Huskers build big lead, turn back Northwestern's push

This time the Nebraska women’s basketball team was good enough on offense for long enough that a bad stretch didn’t cost the Huskers a chance to win the game.

Nebraska had a good start to the game, and built a 20-point lead during a 71-64 victory against Northwestern on Thursday in Evanston, Illinois. Nebraska (13-14, 8-8 Big Ten) now has three wins in its last four games.

Northwestern (15-12, 8-8) has the best defense in the Big Ten, and had held Nebraska to just 54 points when the Wildcats beat Nebraska last month. This time Nebraska had 54 points by the end of the third quarter.

Nebraska led by 20 points in the third quarter, but then had to survive in the fourth quarter after Northwestern…