Purdue Boilermakers at Nebraska Cornhuskers
· NCAA Women's Basketball
62 - 78
Britt Prince hits 4 3s, scores 17 to help No. 20 Nebraska women beat Purdue 78-62
Callin Hake made three 3s and finished with 11 points for the Cornhuskers. Nebraska (13-2, 2-2 Big Ten) had lost back-to-back games — 74-66 to No. 17 USC and 86-76 at No. 14 Iowa — after a 12-game win streak to open the season.
Tara Daye had 12 points, six rebounds, six assists and two steals for Purdue (8-7, 0-4). Kiki Smith and Kendall Puryear scored 10 points apiece. The Boilermakers have lost three in a row overall and seven straight against Nebraska.
Prince made two 3-pointers and Logan Nissley added another in an 11-3 spurt that made it 16-9 midway through the first quarter and the Cornhuskers led the rest of the way.
Maupin scored six consecutive points in an 12-3 run that pushed the lead to 13 points late in the second quarter before Hargrove made two free throws that gave Nebraska a 43-32 advantage at halftime. The Cornhuskers shot 64% (14 of 22) from the field and made 9 of 12 (75%) from 3-point range in the first half.
McKenna Layden hit a 3-pointer that sparked a 9-2 spurt that trimmed Purdue's deficit to six points with 1:31 left in the third quarter, but Maupin made a layup and two free throws, then made another layup to open the fourth that made it 60-48.
Purdue: Visits Wisconsin on Thursday.
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Statistics
 PUR |
NEB |
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|---|---|---|
| 23-52 | FG | 24-47 |
| 44 | Field Goal % | 51 |
| 8-20 | 3PT | 12-19 |
| 40 | Three Point % | 63 |
| 8-12 | FT | 18-23 |
| 67 | Free Throw % | 78 |
| 28 | Rebounds | 29 |
| 10 | Offensive Rebounds | 7 |
| 18 | Defensive Rebounds | 22 |
| 15 | Assists | 11 |
| 13 | Steals | 6 |
| 2 | Blocks | 5 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
| 16 | Total Turnovers | 15 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 16 | Points Off Turnovers | 19 |
| 6 | Fast Break Points | 4 |
| 30 | Points in Paint | 24 |
| 21 | Fouls | 12 |
| 3 | Largest Lead | 16 |
| 3 | Lead Changes | 3 |
| 1 | Percent Led | 96 |
Game Information
Location: Lincoln, NE
Attendance: 6,243 | 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 |