WASHINGTON STATE (6-5) at NEBRASKAÂ (9-3)
11 a.m. (PT) | Friday | Dec. 22, 2017
Lincoln, Neb. | Pinnacle Bank Arena (15,000)
MATCHUP NOTES
The Cougars close out non-conference play with a final game at Nebraska Friday night before taking another week off for the holidays. Last season, the Cougs dominated the Huskers on a neutral court, downing Nebraska, 79-65, at the South Point Shootout in Las Vegas. WSU scored 53 first-half points and never looked back as
Louise Brown led the attack with 16 points including hitting 4-of-5 from deep. While Nebraska holds the all-time advantage over the Cougs at 5-2, WSU has won two of the last three matchups  including a 76-72 win in Lincoln on Nov. 30, 2013 in front of 5,933 fans. In two career games versus Nebraska, Brown has averaged 11.5 ppg and 8.5 rpg.
LAST TIME OUT
With the rust of a 12 day layoff showing on the offensive end, the Cougars (6-5) fell back on their defensive toughness to win the day at Boise State (5-4) Monday night as Washington State came up with a 61-53 road win over the Broncos at Taco Bell Arena. In the final minutes of the game, the Cougs turned up their intensity on the defensive end of the court, holding the Broncos to just one made free-throw in the final 2:52 to pull away. While locking down defensively, the Cougs finished off the victory from the line by hitting 6-of-6 freebies in the final :20 seconds of the game. The final four points went to
Louise Brown as the redshirt-junior sealed the deal on both ends of the court while posting her second double-double in the last four games with 12 points and 10 rebounds.
ABOUT THEÂ HUSKERS
Nebraska enters the night riding a five-game winning streak that has pushed its record to 9-3 on the year.including a 5-2 mark at home. Most recently, the Huskers won an 86-69 victory over Florida Gulf Coast Tuesday night at Pinnacle Bank Arena. Leading the way was the Huskers' two-time Big 10 Freshman of the Week, Kate Cain, who posted just the third triple-double in Nebraska history with 22 points, 14 rebounds and a school-record 11 blocks. In addition to Cain, sophomore Hannah Whitish enters the week as the reigning Big 10 Player of the Week after averagingÂ
29.0 points, 5.5 rebounds, 5.0 assists and 2.5 steals to lead the Huskers to a pair road wins at Kansas and Drake.
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