It took Britt Prince 15 seconds. Nebraska’s junior guard entered Saturday needing two points for 1,000 in a Husker uniform, drained a midrange jumper on the first possession, and became the program’s 39th 1,000-point scorer. Nebraska then kept pouring it on in a 98-35 win over Western Illinois at Pinnacle Bank Arena.
The milestone and the box score
Per SI’s All Huskers, Prince is the fourth-fastest Husker to reach 1,000 points, behind only Karen Jennings, Maurtice Ivy and Jordan Hooper. She finished with 19 points on 7-of-13 shooting, three assists and a steal in 20 minutes. Amiah Hargrove added 17 points and eight rebounds. Ashlyn Koupal scored 16 off the bench with three assists and three steals. Allison Weidner and Emily Fisher each had 10. Natalie Potts, playing on her birthday, had nine points and four rebounds.
- Nebraska 38-of-70 from the field (54 percent), 8-of-19 from three (42 percent), 14-of-16 from the line.
- Western Illinois 14-of-44 (32 percent) and 2-of-15 from three.
- Rebounds: Nebraska 38-24. Assists: 20-6.
- Turnovers: Western Illinois 33, Nebraska 12. The Huskers scored 38 points off turnovers and had 18 steals.
- Largest lead: 66. Nebraska led 49-17 at half and 75-23 after three.
Mia Nicastro led the Leathernecks with 16 points on 7-of-14 shooting. No other Western Illinois player reached double figures.
What it means
Nebraska is 2-0 after Monday’s 81-54 opener over San Jose State. The Huskers return Tuesday night for Military Appreciation against North Carolina A&T at 7 p.m. CT at Pinnacle Bank Arena.
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