Second Quarter Dooms Huskers as Nebraska Women's Basketball Falls to Michigan

A poor second quarter was too much for the Huskers to overcome Thursday evening.

Kaleb Henry | Feb 7, 2025

Nebraska guard Britt Prince shoots during Thursday night's game against Michigan. / Nebraska Athletics

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The Huskers just didn't have enough Thursday evening.

Nebraska women's basketball lost to Michigan, 78-60. The Huskers and Wolverines now have matching records of 17-6 on the year and 7-5 in the Big Ten Conference.

Nebraska trailed by just one point in the final minute of the first quarter, but Michigan notched an and-1 with 19 seconds left. The Wolverines kept that momentum going in the second quarter with an 18-0 run as the Huskers failed to score for nearly six minutes of game time.

Nebraska guard Kendall Moriarty fights for the ball against Michigan at Pinnacle Bank Arena on Feb. 6, 2025. / Nebraska Athletics

Michigan won the second quarter 24-7 to take a 42-21 lead into halftime.

NU answered in the third quarter with a 7-0 run right away. The Huskers continued to cut into the lead, eventually closing the gap to 10 points.

But it was too little, too late for the Big Red. Michigan extended the lead back to 16 at the end of the quarter and to more than 20 for most of the final frame.

The Huskers shot 37.3% for the game, including 3-of-15 from 3. The Wolverines made 46.7% of their shots, including 9-of-21 from deep.

Nebraska center Alexis Markowski shoots against Michigan at Pinnacle Bank Arena on Feb. 6, 2025. / Nebraska Athletics

Alexis Markowski notched her 48th career double-double with game highs of 21 points and 11 rebounds. Britt Prince added 10 points.

Nebraska stays home Monday to host Iowa. Tip at Pinnacle Bank Arena is set for 7 p.m. CST on the Big Ten Network.

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Published Feb 6, 2025|Modified Feb 7, 2025

KALEB HENRY

Kaleb Henry is an award-winning sports reporter, covering collegiate athletics since 2014 via radio, podcasting, and digital journalism. His experience with Big Ten Conference teams goes back more than a decade, including time covering programs such as the Nebraska Cornhuskers, Oregon Ducks, and USC Trojans. He has contributed to Sports Illustrated since 2021. Kaleb has won multiple awards for his sports coverage from the Nebraska Broadcasters Association and Midwest Broadcast Journalists Association. Prior to working in sports journalism, Kaleb was a Division I athlete on the Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville Track and Field team where he discussed NCAA legislation as SIUE's representative to the Ohio Valley Conference Student-Athlete Advisory Committee.