Minnesota Golden Gophers at Nebraska Cornhuskers
· NCAA Women's Basketball
57 - 63
Whitish, late run lead Nebraska women past No. 23 Minnesota
Whitish sandwiched a pair of 3-pointers around two free throws by Minnesota's Kenisha Bell before Taylor Kissinger hit another 3 to pull the Cornhuskers even at 57-all with three minutes to play. After a Minnesota miss, Whitish made two free throws and then the Golden Gophers committed a turnover on each of its next four possessions. Haiby made a layup and two free throws in the final 18 seconds to cap the scoring.
Minnesota (13-5, 2-5 Big Ten) committed seven of its 17 turnovers in the fourth quarter. Bell led the Golden Gophers with 16 points while Annalese Lamke and Destiny Pitts scored 10 apiece. Taiye Bello grabbed 13 rebounds as Minnesota outrebounded Nebraska (9-9, 4-3) 43-24.
The Cornhuskers had a 34-9 advantage in bench points.
The game featured 12 ties and 15 lead changes.
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Recent Plays
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End of 4th Quarter | 57 - 63 |
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Ashtyn Veerbeek Defensive Rebound. | 57 - 63 |
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Taylor Kissinger Block. | 57 - 63 |
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Irene Garrido Perez missed Three Point Jumper. | 57 - 63 |
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Sam Haiby made Free Throw. | 57 - 63 |
Statistics
 MINN |
NEB |
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|---|---|---|
| 20-54 | FG | 22-50 |
| 37 | Field Goal % | 44 |
| 2-9 | 3PT | 4-16 |
| 22 | Three Point % | 25 |
| 15-23 | FT | 15-18 |
| 65 | Free Throw % | 83 |
| 43 | Rebounds | 24 |
| 19 | Offensive Rebounds | 6 |
| 24 | Defensive Rebounds | 18 |
| 9 | Assists | 12 |
| 3 | Steals | 9 |
| 0 | Blocks | 10 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 17 | Total Turnovers | 13 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 16 | Points Off Turnovers | 12 |
| 3 | Fast Break Points | 8 |
| 20 | Points in Paint | 32 |
| 16 | Fouls | 17 |
| 9 | Largest Lead | 6 |
| 0 | Lead Changes | 0 |
| 0 | Percent Led | 0 |
Game Information
Location: Lincoln, NE
Attendance: 4,072 | 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 |