GAMEDAY Womens Basketball
Nebraska 90, Illinois 57
Associated Press
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. - Jaz Shelley scored 26 points, Isabelle Bourne had a double-double and Nebraska raced to a 90-57 win over No. 25 Illinois.
The Cornhuskers shot 59% (36 of 61), had a 44-24 rebounding advantage and outscored the Illini 46-18 inside to avenge a 72-64 loss in the first meeting that started a four-game losing streak they just snapped.
Bourne had 16 points and 11 rebounds for the Cornhuskers (15-13, 7-10 Big Ten Conference). Sam Haiby added 12 points and Alex Markowski and Maddie Krull had 11 each.
Makira Cook scored 16 points for the Illini (20-8, 10-7) and Genesis Bryant and Adalia McKenzie added 10 each.
Markowski made a layup with 33 seconds to go and Haiby hit a buzzer-beating floater to give Nebraska a 26-23 lead after one quarter. Bourne made three straight layups to start an 8-0 run in the middle of the second quarter to put the Cornhuskers on top and Haiby hit another buzzer shot for a 45-35 lead at the break.
Nebraska shot 69% in the first quarter to 59% for the Illini but the Cornhuskers hardly cooled off while Illinois finished the game at 23%.
February 22, 2023
| Nebraska | ||||||||||||
| Player | Pos | Min | FG-FGA | FT-FTA | 3P-3PA | OR-TR | Ast | Blk | Stl | TO | PF | Pts |
| I. Bourne | F | 32 | 8-13 | 0-0 | 0-4 | 2-13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 16 |
| A. Markowski | C | 23 | 5-8 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 3-7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 11 |
| J. Shelley | G | 38 | 8-14 | 4-4 | 6-11 | 0-5 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 26 |
| M. Krull | G | 31 | 5-9 | 0-0 | 1-4 | 1-2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 11 |
| S. Haiby | G | 29 | 5-10 | 2-2 | 0-1 | 2-7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 12 |
| K. Moriarty | 15 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| A. Stewart | 13 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | |
| M. Mendelson | 7 | 0-1 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| K. Coley | 6 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |
| C. Hake | 6 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
| Totals | 200 | 36-61 (.590) |
8-10 (.800) |
10-24 (.417) |
8-44 | 16 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 90 | |
| Illinois | ||||||||||||
| Player | Pos | Min | FG-FGA | FT-FTA | 3P-3PA | OR-TR | Ast | Blk | Stl | TO | PF | Pts |
| K. Bostic | F | 33 | 4-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 |
| J. Peebles | G | 40 | 3-8 | 0-0 | 1-5 | 0-2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| M. Cook | G | 37 | 6-20 | 1-2 | 3-8 | 0-2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 16 |
| A. Mckenzie | G | 29 | 4-12 | 2-2 | 0-1 | 3-4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| G. Bryant | G | 27 | 3-15 | 2-2 | 2-12 | 0-3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 10 |
| S. Dewey | 12 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| G. Lopes | 10 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | |
| L. Taponen | 7 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| K. Rhodes | 5 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
| Totals | 200 | 23-67 (.343) |
5-7 (.714) |
6-26 (.231) |
9-24 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 57 | |
Officials: Jesse Dickerson, Roy Gulbeyan, Missy Brooks
Attendance: 3,547