Huskers Set for Spartans in Big Ten Quarterfinals

The No. 5 seed Nebraska women’s basketball team will take on fourth-seeded Michigan State in the quarterfinals of the TIAA Big Ten Tournament in Minneapolis on Friday.

 

Nebraska (20-10, 11-7 Big Ten) opened the tournament with a 64-56 win over 12th-seeded Purdue in Thursday’s second round. The victory gave the Huskers their second 20-win campaign in the past three years under Coach Amy Williams and Nebraska’s 19th 20-win season in school history.

 

Michigan State (22-7, 12-6 Big Ten) earned a double bye and will make its tournament debut on Friday with tip-off scheduled for approximately 2 p.m. (CT) at the Target Center in a game televised by BTN with Sloane Martin, Christy Winters Scott and Meghan McKeown on the call. 

 

Fans also can listen across the Huskers Radio Network, including 107.3 FM in Lincoln and 590 AM in Omaha, the Huskers App and Huskers.com with Matt Coatney and Jeff Griesch calling the action. Pregame is expected to start at 1 p.m. (CT). 

 

Williams, who was the 2018 Big Ten Coach of the Year, has led Nebraska to 11 Big Ten wins in three of the past seven years. Prior to that stretch, the Huskers had amassed 11 or more league wins on only five occasions since beginning regular-season Big Eight play in 1982-83 (35 seasons).

 

Nebraska, which entered Thursday’s game at No. 30 in the NET rankings, notched its 11th win over current NET Top 75 foes with Thursday’s win over Purdue. The Huskers, who defeated Michigan State, 80-74, in the Big Ten opener in East Lansing (Dec. 9), also completed a three-game season sweep of the Boilermakers.

 

Second-team All-Big Ten guard Jaz Shelley led Nebraska with 19 points, seven rebounds and seven assists in the win over Purdue. The 5-9 junior from Moe (pronounced MO-ee), Australia is averaging 13.0 points, 4.3 rebounds and team bests of 5.3 assists and 1.7 steals on the season. Shelley, who was a first-team All-Big Ten choice in 2023, also leads Nebraska with 70 three-pointers on the year, including four in the win over the Boilermakers.

 

The Huskers are led by 2024 first-team All-Big Ten center Alexis Markowski, who averaged a double-double with team highs of 15.7 points and 10.6 rebounds on the season. She had 12 points, seven rebounds and a career-high six assists against Purdue Thursday. Markowski has produced 17 double-doubles this season, including a huge 20-point, 21-rebound effort in a win at Purdue (Feb. 17). She also had 13 points and 17 rebounds in NU’s regular-season win at Michigan State. Markowski was a second-team All-Big Ten choice in 2023 and 2022, when she was also the 2022 Big Ten Freshman of the Year.

 

Minnesotan Callin Hake, a sophomore from Victoria, scored nine points in Thursday’s decisive fourth quarter in the win over Purdue. Hake, who also had nine points in the regular-season win at Michigan, hit a trio of three-pointers against the Boilermakers.

 

Natalie Potts made a major impact on Nebraska’s Big Ten hardware haul by being named the 2024 Big Ten Freshman of the Year by the league coaches. The 6-2 forward from O’Fallon, Mo., ranked second among Big Ten freshmen in scoring (10.3 ppg) and free throw percentage (.848) while leading league rookies in rebounding (5.4 rpg) and field goal percentage (.519). The eight-time Big Ten Freshman of the Week started all 30 games for the Big Red and scored in double figures 18 times, including four double-doubles. She was honorable-mention All-Big Ten by league media.

 

Logan Nissley joined Potts on the Big Ten All-Freshman teams. The 6-0 guard from Bismarck, N.D., moved into the starting lineup over the last five games of the regular season. She has increased her season averages to 6.4 points, 2.1 rebounds and 1.1 assists while tying for the fifth-most threes (46) by a freshman in Husker history.

 

#5 Nebraska Cornhuskers (20-10, 11-7 Big Ten)
vs. #4 Michigan State Spartans (22-7, 12-6 Big Ten)
Friday, March 8, 2024, 2 p.m. (CT)
Target Center - Minneapolis, Minnesota
Television: BTN / FOX Sports App (Sloane Martin (PBP), Christy Winters Scott (Analyst)
Live Radio: Huskers Radio Network (1 p.m.)
Matt Coatney (PBP), Jeff Griesch (Analyst), B107.3 FM (Lincoln), 590 AM (Omaha)
Huskers.com, Huskers App
Live Stats: Huskers.com

 

Nebraska Cornhuskers (20-10, 11-7 Big Ten - NCAA NET 30)
22 - Natalie Potts - 6-2 - Fr. - F/G - 10.3 ppg, 5.4 rpg
40 - Alexis Markowski - 6-3 - Jr. - C/F - 15.7 ppg, 10.6 rpg
1 - Jaz Shelley - 5-9 - Gr. - G - 13.0 ppg, 4.3 rpg
2 - Logan Nissley - 6-0 - Fr. - G - 6.4 ppg, 2.1 rpg
15 - Kendall Moriarty - 6-1 - Jr. - G - 3.5 ppg, 1.3 rpg
Off the Bench
0 - Darian White - 5-6 - Gr. - G - 7.1 ppg, 3.7 rpg
14 - Callin Hake - 5-9 - So. - G - 6.2 ppg, 2.8 rpg
12 - Jessica Petrie - 6-2 - Fr. - F - 4.3 ppg, 2.2 rpg
21 - Annika Stewart - 6-3 - Sr. - F - 3.4 ppg, 1.3 rpg
42 - Maddie Krull - 5-9 - Gr. - G - 2.4 ppg, 1.9 rpg
32 - Kendall Coley - 6-2 - Jr. - F - 2.1 ppg, 1.8 rpg
Head Coach: Amy Williams (Nebraska, 1998)
Eighth Season at Nebraska (134-109); 17th Season Overall (327-218)

 

Michigan State Spartans (22-7, 12-6 Big Ten - NCAA NET 21)
40 - Julia Ayrault - 6-2 - Gr. - G - 15.1 ppg, 7.3 rpg
0 - DeeDee Hagemann - 5-7 - Jr. - G - 12.6 ppg, 2.5 rpg
2 - Abbey Kimball - 5-10 - So. - G - 8.3 ppg, 1.9 rpg
11 - Jocelyn Tate - 5-10 - Jr. - G/F - 7.0 ppg, 4.3 rpg
22 - Moira Joiner - 5-10 - Gr. - G - 15.0 ppg, 4.9 rpg
Off the Bench
4 - Theryn Hallock - 5-10 - So. - G - 11.2 ppg, 2.2 rpg
1 - Tory Ozment - 6-1 - Gr. - F - 10.0 ppg, 4.8 rpg
24 - Lauren Ross - 5-10 - RJr. - G/F - 2.3 ppg, 0.9 rpg
10 - Bree Robinson - 5-8 - Fr. - G - 1.6 ppg, 1.2 rpg
12 - Isaline Alexander (OUT) - 6-3 - Jr. - F - 8.7 ppg, 4.3 rpg
3 - Gabby Elliott (OUT) - 5-10 - Sr. - G - 7.5 ppg, 5.3 rpg
21 - Mary Meng (OUT) - 6-5 - Fr. - C - 4.9 ppg, 3.1 rpg
Head Coach: Robyn Fralick (Davidson, 2004)
First Season at Michigan State (22-7); Ninth Season Overall (214-83)

 

Coach Robyn Fralick led her first Michigan State team to a 22-7 overall record that included a 12-6 Big Ten mark to earn the No. 4 seed and a double-bye into the quarterfinals of the conference tournament.

 

Michigan State entered the tournament at No. 21 in the NCAA NET rankings while riding a five-game winning streak, including three consecutive double-digit wins over Purdue, Illinois and Wisconsin.

 

Graduate Julia Ayrault produced a breakout season to earn first-team All-Big Ten honors for the Spartans. The 6-2 guard who plays the No. 5 spot on the defensive end, increased her scoring average (+12.3 ppg) while adding a team-best 7.3 rebounds. She has hit 51.7 percent of her field goals, including 35.7 percent of her threes. Ayrault, who ranks second in the Big Ten with 2.1 blocks per game. She had nine points, six rebounds, five assists and two blocks in MSU’s 80-74 loss to the Huskers to open Big Ten play in East Lansing (Dec. 9).

 

Moira Joiner, a 5-10 graduate guard, and junior point guard DeeDee Hagemann both added second-team All-Big Ten honors. Joiner is averaging 15.0 points and 4.9 rebounds while hitting a team-best 42.8 percent (74-173) of her threes. She has 87.5 percent (42-48) of her free throws. Joiner led MSU with 18 points in the first meeting with Nebraska but was just 1-for-8 from long range.

 

Hagemann is averaging 12.6 points, 2.5 rebounds and 4.9 assists per contest. She has hit 51.6 percent of her field goals and 40.6 percent (39-96) of her three-pointers, but just 32.2 percent (19-59) during Big Ten play. The 5-7 Hagemann owns a 2.9 assist-to-turnover ratio on the year.

 

Sophomore Abbey Kimball has contributed 8.3 points while joining Hagemann, Joiner and junior Jocelyn Tate in the starting five for all 29 games. The 5-10 Kimball has hit 36.7 percent (47-128) of her three-pointers and is a team-best 94.1 percent (32-34) at the free throw line. 

 

Tate, a 5-10 guard/forward, has contributed 7.0 points, 4.3 rebounds and a team-best 1.7 steals per game. 

 

The Spartans also feature two of the Big Ten’s most productive reserves in 5-10 sophomore Theryn Hallock (11.2 ppg, 2.2 rpg) and graduate Tory Ozment. Hallock, the Big Ten Sixth Player of the Year, is averaging 8.6 points per game more than she did a year ago. In Big Ten games only, Hallock averaged 13.3 points on 57.9 percent shooting, including 41.7 percent (20-48) from long range. She had 17 points, four assists and four steals in the first meeting with Nebraska to help the Spartans rally from a 17-point fourth-quarter deficit before finally succumbing to the Huskers. (+6.6 ppg) adds production and experience off the bench. 

 

Ozment, a 6-1 forward, has averaged 10.0 points and 4.8 rebounds, including nine points in the first meeting this season with Nebraska. Lauren Ross (2.3 ppg, 0.9 rpg) and Bree Robinson (1.6 ppg, 1.2 rpg) give the Spartans additional depth.

 

The Spartans compete with one of the smallest lineups in the Big Ten and carry a minus-3.0 rebound margin in league play. On the flip side, Michigan State owns a +5.3 turnover margin. The Spartans averaged 78.9 points in Big Ten action, while allowing 70.4 points per game. They hit 47.7 percent of their shots from the field, including 34.4 percent of their three-point attempts. 

 

Nebraska leads the all-time series with Michigan State 11-6 with all 17 meetings as Big Ten foes, including an 80-74 win in the Big Ten opener for both teams this season in East Lansing (Dec. 9). 

 

Alexis Markowski led the Big Red with 13 points and a game-high 17 rebounds, including 13 points and 15 boards in the second half alone to power Nebraska to a 17-point fourth-quarter lead.

 

Freshman forward Jessica Petrie also stepped up in a big way inside with a career-high 11 points on 5-of-7 shooting after Markowski was strapped with first-half foul trouble for one of the few times all season. Kendall Coley was also huge for the Huskers in the first half, scoring eight points on 3-for-3 shooting including a three at the first-quarter buzzer and a layup to beat the halftime buzzer to send NU to a 43-39 halftime lead.

 

Jaz Shelley finished with 11 points, seven rebounds and nine assists, while Natalie Potts pitched in 10 points and five boards. Darian White and Callin Hake both added nine points, while all 10 Huskers who played in the game scored at least three points. 

 

The Huskers dominated the glass, 46-30, and hit 10-of-23 threes, while the Spartans went just 4-of-27 from long range.

 

Michigan State defeated Nebraska 67-64 win in the second round of the 2023 Big Ten Tournament at the Target Center in Minneapolis (March 2). DeeDee Hagemann led MSU with 18 points, while Moira Joiner added 16. Jaz Shelley led Nebraska with 24 points and five three-pointers, while Alexis Markowski had a double-double with 12 points and 13 boards.

 

Nebraska defeated MSU 71-67 (Feb. 2, 2023) to improve to 6-0 against the Spartans in Lincoln. Markowski notched a double-double with 11 points and 13 rebounds, while Issie Bourne led NU with 20 points and nine boards. Sam Haiby contributed a double-double with 11 points and 10 rebounds, while Shelley had eight points, five boards and six assists. Hagemann led MSU with 17 points, five rebounds, five assists and five steals, while Joiner added 13 points, six boards and five steals.

 

Last year’s game in Lincoln is the only home game for the Huskers against the Spartans in the last six meetings.

 

The Huskers are 4-5 against Michigan State all-time in East Lansing, and 1-1 against the Spartans at the Big Ten Tournament. 

 

Seven of Nebraska’s 11 wins have been by 10 points or less, while each of MSU’s last three wins have been by single digits.

 

Alexis Markowski earned her seventh spot on the Big Ten Weekly Honor Roll this season with her monster 20-point, 21-rebound performance in a win at Purdue (Feb. 17).

 

The 21 rebounds were not only a career high, but matched the fourth-highest total by a Husker in history. They were the most rebounds in a game by a Nebraska player since Kelly Hubert pulled down 23 boards against Wisconsin on Dec. 7, 1990. It was just the 11th 20-rebound performance in Husker women’s basketball history.

 

Markowski’s effort at Purdue was just the fifth 20-point, 20-rebound game by a women’s basketball player in Husker history.

 

Nebraska’s Alexis Markowski is producing double-doubles at one of the top rates in the nation through 30 games in 2023-24. The 6-3 junior center from Lincoln, Neb., is tied for 11th nationally and ranks third in the Big Ten with 17 double-doubles on the year, including 11 in 18 Big Ten games.

 

Markowski, who earned her second appearance on the Lisa Leslie Award Watch List, ranks second in the Big Ten in rebounding at 10.6 boards per game, including 11.5 in conference play. She also ranks seventh in the league in scoring at 15.7 points per game.

 

She produced the biggest double-double of her career with 20 points and 21 rebounds in a 77-65 road win at Purdue (Feb. 17). It was just the fifth 20-point, 20-rebound performance in Husker history. She added 12 points and 10 boards in a win over Northwestern (Feb. 20), before contributing 10 points and 12 boards in a win over Minnesota (Feb. 24).

 

Markowski owns 38 career double-doubles, trailing only first-team All-Americans Kelsey Griffin (2010) and Jordan Hooper (2014) who share the Nebraska school record with 40 career double-doubles.

 

Markowski has scored in double figures 29 times in 30 games this season, including six 20-point performances. She was held to nine points and 16 rebounds at No. 2 Ohio State (Feb. 14).

 

The 2022 Big Ten Freshman of the Year, Markowski earned her second straight appearance on the Lisa Leslie Award Watch List this year. Last season, as the only sophomore on the list, she advanced to the Midseason Top 10 for the award.

 

Markowski ranks sixth on the Nebraska career rebound list with 904.

 

Markowski Named First-Team All-Big Ten
Alexis Markowski led an impressive hardware haul by the Huskers when All-Big Ten teams were announced on Tuesday, March 5. The 6-3 center from Lincoln, Neb., captured first-team all-conference honors for the first time after claiming second-team accolades in 2023 and 2022, when she was also the Big Ten Freshman of the Year.

 

Markowski, who ranks second in the Big Ten in rebounding (10.6 rpg) and seventh in scoring (15.7 ppg), produced 17 double-doubles during the season, including 11 in Big Ten play. She was named to the Big Ten Weekly Honor Roll seven times in 2023-24. 

 

Jaz Shelley, a 2023 first-team All-Big Ten selection, claimed second-team All-Big Ten honors for the second time in three seasons at Nebraska. The 5-9 guard from Moe, Australia (pronounced MO-ee) was a second-team All-Big Ten choice in 2022, when she was also a member of the media’s Big Ten All-Defensive Team. 

 

Shelley ranks second among the Huskers in scoring (13.0 ppg), while leading the team in assists (5.3 apg), steals (1.7 spg) and made three-pointers (70). She has added 4.3 rebounds per game.

 

Shelley and Markowski were both preseason first-team All-Big Ten heading into the 2023-24 season, and Markowski was also preseason first-team All-Big Ten in 2022-23.

 

Natalie Potts capped an outstanding first season at Nebraska by being named the Big Ten Freshman of the Year by the conference coaches on Tuesday, March 5.

 

The 6-2 forward from O’Fallon, Mo., claimed her eighth Big Ten Freshman-of-the-Week award (March 4), before earning NU’s third Big Ten Freshman-of-the-Year honor in the last eight years.

 

The Big Ten’s most consistent freshman from start to finish since earning the league’s first freshman-of-the-week honor (Nov. 13), Potts claimed at least one weekly award in all five months of the campaign. Her eight weekly honors matched teammate Alexis Markowski’s award total from her 2022 Big Ten Freshman-of-the-Year campaign.

 

A two-time Missouri MaxPreps High School Player of the Year, Potts averaged 14.7 points, 7.3 rebounds, 1.7 assists and 1.3 steals over the last two weeks of the regular season.

 

For the season, she led all Big Ten freshmen in rebounding (5.4 rpg) and field goal percentage (.519), while ranking second in scoring (10.3 ppg) and free throw percentage (.848).

 

A unanimous choice by the coaches to the Big Ten All-Freshman Team, Potts produced four double-doubles, including game highs of 18 points and 10 rebounds in a win over Northwestern (Feb. 20), on her way to her seventh Big Ten weekly freshman honor.

 

Potts, who has started all 30 games for the Big Red, was named the No. 14 impact freshman in the nation by ESPN on Dec. 22. 

 

Potts owns 18 double-figure scoring games on the season.

 

She earned her sixth Big Ten Freshman-of-the-Week award with 14 points and six rebounds in Nebraska’s 82-79 upset of No. 2 Iowa (Feb. 11). She produced eight points and five rebounds in helping the Huskers outscore the Hawkeyes 27-10 in the decisive fourth quarter. It followed a 12-point performance in a huge road win at Michigan (Feb. 6). 

 

Potts had 11 points, six rebounds and a career-high four steals in a win over Purdue (Jan. 31). 

 

Potts produced her third career double-double with game highs of 13 points and 10 rebounds in a win over Michigan (Jan. 17).

 

She posted her second double-double with 17 points and a career-high 13 rebounds in NU’s win over Maryland (Dec. 31), including 13 points and 12 boards in the second half. 

 

Potts scored all 16 of her points in the second half in a win at Wisconsin (Jan. 4). She opened league play with 10 points, five boards and two blocks in a win at Michigan State (Dec. 9). 

 

Potts had 11 points, eight rebounds and two blocks in 21 minutes in a win over UNCW (Dec. 5). 

 

Potts won her second Big Ten Freshman award (Nov. 22) after averaging 14.0 points in two games at the St. Pete Showcase. She opened the week with a career-high 22 points on 9-of-10 shooting from the field, including a three-pointer, in a 75-61 win over Lamar.

 

She opened another strong week by notching her first double-double with 12 points and 12 rebounds in a win over Florida Atlantic (Nov. 29). She followed with 13 points, four rebounds, two assists and a steal in a win over Georgia Tech (Dec. 2).

 

Potts averaged 12.5 points, 3.5 rebounds, 2.0 steals and 1.0 block to earn her first Big Ten Freshman-of-the-Week award (Nov. 13).

 

She backed up her opening week with 11.5 points, 7.5 rebounds and 2.0 blocks in her second week, including 16 points on 6-of-9 shooting against No. 22 Creighton (Nov. 19). She had seven points, 11 rebounds and a career-high three blocks in a win over Alcorn State (Nov. 14).

 

Nebraska freshman Logan Nissley made a late-season push to earn Big Ten All-Freshman honors from both the coaches and media (March 5). The 6-0 guard from Bismarck, N.D., played a major role in NU’s success in February, averaging 9.4 points, 2.4 rebounds and 2.1 assists over seven games, helping NU to a 5-2 record in the month.

 

Nissley joined the starting lineup the final four games of the regular season, averaging 7.8 points, 2.4 rebounds and 2.4 assists as a starter, while helping Nebraska to a 4-1 record.

 

In her first career start, Nissley tied a career high with 18 points to help the Huskers to a road win at Purdue (Feb. 17). She helped NU rally from a 10-point first-quarter deficit by scoring 11 first-half points and the first six points of the second half.

 

She added 12 points in her second start by tying her career high with four three-pointers while dishing out a career-high six assists in a win over Northwestern (Feb. 20).

 

Nissley’s efforts in her first two starts followed a breakout performance with 15 points and a career-high seven rebounds in 24 minutes in Nebraska’s 82-79 win over No. 2 Iowa (Feb. 11).

 

She owns nine double-figure scoring efforts on the season, including three in the past seven games. For the season, Nissley is averaging 6.4 points, 2.1 rebounds and 1.1 assists while playing in all 30 games. 

 

Nissley, who has hit 46-of-118 three-pointers, has tied two-time WNBA All-Star Anna DeForge at No. 5 in Nebraska history in made threes by a freshman. Nissley’s .390 three-point percentage also ranks fourth among freshmen in Husker history.

 

Nebraska produced its third 20-win season under Coach Amy Williams and its second in the past three years with Thursday’s win over Purdue in the second round.

 

The Huskers own 19 20-win seasons in school history, including a top victory total of 32 in 2009-10. Nebraska owns eight 20-win campaigns from 2009-10 to 2023-24.

 

The Nebraska men’s basketball program also owns a 20-win season in 2023-24, giving the two teams 20-win seasons in the same year for the first time since 2017-18, when the men finished 22-11, and the women went 21-11.

 

• Alexis Markowski (317) moved into a tie for sixth with Karen Jennings on the Nebraska season rebound chart. Markowski is five rebounds from matching her season total (322) from a year ago, which is the fifth-best mark in the NU record book. She is just 10 rebounds away from the No. 4 season mark of 324 set by Emily Cady (2014-15). Markowski is one of five Huskers in history to record two 300-rebound seasons.

 

• Markowski’s next double-double will be the 39th of her career, which would move her within one of Nebraska’s school record of 40 shared by first-team All-Americans Kelsey Griffin (2006-10) and Jordan Hooper (2011-14).

 

• Markowski is 15 points away from 1,300 in her career.

 

• Jaz Shelley needs 18 points to reach 1,600 in her college career. Shelley needs eight more three-pointers to achieve 300 in her career. 

 

• Freshman Logan Nissley is nine points away from 200 on the year.

 

• Darian White is expected to play in her 150th career collegiate game on Friday.

 

•  Jaz Shelley became the most prolific three-pointer in Nebraska conference tournament history on Thursday when she connected on four three-pointers. She owns a school-record 23 triples in five Big Ten Tournament games, surpassing the 20 career threes by first-team All-American Jordan in Big Ten and Big 12 Tournament games.

 

•  Shelley also became just the ninth Husker in history to total more than 100 points in her career in Nebraska conference tournament play. She has scored 102 points in five career Big Ten Tournament games (20.4 ppg).

 

•  Shelley (617) and Darian White (526) both own 500 assists in their college careers. Only five previous Huskers in history had totaled 500 collegiate assists (Lindsey Moore, Meggan Yedsena, Rachel Theriot, Jina Johansen, Nicole Kubik). 

 

• Darian White has scored in double figures 105 times in her college career (97, Montana State; 8, Nebraska). She scored a season-high 16 points against TCU (Nov. 25).

 

• Nebraska features one of the Big Ten’s best freshman classes with Natalie Potts (310/162), Logan Nissley (191/63) and Jessica Petrie (128/66) combining for 629 points and 291 rebounds. All three freshmen have played in all 30 games for the Big Red and all three are averaging double-figure minutes.

Husker Nuggets
• Natalie Potts earned eighth Big Ten Freshman-of-the-Week awards in 2023-24. No other league freshman won more than three awards. Potts won conference honors Nov. 13, Nov. 27, Dec. 11, Jan. 8, Jan. 15, Feb. 12, Feb. 26 and March 3. 

• Alexis Markowski was named to the Big Ten Weekly Honor Roll seven times in 2023-24. She also earned a spot on the St. Pete Showcase All-Tournament Team (Nov. 25). She ranks second in the Big Ten in rebounding (10.6 rpg) and seventh in scoring (15.7 ppg).

• The Huskers had seven players produce double figures in points against UNCW, which is believed to be the first time that has been accomplished in school history. It is the second time this season the Huskers have had six players score in double figures in a game (Northwestern State, Nov. 6).

• Three Huskers (Alexis Markowski, Natalie Potts, Jaz Shelley) recorded double-doubles in the win over Maryland (Dec. 31), which is the first time a Husker trio notched doubles in the same game since Jordan Hooper (23 points, 11 rebounds), Emily Cady (15 points, 11 rebounds) and Rachel Theriot (10 points, 12 assists) did it in an NCAA first-round win over Fresno State in Los Angeles on March 22, 2014.

• The Huskers have hit at least one three in 494 straight games dating back to a loss at UTEP on Dec. 20, 2008. Nebraska has hit at least two threes in 373 consecutive games.

• Nebraska has hit 10 or more threes 38 times in the last 102 games, including 10 times in 2023-24. The Huskers hit a season-high 16 threes against UNCW (Dec. 5), and sank 12 triples vs. Southern (Dec. 17). NU hit 11 threes vs. Minnesota (Feb. 24), along with 10 threes vs. Northwestern State (Nov. 6), Florida Atlantic (Nov. 29), Georgia Tech (Dec. 2), Michigan State (Dec. 9), Maryland (Dec. 31) and both games vs. Iowa (Jan. 27/Feb. 11).

• Through the first 20 seasons with the three-point shot in women’s basketball (1988-2007), Nebraska hit 10 threes in a game just six times (591 games).