BOULDER, Colo. -- Kelsey Griffin led three Nebraska players in double figures with a game-high 25 points to power the Cornhusker women past Colorado 80-71 Wednesday night in Big 12 Conference play at the Coors Events Center.
Griffin was stellar for Nebraska (17-6, 6-3 Big 12), hitting 8-of-12 shots from the field and converting 9-of-10 free-throw opportunities. Yvonne Turner finished with 14 points and Dominique Kelley added 10 points for the Cornhuskers, who shot 47.4 percent from the floor and made 7-of-11 attempts from 3-point range.
Brittany Spears and Bianca Smith scored 19 points apiece for Colorado (13-9, 2-7). Buffaloes' leading scorer Jackie McFarland, was limited to just one point in the contest before fouling out.
NEBRASKA 80, COLORADO 71
NEBRASKA (17-6, 6-3)
Griffin 8-12 9-10 25, Kelley 2-3 5-5 10, Turner 4-7 3-4 14, Page 4-13 0-1 8, Hester 0-5 2-4 2, Montgomery 4-7 0-1 8, Burke 2-3 0-2 6, Kuhlmann 2-5 0-0 5, Bober 1-1 0-0 2, Neals 0-1 0-0 0, Redmon 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 27-57 19-27 80.
COLORADO (13-9, 2-7)
Spears 6-14 6-6 19, Smith 7-15 0-0 19, Putnina 3-7 2-2 8, Powers 1-2 0-0 3, McFarland 0-2 1-2 1, Houston 4-6 1-2 10, Dow 3-5 2-2 8, Skildum 1-2 0-0 3, Richards 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 25-54 12-14 71.
Halftime--Nebraska 36, Colorado 35. 3-point goals--Nebraska 7-11 (Kelley 1-1, Turner 3-4, Burke 2-2, Kuhlmann 1-2, Hester 0-1, Neals 0-1), Colorado 9-21 (Spears 1-3, Smith 5-11, Houston 1-2, Dow 0-1, Putnina 0-1, Powers 1-2, Skildum 1-1). Fouled out--McFarland. Rebounds--Nebraska 23 (Hester 6), Colorado 32 (McFarland 10). Total fouls--Nebraska 18, Colorado 18. Technicals--None. A--NA.
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