Illinois Fighting Illini at Nebraska Cornhuskers
· NCAA Women's Basketball
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
57 - 59
57 - 59
No. 15 Nebraska women hold off Illinois, 59-57
Hailie Sample made a layup with 1:57 left, giving Nebraska (16-4, 6-3, Big 10) its first lead of the game, 57-56. After Illinois' Chatrice White was called for an offensive foul, Sample found Romeo for the eventual winning 3.
Illinois missed two potential tying shots in the final 37 seconds.
The Illini (11-10, 2-7) led by as many as 11 in the first half and 51-42 with 9:40 left.
Emily Cady scored four and Laudermill added five during a 9-0 run which tied it fewer than two minutes later.
Kyley Simmons' layup with 7:25 left gave the Illini a 53-51 lead, but they would miss seven of their last eight shots.
White tied a career-high with 23 points for Illinois.
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Recent Plays
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End of Game | 57 - 59 |
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Tear'a Laudermill Defensive Rebound. | 57 - 59 |
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Brittany Carter missed Layup. | 57 - 59 |
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Illinois Timeout | 57 - 59 |
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Nebraska Timeout | 57 - 59 |
Statistics
 ILL |
NEB |
|
|---|---|---|
| 23-57 | FG | 23-52 |
| 40 | Field Goal % | 44 |
| 7-17 | 3PT | 5-13 |
| 41 | Three Point % | 38 |
| 4-6 | FT | 8-14 |
| 67 | Free Throw % | 57 |
| 27 | Rebounds | 41 |
| 4 | Offensive Rebounds | 10 |
| 23 | Defensive Rebounds | 31 |
| 15 | Assists | 16 |
| 11 | Steals | 3 |
| 2 | Blocks | 2 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 11 | Total Turnovers | 17 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 18 | Points Off Turnovers | 18 |
| 2 | Fast Break Points | 4 |
| 24 | Points in Paint | 30 |
| 20 | Fouls | 11 |
Game Information
Pinnacle Bank Arena
Location: Lincoln, NE
Attendance: 7,378 | Capacity:
2025-26 Big Ten Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| UCLA | 18-0 | - | 37-1 |
| Michigan | 15-3 | 3 | 28-7 |
| Iowa | 15-3 | 3 | 27-7 |
| Ohio State | 13-5 | 5 | 27-8 |
| Minnesota | 13-5 | 5 | 24-9 |
| Maryland | 11-7 | 7 | 24-9 |
| Michigan State | 11-7 | 7 | 23-9 |
| Washington | 10-8 | 8 | 22-11 |
| Illinois | 9-9 | 9 | 22-12 |
| USC | 9-9 | 9 | 18-14 |
| Oregon | 8-10 | 10 | 23-13 |
| Nebraska | 7-11 | 11 | 19-13 |
| Indiana | 6-12 | 12 | 18-14 |
| Wisconsin | 5-13 | 13 | 16-18 |
| Purdue | 5-13 | 13 | 13-17 |
| Penn State | 4-14 | 14 | 11-18 |
| Northwestern | 2-16 | 16 | 8-21 |
| Rutgers | 1-17 | 17 | 9-20 |