Illinois Fighting Illini at Nebraska Cornhuskers
· NCAA Women's Basketball
Prince leads No. 24 Nebraska women as Cornhuskers hold off Illinois 81-75
Reserve Petra Bozan scored 11 points for the Cornhuskers (15-5, 4-5 Big Ten) who shot 49% (27 of 55).
Cearah Parchment scored 25 points, Berry Wallace scored 22 points, Destiny Jackson 13 and reserve Maddie Webber 11 for Illinois (15-5, 5-4).
Prince's short jumper not a minute into the second half gave Nebraska its largest lead of the game at 43-24. The Illini got within 56-44 at the end of three quarters, but not until late in the fourth did they become a threat.
Jackson made two foul shots with 2:30 left to get Illinois within double figures for the first time since early in the first. Parchment made 1 of 2 foul shots and Jackson made two more to make it 71-65 with 1:45 left but the Illini couldn't get any closer.
Amiah Hargrove's 3-pointer with 5:18 left in the first quarter gave Nebraska a 9-7 lead and started a 10-0 Cornhuskers run. They led for the remainder.
Nebraska led 19-11 at the end of the first and 41-23 at halftime.
Nebraska leads the series between the two teams 22-8. The Huskers lead 10-2 in Lincoln.
Nebraska: Hosts Northwestern on Wednesday.
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Recent Plays
| 4th 0:00 |  |
End of Game | 75 - 81 |
| 4th 0:00 | |
End of 4th Quarter | 75 - 81 |
| 4th 0:04 |  |
Cearah Parchment makes 3-foot jumper (Aaliyah Guyton assists) | 75 - 81 |
| 4th 0:08 |  |
Hailey Weaver bad pass turnover | 73 - 81 |
| 4th 0:10 | |
Cearah Parchment makes 3-foot jumper | 73 - 81 |
Statistics
 ILL |
NEB |
|
|---|---|---|
| 28-60 | FG | 27-55 |
| 47 | Field Goal % | 49 |
| 4-11 | 3PT | 6-14 |
| 36 | Three Point % | 43 |
| 15-19 | FT | 21-27 |
| 79 | Free Throw % | 78 |
| 34 | Rebounds | 27 |
| 12 | Offensive Rebounds | 7 |
| 22 | Defensive Rebounds | 20 |
| 12 | Assists | 17 |
| 8 | Steals | 5 |
| 5 | Blocks | 5 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
| 17 | Total Turnovers | 14 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 17 | Points Off Turnovers | 19 |
| 4 | Fast Break Points | 4 |
| 40 | Points in Paint | 36 |
| 22 | Fouls | 19 |
| 4 | Largest Lead | 19 |
| 1 | Lead Change | 1 |
| 9 | Percent Led | 88 |
Game Information
Location: Lincoln, NE
Attendance: 7,683 | Capacity:
2025-26 Big Ten Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| UCLA | 15-0 | - | 25-1 |
| Michigan | 13-2 | 2 | 22-4 |
| Ohio State | 11-3 | 3.5 | 22-4 |
| Iowa | 10-3 | 4 | 19-5 |
| Minnesota | 11-4 | 4 | 20-6 |
| Maryland | 9-6 | 6 | 21-6 |
| Michigan State | 9-6 | 6 | 20-6 |
| Washington | 9-6 | 6 | 19-7 |
| USC | 8-6 | 6.5 | 16-9 |
| Illinois | 7-7 | 7.5 | 17-8 |
| Oregon | 6-8 | 8.5 | 18-9 |
| Nebraska | 5-9 | 9.5 | 16-9 |
| Wisconsin | 5-10 | 10 | 13-13 |
| Purdue | 4-10 | 10.5 | 12-13 |
| Indiana | 3-12 | 12 | 14-13 |
| Northwestern | 2-12 | 12.5 | 8-17 |
| Penn State | 2-13 | 13 | 9-17 |
| Rutgers | 1-13 | 13.5 | 9-16 |