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MICH | 11 | 12 | 10 | 21 | 54 |
NEB | 15 | 12 | 10 | 24 | 61 |
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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
2023-24 Big Ten Conference Standings
Team | CONF | GB | OVR |
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Ohio State | 16-2 | - | 26-6 |
Iowa | 15-3 | 1 | 34-5 |
Indiana | 15-3 | 1 | 26-6 |
Michigan State | 12-6 | 4 | 22-9 |
Nebraska | 11-7 | 5 | 23-12 |
Penn State | 9-9 | 7 | 22-13 |
Michigan | 9-9 | 7 | 20-14 |
Maryland | 9-9 | 7 | 19-14 |
Illinois | 8-10 | 8 | 19-15 |
Wisconsin | 6-12 | 10 | 15-17 |
Minnesota | 5-13 | 11 | 20-16 |
Purdue | 5-13 | 11 | 15-19 |
Northwestern | 4-14 | 12 | 9-21 |
Rutgers | 2-16 | 14 | 8-24 |