Waco, Texas ? No. 16 Baylor used a 10-0 run during a four-minute span late in the second half to power its way past the No. 25 Nebraska women’s basketball team, 67-57, in front of 6,046 fans at the Ferrell Center on Saturday night.
With the loss, the Huskers fell to 14-5 overall and 4-4 in Big 12 play, while the Lady Bears improved to 17-4 overall and 5-3 in the league. Four of Nebraska’s five losses this season have come against top 16 teams, including three losses on the road in Big 12 play.
Alexa Johnson led Nebraska with 13 points, while Keasha Cannon-Johnson added 11 points. Jessika Stratton led the Lady Bears with 15 points, while Chameka Scott and Sophia Young each contributed 13 points for Baylor.
Nebraska Coach Connie Yori said the Huskers inability to create second chances with offensive rebounds hurt the Huskers.
"We only got eight offensive rebounds," Yori said. "They are a great rebounding team, but we needed to get some more opportunities off the glass because we did not shoot the ball very well tonight."
Nebraska shot just 34.5 percent (20-58) from the field, including just 28.6 percent (6-21) from three-point range, while Baylor shot 42.1 percent (24-57) from the floor, although Baylor hit just 16.7 percent (2-12) of its three-pointers. Baylor outrebounded Nebraska, 41-37, and forced 19 NU turnovers while committing just 13 turnovers of its own.
The Huskers, who trailed Baylor at the half, 33-28, saw the Lady Bears open the half with a 9-2 surge to push the lead quickly to 12 points early in the second half. Baylor’s lead grew as large as 13 points, but Nebraska battle back with a 10-0 run in a 3:30 span to cut the lead to just two points at 51-49 with just over eight minutes remaining the game. NU trailed by just two with seven minutes left at 53-51 after a pair of free throws by Katie Morse, before Baylor’s decisive run.
Nebraska concludes its five-game stretch against top-25 opponents on Wednesday, when the Huskers travel to Boulder, Colo., to take on the No. 11 Colorado Buffaloes at 8 p.m. central time.