Overview
- No. 6 Baylor beat No. 11 Nebraska 67-62 in Durham after trailing by nine early in the fourth quarter.
- Coach Nicki Collen’s appeal on a tie-up with 3:48 left resulted in a flagrant on Jessica Petrie, two Taliah Scott free throws, and a lead the Bears kept.
- Baylor deployed full-court pressure to force six fourth-quarter turnovers and hit 11 of 14 free throws down the stretch.
- Britt Prince scored 27 for Nebraska, which entered from the First Four, while Scott led Baylor with 15, going 9 of 12 at the line and adding a late layup.
- Baylor won the rebounding margin by 10, outscored Nebraska in the paint by eight, and next faces Duke, a team it beat 58-52 in November.