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No. 6 Nebraska blows lead but holds on to beat No. 11 Texas A&M 61-59

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Alexis Markowski had 16 points and six rebounds and sixth-seeded Nebraska won their first NCAA Tournament game since 2014 by just barely holding off No. 11 Texas A&M 61-59. Nebraska will play third-seeded Oregon State on Sunday. The Beavers overcame a slow start to defeat No. 14 Eastern Washington 73-51 in the earlier game Friday night.

Nebraska guard Logan Nissley drives to the basket as Texas A&M guard Sydney Bowles defends during the first half of a first-round college basketball game in the women’s NCAA Tournament in Corvallis, Ore., Friday, March 22, 2024. Nebraska guard Maddie Krull, right, looks to pass the ball away from Texas A&M guard Endyia Rogers, left, during the first half of a first-round college basketball game in the women’s NCAA Tournament in Corvallis, Ore., Friday, March 22, 2024.

Logan Nissley also had 16 points for Nebraska. Senior Jaz Shelley, who averaged 13.7 points and 5.6 assists this season, had five points while adding five rebounds and six assists. The Huskers led by as many as 17 points, but Coulibaly’s short jumper got Texas A&M within 56-54 with 4:34 left. Endyia Rogers made a pair of free throws to tie it at 66.

Texas A&M vastly improved since last season, when the team won just nine games in coach Joni Taylor’s first year.

 

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