Husker women earn No. 6 seed in Big Ten Tournament

The Huskers will take on the winner of Wednesday's first-round game between No. 11 seed Wisconsin and No. 14 seed Illinois.

LINCOLN, Neb. (KLKN) — After tying the school record with its 16th home win of the season on Sunday, the Nebraska women’s basketball team earned the No. 6 seed in upcoming Big Ten Tournament.

The Huskers will take on the winner of Wednesday’s first-round game between No. 11 seed Wisconsin and No. 14 seed Illinois. Nebraska will take the court in Thursday’s final game at Gainbridge Fieldhouse, which will begin at approximately 7:45 p.m. (CT) or 25 minutes after conclusion of the 5:30 p.m. CT game between No. 7 Northwestern and No. 10 Minnesota.  Live television coverage will be provided by the Big Ten Network while free live audio will be available on Huskers.com from the Huskers Radio Network.

The Huskers have won five of their past six games. A total of 15 of Nebraska’s 16 home wins were by double digits, including wins over top-10 Big Ten foes Michigan and Indiana.