Illinois Fighting Illini at Nebraska Cornhuskers
· BIG TEN WOMEN'S TOURNAMENT - 2nd ROUND
71 - 86
Romeo leads Nebraska women past Illinois 86-71 in Big Ten
Nebraska (21-9) will play 14th-ranked Iowa, seeded second, in the quarterfinals on Friday.
Hailie Sample and Tear'a Laudermiller had 14 points apiece for the Cornhuskers while Allie Havers added 13 and Emily Cady had 11. Brandi Jeffery had nine rebounds and eight assists to go with her six points.
Ivory Crawford had 19 points and Amarah Coleman 18 for the Illini (15-16), who shot just 34.6 percent.
Romeo, a freshman who has started nine straight games since All-American Rachel Theriot was lost for the season with an ankle injury, was 5 of 7 behind the arc in the first half when the Cornhuskers (21-9) opened a 49-29 lead. She broke her career marks early in the second half with a layup, which she turned into a three-point play. Nebraska shot 61.7 percent and led by 28 with 8:21 to play.
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End of Game | 71 - 86 |
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Esther Ramacieri Defensive Rebound. | 71 - 86 |
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Amarah Coleman missed Free Throw. | 71 - 86 |
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Amarah Coleman made Free Throw. | 71 - 86 |
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Foul on Esther Ramacieri. | 70 - 86 |
Statistics
 ILL |
NEB |
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|---|---|---|
| 27-78 | FG | 29-47 |
| 35 | Field Goal % | 62 |
| 9-26 | 3PT | 8-16 |
| 35 | Three Point % | 50 |
| 8-13 | FT | 20-23 |
| 62 | Free Throw % | 87 |
| 33 | Rebounds | 42 |
| 16 | Offensive Rebounds | 4 |
| 17 | Defensive Rebounds | 38 |
| 19 | Assists | 24 |
| 20 | Steals | 4 |
| 3 | Blocks | 5 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 24 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 12 | Total Turnovers | 24 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 25 | Points Off Turnovers | 11 |
| 6 | Fast Break Points | 9 |
| 30 | Points in Paint | 24 |
| 21 | Fouls | 16 |
Game Information
Location: Hoffman Estates, IL
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 |