Husker Women Shoot Past Purdue, 78-62

Lincoln - Britt Prince scored a game-high 17 points and hit four of Nebraska's 12 three-pointers to shoot the No. 20 Huskers to a 78-62 women's basketball win over Purdue on Sunday afternoon at Pinnacle Bank Arena.

Amiah Hargrove added 13 points on perfect 3-for-3 shooting from long range to help the Huskers improve to 13-2 overall and 2-2 in the Big Ten, while Purdue slipped to 8-7 and 0-4 in the conference.

Eliza Maupin pitched in 13 points on 4-of-5 shooting from the floor and 5-of-6 free throws in her second straight start, while Callin Hake rounded out the four Huskers in double figures with 11 points, including 3-of-5 three-pointers.

For the game, Nebraska hit 51.1 percent (24-47) of its shots, including 12-of-19 three-pointers (.632), while sinking 18-of-23 free throws (.783). NU outworked Purdue on the glass, 29-28, and won the turnover battle, 16-15.

Purdue finished at 44.2 percent (23-52) from the field, including 8-of-20 threes (.400), while hitting 8-of-12 free throws (.667). Tara Daye led three Boilermakers in double figures with 12 points, while Kendall Puryear and Kiki Smith each contributed 10 points.

The Huskers shot their way to a 43-32 halftime lead by sinking 9-of-12 threes in the first half.

Prince and Hargrove did the most damage from long range by combining for 6-of-7 three-point shooting. Prince finished the half with 12 points on 3-of-4 shooting from long range. Hargrove added 11 points off the bench on 3-of-3 three-point shooting. Hargrove's third three-pointer gave the Big Red its biggest lead of the half at 38-25 to cap a 9-0 Husker run that started with six straight points inside from Maupin.

Hake added six points on a pair of three-pointers in the half, while Logan Nissley pitched in a three-pointer as well.

Nebraska hit 14-of-22 shots (.636) in the half, and sank 6-of-7 free throws. The Huskers also won the battle of the boards, 15-10, in the first 20 minutes. 

Purdue stayed close by hitting 12-of-26 shots (.462), including 5-of-10 threes, while adding 3-of-6 free throws. The Boilermakers also won the first-half turnover war, 10-6.

Nebraska pushed the margin to 14 points early in the third quarter on a Maupin free throw just 1:11 into the period, before Purdue answered with a 7-0 run to pull back within 46-39.

Hailey Weaver and Prince then answered with back-to-back three-pointers in a 50-second span, and the Huskers took a 58-48 lead to the final period.

The Boilermakers were still within striking distance at 64-56 with 4:30 to play, before Hake sank Nebraska's final three-pointer with 4:16 left. The Huskers held the Boilers without a field goal for the final 2:30, outscoring Purdue 7-1 down the stretch to claim the 16-point win.

Nebraska continues its three-game home stand on Thursday when the Huskers take on Indiana. Tip-off with the Hoosiers is set for 7 p.m. (CT) at PBA with tickets available now at Huskers.com. Live video coverage will be provided to B1G+ subscribers, while live audio from the Huskers Radio Network will be available on Huskers.com and the Huskers App.