LINCOLN ‹ Kelsey Griffin scored a season-high 26 points and Danielle Page added her fourth career double-double with 20 points and 12 rebounds as the Nebraska women's basketball team rolled to a season sweep over Missouri with a 73-57 win Thursday night at the Bob Devaney Sports Center.
With the victory, Nebraska improved to 18-8 overall and 7-5 in the Big 12 while posting its first season sweep of the Tigers since 2000. The Huskers also snapped a seven-game home losing streak against the Tigers to improve to 12-2 on the year at the Devaney Center. Missouri slipped to 8-17 overall and 1-11 in the Big 12.
Griffin, a 6-2 junior forward from Eagle River, Alaska, scored a season-high 26 points and pulled down eight rebounds to lead the Huskers, while Griffin notched her fifth 20-point scoring effort of the season. Sophomore guard Yvonne Turner added nine points and six rebounds on a perfect 4-for-4 shooting night from the field, including a three-pointer.
Nebraska worked its way to a 33-27 halftime lead thanks to 10 points and eight rebounds from page and eight points and four boards from Griffin. The Huskers held a six-point despite Missouri hitting 7-of-10 three-pointers in the first half. Hollins led the Tigers with 14 first-half points, including 4-of-6 shooting from long range. However, Hollins hit just 5-of-14 shots overall in the half, and no other Tiger scored more than five first-half points.
While the Tigers were hot from outside, they hit just 3-of-19 shots from inside the arc, shooting just 34.5 percent from the field overall.
Nebraska returns to Big 12 road action on Sunday when the Huskers travel to Lubbock to take on Texas Tech. Tip-off is set for 2 p.m. with free live audio on Huskers.com provided by the Husker Sports Network.
At Lincoln
NEBRASKA 73, MISSOURI 57
MISSOURI (8-17, 1-11)
Johnson 4-11 0-0 10, Scott 1-2 0-0 2, Jones 4-7 1-2 9, Richbow 1-5 0-0 2, Hollins 9-22 0-0 22, Hanneman 3-6 0-0 7, Otote 1-4 2-3 5, Pickens 0-2 0-0 0, Brown 0-0 0-0 0, Wilson 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 23-60 3-5 57.
NEBRASKA (18-8, 7-5)
Griffin 9-13 8-9 26, Page 6-14 7-8 20, Turner 4-4 0-0 9, Kelley 3-5 1-2 7, Hester 1-4 1-2 3, Burke 2-7 0-0 4, Neals 0-1 0-0 0, Kuhlmann 0-2 0-0 0, Whittaker 0-0 0-0 0, Periago 0-0 0-0 0, Montgomery 1-5 0-0 2, Bober 0-2 2-2 2, Redmon 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 26-57 19-23 73.
HalftimeNebraska 33, Missouri 27. 3-point field goalsMissouri 8-14 (Johnson 2-2, Richbow 0-1, Hollins 4-7, Hanneman 1-2, Otote 1-2), Nebraska 2-8 (Page 1-1, Turner 1-1, Hester 0-1, Burke 0-3, Kuhlmann 0-1, Montgomery 0-1). Fouled outnone. ReboundsMissouri 25 (Hollins 6), Nebraska 46 (Page 12). AssistsMissouri 12 (Richbow 6), Nebraska 11 (Kelley 3). TurnoversMissouri 12, Nebraska 14. Total foulsMissouri 20, Nebraska 9. Technicalsnone. Attendance5,085.
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