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Big Ten Women's Basketball Recap- Feb. 7

By World Exposure Report News Services, 02/07/21, 3:30PM CST

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*updated 4:09 P.M.

Game Recaps

Nebraska 78, Rutgers 62
Sam Haiby scored 20 points but the Nebraska women's basketball team came up short in the Rutgers return to play after a 36-day layoff, as the Huskers suffered a 78-62 loss to the Scarlet Knights at the RAC on Sunday afternoon.

Rutgers' freshman guard Diamond Johnson added her ninth consecutive double-figure scoring effort with 22 points on 8-of-11 shooting with four three-pointers to go along with three assists and three steals, while senior Arella Guirantes contributed 17 points on 5-of-21 shooting. 


Indiana 85, Iowa 72
The Hawkeyes (10-6, 6-6) fell to No. 17 Indiana (11-4, 9-2), 72-85. Caitlin Clark recorded her second consecutive and sixth-season 30-point game this season and McKenna Warnock recorded her sixth double-double by scoring 10 points and pulling down 15 rebounds. 

With the win Indiana earned the program's 800th career victory.


Minnesota 59, Ohio State 83

Minnesota women’s basketball (5-9, 4-8 Big Ten) saw its two-game winning streak on the road end Sunday with an 83-59 loss at No. 11/13 Ohio State (12-2, 8-2 B1G) in Columbus, Ohio.

Gopher sophomores Sara Scalia and Klarke Sconiers each finished with 12 points. Scalia was 4-of-9 on field goals with a pair of 3-pointers and made both free throw attempts to improve to 22-22 at the line this year. Sconiers scored 10 of her 12 points in the second half, and she matched Sissoko by making five of eight shots from the field.

Ohio State forwards Dorka Juhasz and Aaliyah Patty each recorded a double-double in the win. Juhasz finished with a game-high 18 points to go along with 10 rebounds while Patty had 14 points and also pulled-down 10 rebounds.

Sophomore Jacy Sheldon had a second consecutive good game, scoring 17 points and she dished-out a team-high four assists.


Wisconsin 74, Penn State 98
Purdue 49, Illinois 54
Northwestern 63, Michigan State 60