The Nebraska Cornhuskers have learned their opponent for the second round of the Big Ten Women’s Basketball Tournament. The Huskers will face the Purdue Boilermakers at 2:00 p.m. on Thursday, March 7, at the Target Center in Minneapolis.
Nebraska, the tournament’s No. 5 seed, had a first-round bye. On Wednesday afternoon, No. 12 seeded Purdue defeated No. 13 Northwestern 78-72.
The Cornhuskers were 2-0 against the Boilermakers in Big Ten play this season. On January 31, they defeated Purdue 68-54 at Pinnacle Bank Arena, and on February 17, they won 77-65 in West Lafayette.
Should the Huskers win on Thursday afternoon, they would advance to the quarterfinals and face the Michigan State Spartans.
It all starts tomorrow. pic.twitter.com/0uLfPRyS6L
— Nebraska Women's Basketball (@HuskerWBB) March 7, 2024
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