Through one half of play, IU leads No. 21 Nebraska 36-32.
Nebraska sophomore guard Rachel Theriot leads all scorers with 14 points. Freshman guard Alexis Gassion leads IU with nine.
The Hoosiers initially struggled from behind the arc, but cut an early eight-point deficit to two with 13 minutes and 17 seconds remaining in the first half on back-to-back 3-pointers from freshman guards Larryn Brooks and Karlee McBride. A 3-pointer by freshman guard Taylor Agler extended the Hoosiers' run to 11-0 to give them a 17-14 lead, its first of the half.
The run grew to eventually grew to 16-2, which gave the Hoosiers its largest lead of the game at 22-16 at the 9:39 mark.
Agler's 3-pointer was part of a three minute and 10 second stretch in which IU shot 4-of-4 from 3-point range after missing its first six shot attempts.
Nebraska started out hot, but cooled off quickly. After scoring 10 points in the first three minutes, the Huskers only managed to score four points in the next four minutes.
The Hoosiers never relinquished their lead after taking the 17-14 lead early in the first half.
