Purdue Boilermakers (8-6, 0-3 Big Ten) vs. Nebraska Cornhuskers (12-2, 1-2 Big Ten)
Lincoln, Nebraska; Sunday 3:00 pm EST.
BOTTOM LINE: No. 20 Nebraska will face Purdue after Britt Prince scored 27 points in Nebraska's 86-76 loss to the Iowa Hawkeyes.
The Cornhuskers are 8-1 in home games. Nebraska has an 11-1 record in games decided by at least 10 points.
The Boilermakers are 0-3 in Big Ten play. Purdue is averaging 72.4 points and outscoring opponents by 7.0 points per game.
Nebraska is averaging 7.9 3-pointers per game, 1.3 more than Purdue's 6.6 allowed per game. Purdue has shot 45.3% from the field this season, 5.2 percentage points better than the 40.1% shooting average of Nebraska opponents.
Sunday's match will be the first time the two teams have met in conference play this season.
TOP PERFORMANCE: Callin Hake is averaging 8.6 points and 4.6 assists for the Cornhuskers. Prince is averaging 19.2 points and 3.8 rebounds on 60.8 percent shooting over his last 10 games.
Tara Day scores 12.1 points per game, 6.9 rebounds and 1.9 assists for the Boilermakers. Madison Layden is averaging 11.6 points and 2.2 steals over her last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Cornhuskers: 8-2, averaging 86.8 points, 34.7 rebounds, 20.5 assists, 9.3 steals and 3.5 blocks per game while shooting 50.3% from the field. Their opponents average 62.8 points per game.
Boilermakers: 6-4, averaging 76.3 points, 33.5 rebounds, 17.0 assists, 8.7 steals and 2.4 blocks per game while shooting 47.5% from the field. Their opponents averaged 65.6 points.
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The Associated Press generated this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
