Fourth-quarter collapse results in Nebraska's 80-76 defeat at Oregon
· Yahoo Sports
Nebraska (16-11, 5-11) visited the Pacific Northwest on Thursday night to face Oregon (19-9, 7-8). The Huskers, despite holding a double-digit lead in the fourth quarter, fell to the Ducks, 80-76, dropping their sixth straight game and remaining winless in February.
Visit chickenroad.qpon for more information.
Nebraska started strong, shooting over .500 from the floor in the first half to head into the locker room up 37-33. The Huskers expanded their lead to 63-52 less than a minute into the fourth, before everything crumbled. Eliza Maupin suffered an injury, and Amiah Hargrove fouled out, leaving the team shorthanded at forward.
Foul trouble also added to the collapse. Nebraska suffered 10 in the fourth, leading to Oregon shooting 15-of-18 from the line. The Ducks totaled 6-of-8 from the floor in the fourth and 1-of-2 from long range. The Huskers, meanwhile, hit just 3-of-17 in total, 0-of-12 from beyond the arc and 9-of-9 at the foul line.
On the night, Nebraska finished 29-of-68, 6-of-25 and 12-of-13, respectively. Oregon finished 26-of-52, 7-of-17 and 21-of-24. The Huskers coughed up 21 fouls in the loss, 16 in the second half. The Ducks surrendered just 16 fouls all game.
Britt Prince scored a team-high 18 points for Nebraska, shooting 8-of-13 with five assists. Logan Nissley tallied 15 points after going 4-of-10, 3-of-9 from beyond the arc and 4-of-4 from the line. She hauled in a team-high five rebounds and five assists.
Jessica Petrie delivered 12 points off the bench, leading the team at the line by going 5-of-5. Petra Bozan and Hargrove both totaled 11 points, but also four fouls or more. Bozan hit 5-of-6 in the loss, including 1-of-1 from three-point range. Hargrove finished 5-of-10.
Nebraska concludes its road trip in the Pacific Northwest on Sunday against Washington in an afternoon battle. Tipoff is set for 2 p.m. CT on the Big Ten Network.
Contact/Follow us @CornhuskersWire on X (formerly Twitter) and like our page on Facebook to follow ongoing coverage of Nebraska news, notes and opinions.
This article originally appeared on Cornhuskers Wire: Fourth-quarter collapse results in Nebraska's 80-76 defeat at Oregon