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Urbana-Champaign –
Sam Haiby scored 12 of her game-high 22 points in the fourth quarter to rally Nebraska from a fourth-quarter deficit to claim a hard-fought 57-53 women’s basketball win at Illinois on Monday night at the State Farm Center.
Haiby tied her career high with three three-pointers but it was her steal on an Illini inbounds pass with 10 seconds left and then her two free throws with 5.4 seconds left that secured Nebraska’s eighth win of the season to improve to 6-4 in the Big Ten. Nebraska (8-5) also completed a season sweep of Illinois, which slipped to 2-8 overall and 0-7 in the conference.
Huskers Shoot for Sweep of Fighting Illini Monday The Nebraska women’s basketball team completes its regular-season series with Illinois on Monday, when the Huskers (7-5, 5-4 Big Ten) travel to Urbana-Champaign to take on the Fighting Illini (2-7, 0-6 Big Ten). Tip-off at the State Farm Center is set for 7 p.m. (CT).
The Big Ten Network will provide a live telecast with Chris Vosters and Meghan McKeown on the call. Live radio will also be available through the Husker Sports Network with Matt Coatney and
Jeff Griesch calling the action across the network stations, the Huskers App and on Huskers.com.
Omaha (ESPN 590 AM); Lexington (KRVN 880 AM) Huskers.com, Huskers App, TuneIn
Huskers Open Big Ten Play with Illinois on BTN The Nebraska women’s basketball team shoots for a perfect three-game home stand to open the season when the Huskers tip Big Ten Conference play against Illinois on Thursday night at
Pinnacle Bank Arena. Tip-off against the Fighting Illini (2-1) is set for 7 p.m. (CT) with live television coverage provided by the Big Ten Network with Larry Punteney and Brenda VanLengen on the call.
Due to Big Ten Conference policies and local directed health measures, no fans will be permitted inside