Watch No. 11 Nebraska vs. No. 6 Baylor in NCAA Women’s Basketball Tournament Live

Mo. Basuony

Published: March 20, 2026 3:02 PM ET

Nebraska delivered a dominant second-half performance Wednesday night. The Huskers beat Richmond 75-56 at Cameron Indoor Stadium.

Second-half surge sinks Richmond

The game was tight at halftime. Nebraska led 34-32 after 20 minutes.

Nebraska erupted in the third quarter. The Cornhuskers scored 27 points while holding Richmond to six.

Nebraska shot 11-for-17 in that period and made four three-pointers. Richmond managed just 3-for-14 in the quarter.

Outside of Doogan, Richmond combined to go 13-for-40 from the floor. The Spiders were 4-for-23 from three-point range.

The victory marked Nebraska’s second NCAA Tournament win in three seasons. The Huskers improve to 19-12 overall.

Nebraska finished 7-11 in Big Ten play this season. The team will stay on the Duke campus to prepare for its next opponent.

Baylor enters the Round of 64 as the No. 6 seed. The Bears are 24-8 and 13-5 in Big 12 play this year.

Nicki Collen is in her fifth season as Baylor’s head coach. Her Baylor record stands at 126-44 through five years.

Baylor is making its 24th NCAA Tournament appearance. The program’s all-time tournament record is 58-20.
The Bears are three-time national champions, winning titles in 2005, 2012 and 2019.
The program has reached the Final Four four times and the Sweet 16 sixteen times.
All-time series: Baylor leads 10-6. The last meeting came on Feb. 9, 2011, in Lincoln.

Darianna Littlepage-Buggs averages a double-double at roughly 10.7 points and 10.1 rebounds.
Bella Fontleroy scores about nine points and grabs 5.7 rebounds per game.
Jana Van Gytenbeek leads the team in assists with just over six per game.
Taliah Scott is a proven scorer, averaging around 20 points per game this season.
Other contributors include Yuting Deng, Kiersten Johnson and freshman Marcayla Johnson.

Baylor finished third in the Big 12. The Bears fell to Colorado 62-53 in the conference quarterfinals.

Watch No. 11 Nebraska vs. No. 6 Baylor in NCAA Women’s Basketball Tournament Live on ESPN. The game is Friday, March 20, at 1 p.m. CDT.

The site will host the game from Cameron Indoor Stadium in Durham, N.C. Fans can also hear the broadcast on the Huskers Radio Network and affiliates.

On paper, Baylor presents a major challenge for Nebraska. The Bears bring tournament pedigree and size.

Still, Nebraska flashed a potent offense in the Richmond game. Some analysts picked the Huskers to pull an upset and reach the Round of 32.

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