Hake, Petrie lead No. 21 Nebraska over North Alabama
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Callin Hake had 17 points and Jessica Petrie added 14, both career highs for the reserves, and No. 21 Nebraska rolled to an 85-48 win over North Alabama on Tuesday night.
The Lions scored the first basket of the game but went 2 of 16 and the Cornhuskers scored the last 10 points of the quarter — six by Hake — and led 15-4.
Nebraska had the first four points of the second quarter and had a 12-0 run that included two Kendall Moriarty 3-pointers and four free throws for Hake and the lead was 36-16 at the break.
Britt Prince and Alberte Rimdal both had 13 points for the Cornhuskers (5-0), who went 8 of 21 from 3-point range after setting a school record with 20 on 59% shooting in their last game. Alex Markowski added 10 points.
Jazzy Klinge led the Lions (2-3) with 11 points and Charity Gallegos added 10.
Nebraska shot 48% overall and was 15 of 19 from the foul line and had a 48-32 rebounding advantage. North Alabama was 7 of 18 from 3-point range (49%) and 17 of 59 overall (29%).
The Cornhuskers play at in-state rival Creighton on Friday.
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