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Shelley, Huskers Shoot Past Illini

Box Score Indianapolis - Jaz Shelley set the Nebraska single-game school record with nine three-pointers to lead a Big Red barrage from long range, as the Huskers rolled to a 92-74 win over Illinois in the second round of the Big Ten Women's Basketball Tournament at Gainbridge Fieldhouse on Thursday night.

Shelley, a sophomore from Moe, Australia, drained a tournament record-tying nine threes, while the Huskers sank a tournament team record 15 triples on the night. The 5-9 guard finished with a Nebraska career-high 32 points, tying the fourth-most points ever scored by a Big Red player in a conference tournament game.