Indianapolis - Nebraska used an explosive 18-3 surge midway through the first half to build a 38-21 halftime lead and never looked back in a 72-61 win over Minnesota in the second round of the Big Ten Women's Basketball Tournament at Bankers Life Fieldhouse on Wednesday.
Sam Haiby led the eighth-seeded Huskers with a game-high 19 points while adding eight rebounds and three assists. The All-Big Ten guard helped the Big Red improve to 12-11 overall heading into Thursday's quarterfinal game with No. 1 seed Maryland. The junior from Moorhead, Minn., started Nebraska's 18-3 spurt with her layup late in the first quarter to give Nebraska a 13-11 lead.