Nebraska Cornhuskers @ Northwestern Wildcats
| 1 | 2 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|
NEB | 34 | 25 | 59 |
| 34 | 29 | 63 |
Northwestern sneaks past No. 21 Nebraska 63-59
EVANSTON, Ill. -- Nia Coffey scored 22 points and grabbed 10 rebounds as Northwestern avenged an earlier loss to No. 21 Nebraska with a 63-59 win on Sunday.
Northwestern lost to the Huskers 66-65 in its opening game of Big Ten play and were coming off a loss to No. 22 Purdue 90-65 on Thursday.
The game saw eight ties and 14 lead changes.
Tied at 51 with 7:54 remaining, neither team scored until Coffey's free throw with 4:23 left. Nebraska's Emily Cady broke the field goal drought at the 3:53 mark for a three point lead.
Knotted at 57, Maggie Lyon made a basket and Christen Inman nailed a 3-pointer to give Northwestern a 62-57 lead with 31 seconds left.
Inman had 12 points for Northwestern (13-7, 3-4) and Ashley Deary added 10 points and five assists.
Tear'a Laudermill led Nebraska (13-5, 3-3) with 18 points, Cady had 12 and 10 rebounds.
Game Information
Evanston, IL
Referee:Tina Napier
Referee:Felicia Grinter
Referee:Kevin Dillard
2025-26 Standings
| Big Ten Conference | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
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