Nebraska Cornhuskers at Illinois Fighting Illini
· Big Ten Tournament - 2nd Round
Britt scores 17, Nebraska women rally to top Illini 74-70, face UCLA in Big Ten quarterfinals
Prince hit consecutive jumpers to tie the game at 65 with 2:23 to play and Jessica Petrie drilled a 3-pointer to give the Cornhuskers the lead, their first of the fourth quarter, at 1:40.
After two Illini free throws, Nebraska had a three-shot possession, getting a clutch layup from Petrie on an inbounds pass from Prince. Callin Hake and Prince followed with two free throws each to make it 74-67. The Illini then got three free throws with 3.9 seconds.
The Cornhuskers outscored the Illini 25-14 in the fourth to pick up their fifth win after trailing by 10-plus points.
The Cornhuskers face second-seeded and fourth-ranked UCLA in the quarterfinals on Friday. The Bruins won the regular-season meeting 91-54 in a conference opener in December.
Petrie and Petra Bozan both had 11 points for Nebraska (21-11), which had all nine players score.
Genesis Bryant led Illinois (21-9) with 20 points with Kendall Bostic adding 19 and Adalia McKenzie scoring 16 with 10 assists.
Illinois jumped out to a 9-0 lead and led 32-30 at the half with Bostic scoring 16 points.
Prince hit a 3-pointer early in the second half to give Nebraska its first lead, 38-37, but after six lead changes Illinois took a 56-49 lead into the fourth.
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End of Game | 74 - 70 |
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End of 4th Quarter | 74 - 70 |
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Callin Hake subbing in for Nebraska | 74 - 70 |
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Amiah Hargrove subbing out for Nebraska | 74 - 70 |
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Nebraska Timeout | 74 - 70 |
Statistics
 NEB |
ILL |
|
|---|---|---|
| 28-57 | FG | 26-57 |
| 49.1 | Field Goal % | 45.6 |
| 8-16 | 3PT | 5-14 |
| 50.0 | Three Point % | 35.7 |
| 10-12 | FT | 13-15 |
| 83.3 | Free Throw % | 86.7 |
| 30 | Rebounds | 27 |
| 9 | Offensive Rebounds | 9 |
| 21 | Defensive Rebounds | 18 |
| 17 | Assists | 20 |
| 6 | Steals | 11 |
| 5 | Blocks | 2 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
| 15 | Total Turnovers | 12 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 11 | Points Off Turnovers | 19 |
| 0 | Fast Break Points | 10 |
| 34 | Points in Paint | 32 |
| 10 | Fouls | 14 |
| 7 | Largest Lead | 11 |
Game Information
Location: Indianapolis, IN
Capacity:
2025-26 Big Ten Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indiana | 0-0 | - | 2-0 |
| Maryland | 0-0 | - | 2-0 |
| Minnesota | 0-0 | - | 2-0 |
| Nebraska | 0-0 | - | 2-0 |
| Oregon | 0-0 | - | 2-0 |
| Penn State | 0-0 | - | 2-0 |
| Purdue | 0-0 | - | 2-0 |
| Rutgers | 0-0 | - | 2-0 |
| UCLA | 0-0 | - | 2-0 |
| Illinois | 0-0 | - | 1-0 |
| Iowa | 0-0 | - | 1-0 |
| Michigan | 0-0 | - | 1-0 |
| Michigan State | 0-0 | - | 1-0 |
| Northwestern | 0-0 | - | 1-0 |
| USC | 0-0 | - | 1-0 |
| Washington | 0-0 | - | 1-0 |
| Wisconsin | 0-0 | - | 1-1 |
| Ohio State | 0-0 | - | 0-0 |