Nebraska has been on a winning streak, but a recent game was marred by a serious leg injury to one of their star players. At Pinnacle Bank Arena on Tuesday night, the Huskers defeated North Alabama 85 - 48, with five players scoring 10 points or more. Callin Hake had a career-high 17 points and Jessica Petrie added 14 off the bench. The starters also performed well, with Britt Prince, Alexis Markowski, and Alberte Rimdal each reaching double figures. Overall, the Huskers shot over 48% from the floor and were just two rebounds shy of 50.

Player Highlights and Injuries

Kendall Moriarty continued her hot shooting with eight points on 3 - for - 3 shooting, including two threes. She also had five rebounds and a pair of steals. However, during the second quarter, sophomore Natalie Potts went down near the base line. After falling, she immediately held her left knee and was in pain. Play was stopped for a few minutes as she was helped off the court. Later, she reemerged in street clothes with crutches and was actively involved in huddles during the second half. Nebraska Women's Basketball has not yet disclosed the severity of her injury.

First Quarter Struggles and Comebacks

Nebraska got off to a slow offensive start but still took a 15 - 4 lead at the end of the first quarter. This was the fewest points allowed by the Huskers in an opening quarter. They then closed the first quarter on a 10 - 0 run and extended it to 14 - 0 early in the second. Natalie Potts, who was Nebraska's leading scorer and rebounder at 17.5 points and 8.0 rebounds per game, went down during this time. But Moriarty sparked a 12 - 0 Nebraska run with back - to - back three - pointers. Hake then hit four straight free throws and Markowski capped the run with a bucket, extending the Huskers' margin to 34 - 11 with 2:20 left in the half.

Second Half Dominance

Nebraska took a 36 - 16 lead at halftime. North Alabama made a comeback in the third quarter with three three - pointers to cut the NU margin to 42 - 27. But the Big Red responded by outscoring the Lions 22 - 10 over the rest of the quarter and put the game out of reach. In the final period, they added a 21 - 11 edge to complete the 37 - point victory. Nebraska held North Alabama to just 28.8 percent shooting and the Lions hit 7 - of - 18 threes and 7 - of - 9 free throws. The Huskers shot 48.4 percent from the field, including 8 - of - 21 threes and 15 - of - 19 free throws.

Upcoming Game

Nebraska is now set to face in - state foe Creighton in Omaha on Friday, Nov. 22 at 4 p.m. at D.J. Sokol Arena. The game will be streamed for subscribers of FloHoops, and audio coverage will be provided by the Huskers Radio Network. This upcoming game will be an important one for the Huskers as they look to continue their winning streak.