1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T | |
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MICH | 11 | 12 | 10 | 21 | 54 |
NEB | 15 | 12 | 10 | 24 | 61 |
Nebraska women pull away late in 4th, beat Michigan 61-54
INDIANAPOLIS -- Hannah Whitish scored 10 of her 17 points in the fourth quarter to help No. 3 seed Nebraska beat sixth-seeded Michigan 61-54 in a Big Ten Conference Tournament quarterfinal on Friday night.
The Cornhuskers (21-9) will play 17th-ranked and second-seeded Maryland (24-6) in a Saturday semifinal.
Whitish finished 6 of 13 from the field and made two of her three 3-pointers in the fourth quarter. Nicea Eliely added 12 points for Nebraska.
Hallie Thome scored 21 points and Katelynn Flaherty added 17 to lead Michigan (22-9).
Whitish made a 3-pointer, Jasmine Cincore converted a 3-point play and Janay Morton added a layup during an 8-2 surge that stretched the Cornhuskers' lead to 51-44. Flaherty then hit a 3 and Thome made a layup to pull Michigan to 51-49 with 4:30 remaining. Whitish scored seven of the Huskers' last 10 points.
Game Information
- Referees:
- Felicia Grinter
- Tim Daley
- Tiara Cruse
2024-25 Big Ten Conference Standings
Team | CONF | GB | OVR |
---|---|---|---|
UCLA | 4-0 | - | 15-0 |
Maryland | 4-0 | - | 14-0 |
USC | 4-0 | - | 14-1 |
Ohio State | 3-0 | 0.5 | 14-0 |
Minnesota | 3-1 | 1 | 15-1 |
Michigan State | 2-1 | 1.5 | 12-2 |
Washington | 2-1 | 1.5 | 11-4 |
Indiana | 2-1 | 1.5 | 10-4 |
Iowa | 2-2 | 2 | 12-3 |
Nebraska | 2-2 | 2 | 11-4 |
Oregon | 2-2 | 2 | 11-4 |
Michigan | 1-2 | 2.5 | 10-4 |
Illinois | 1-3 | 3 | 11-4 |
Wisconsin | 1-3 | 3 | 10-5 |
Purdue | 0-3 | 3.5 | 7-7 |
Penn State | 0-4 | 4 | 9-6 |
Rutgers | 0-4 | 4 | 8-7 |
Northwestern | 0-4 | 4 | 7-8 |