The No. 25 Huskers continued their five-game home stretch by hosting Lindenwood on Tuesday night. Nebraska battled the Lions in a low scoring bout which remained close until the fourth quarter. The Huskers erupted in the final 10 minutes, outscoring Lindenwood 23-7 to get the 69-48 win.
The Huskers shot 29-of-64 from the field, nine of their made baskets occurring in the fourth. The Lions landed 17-of-55 from the field and held a 30-27 lead over Nebraska into halftime. But the Huskers’ shut down Lindenwood in the fourth, delivering an 18-1 run in the final six minutes.
Britt Prince led the team in scoring, dropping 14 points and going 5-of-9 from the field. Callin Hake also delivered double-digit points, tallying up 12 points along with six rebounds.
Lexi Markowski delivered another double-double on the night, scoring 11 points and hauling in 11 rebounds. She also dropped eight points in the fourth quarter. Petra Bozan rounded out Nebraska’s double-digit scorers, finishing with 10 points by going 5-of-7 from the field.
The Huskers improve to 7-1 on the season and face their first Big Ten opponent of the season, the Minnesota Golden Gophers, on Sunday afternoon. Tipoff is set for 1:00 p.m. CT on the Big Ten Network.
Allison Weidner cuts into the paint
Back-and-forth in Lincoln
Prince driving in
Logan Nissley from beyond the arc
Prince delivering tonight
Markowski with lefty layup
Run continues for Nebraska
On fire to end it
This article originally appeared on Cornhuskers Wire: Fourth quarter run lifts Nebraska over Lindenwood 69-48
