Lawrence, Kan. – Isabelle Bourne led Nebraska with 17 points, while Jaz Shelley added 12 points and nine assists, but it was not enough to stop Kansas from working its way to a 64-55 women’s basketball win over the Huskers at Allen Fieldhouse on Thursday night.
Nebraska ended its season 18-15, while Kansas improved to 22-11 by earning a split with the Huskers, who defeated the then-No. 20 Jayhawks 85-79 in triple-overtime in Lincoln on Dec. 21.
Nebraska never led but kept KU within striking distance for the entire game in front of 3,730 fans that included a large contingent of Husker fans at Allen Fieldhouse. With less than nine minutes remaining, the Huskers trailed just 50-49 after a Shelley basket. Shelley’s score followed a Kendall Moriarty layup to open the quarter that cut the KU lead to 48-47. It was Moriarty’s final basket of the night, as the NU sophomore finished with 10 points on 4-of-6 shooting in her first college start in place of three-time All-Big Ten guard Sam Haiby. A fifth-year senior who finished No. 12 on Nebraska’s career scoring list with more than 1,600 points, Haiby suffered a lower leg injury in the second quarter of Nebraska’s second-round WNIT win over Northern Iowa.
Nebraska hit just 10-of-30 shots (.333), but connected on 5-of-13 threes (.385). The Huskers did not attempt a free throw. Kansas hit 13-of-30 shots (.433), but just 2-of-11 threes (.182), while going 2-of-4 at the free throw line. The Jayhawks outproduced the Huskers 22-16 on the glass, while both teams committed six first-half turnovers.
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