After coming from behind to defeat Michigan in the
quarterfinals last night, the No. 2-seeded women's basketball team will
take on No. 3-seeded Nebraska in the Big Ten Tournament semifinals on Saturday at 6 p.m.
MSU and Nebraska split the regular-season series 1-1
Nebraska
handily defeated Minnesota following the MSU-Michigan game, 80-58,
behind a strong performance by Big Ten Player of the Year Jordan Hooper,
who had 33 points and 12 rebounds.
Sophomore guard Rachel Theriot also had a stellar performance
for the Huskers with 14 points and a Big Ten Tournament-record 18
assists, turning the ball over just once.
The Huskers
handed MSU its worst defeat of the regular season on Feb. 8, 76-56.
The
Spartans survived poor performances from senior guard Klarissa Bell and
redshirt freshman guard Aerial Powers on Friday night against Michigan, but defeating Nebraska likely will require an A-game from from the entire team.
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