rolled to an 80-64 win over Northwestern in front of more than 6,000 fans at Pinnacle Bank Arena on Sunday afternoon.The Huskers (16-13, 8-10 Big Ten) outscored the Wildcats (9-20, 2-16 Big Ten) 50-34 in the 2nd half, consisting of 16 points and 12 rebounds in the last 20 minutes from Markowski, who ended up the day with 16 points and 14 boards. It was her Big Ten-leading 14th double-double of the season and 20th of her Husker profession.
Shelley, who ended up with 19 points and a career-high 13 rebounds to accompany 6 helps and 3 takes, included 11 points and 5 boards in the 2nd half as Nebraska retreated. She published her 4th double-double of the year and 10th of her Husker profession.
Sam Haiby completed her last regular-season home video game with 13 points, consisting of 10 after halftime, while Isabelle Bourne pitched in 11 points and 4 boards. Maddie Krull simply missed out on double digits with 9 points – all in the 2nd half.
The Big Red ended up the video game by striking 26-of-57 shots (.456) from the field, consisting of 6-of-21 3s (.286), while sinking 22-of-27 complimentary tosses (.815). The Huskers owned the glass on the day, 49-26, consisting of a 25-8 edge in the last 20 minutes.
Shelley led Nebraska with 8 points, 8 rebounds and 4 helps in the very first half. Bourne included 7 points and 3 rebounds for the Big Red, which struck 11-of-27 shots (.407) from the field, however simply 2-of-10 three-pointers. The Huskers were likewise 6-of-8 at the complimentary toss line and won the rebounding fight, 24-18, in the half.
Nebraska’s defense installed another strong effort, holding the Wildcats to 40 percent (26-65), consisting of simply 4-of-21 3s (.190). Northwestern included 8-of-11 complimentary tosses and won the turnover fight, 19-15. Paige Mott led the Cats with 18 points, while Hailey Weaver contributed 12 points and Carolina Lau 11.
Northwestern addressed with 9 points from Caroline Lau and 8 points from Paige Mott. The Wildcats struck 13-of-35 shots (.371), consisting of 2-of-11 3s, and 2-of-4 complimentary tosses, while winning the first-half turnover fight, 11-8.
Nebraska led 12-7 at the end of the very first quarter and pressed the margin to 10 points at 21-11 after back-to-back containers by Maggie Mendelson off the bench with simply over 6 minutes left in the half. But the Wildcats reacted with an 8-0 run that consisted of 6 points from Lau and a basket by Mott.
The Huskers pressed the lead back to 8 at 29-21 after 4 straight points from Callin Hake off the bench with 2:49 left, however the Wildcats closed the half with a 9-1 rise that consisted of the last 5 points after Nebraska’s bench was whistled for a technical nasty..
The Cats kept momentum early in the 2nd half, taking a 34-31 lead, prior to Haiby, Bourne, Krull and Markowski integrated for an 11-2 Husker rise to restore a 42-36 lead. The Big Red pressed the result in 60-50 at the end of 3 quarters, with the last 7 points from Markowski who ended up with 12 points in the quarter. Nebraska extended the margin to 18 points in the closing minutes prior to going for the 16-point win.
Nebraska will be back in action to open the Big Ten Tournament on Thursday, March 2. The Huskers made the No. 8 seed and will deal with No. 9 seed Michigan State on the 2nd day of the competition with tip-off set for 11:30 a.m. at the Target Center in Minneapolis. All-session tickets are available and the video game will be telecasted live by the Big Ten Network. The video game likewise can be heard throughout the Huskers Radio Network stations, Huskers.com and the Huskers App.
