No. 17 Nebraska eases past UCLA 77-49
LINCOLN, Neb. -- Two-time All-American Jordan Hooper scored 27 points and grabbed 11 rebounds as No. 17 Nebraska beat UCLA 77-49 on Friday.
It was Hooper's 27th career double-double. Rachel Theriot recorded a career-high nine assists, and Allie Havers scored 14 points in her first career game. Last season, the Huskers advanced to the NCAA Sweet 16.
Trailing 40-20 at the half, UCLA hit back-to-back 3-pointers with 13:43 left to make it 44-29, but could not get any closer.
One of two returning starters from last year, Thea Lemberger, led the Bruins with 17 points on 6-of-17 shooting. UCLA was limited to 34 percent shooting and was outrebounded 44-23. The Bruins reached the second round of the NCAA tournament last season.
This was the first game in the new Pinnacle Bank Arena in downtown Lincoln. The announced season-opener crowd was 9,750.
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2019-2020 Pac-12 Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oregon | 17-1 | - | 31-2 |
| UCLA | 14-4 | 3 | 26-5 |
| Stanford | 14-4 | 3 | 27-6 |
| Arizona | 12-6 | 5 | 24-7 |
| Oregon State | 10-8 | 7 | 23-9 |
| Arizona State | 10-8 | 7 | 20-11 |
| USC | 8-10 | 9 | 17-14 |
| Utah | 6-12 | 11 | 14-17 |
| Colorado | 5-13 | 12 | 16-14 |
| Washington | 5-13 | 12 | 13-17 |
| Washington State | 4-14 | 13 | 11-20 |
| California | 3-15 | 14 | 12-19 |
2019-2020 Big Ten Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maryland | 16-2 | - | 28-4 |
| Northwestern | 16-2 | - | 26-4 |
| Iowa | 14-4 | 2 | 23-7 |
| Indiana | 13-5 | 3 | 24-8 |
| Rutgers | 11-7 | 5 | 22-9 |
| Ohio State | 11-7 | 5 | 21-12 |
| Michigan | 10-8 | 6 | 21-11 |
| Michigan State | 9-9 | 7 | 16-14 |
| Purdue | 8-10 | 8 | 18-14 |
| Nebraska | 7-11 | 9 | 17-13 |
| Minnesota | 5-13 | 11 | 16-15 |
| Wisconsin | 3-15 | 13 | 12-19 |
| Illinois | 2-16 | 14 | 11-19 |
| Penn State | 1-17 | 15 | 7-23 |