LINCOLN, Neb. (Interstat) — Britt Prince scored 28 points to lead Nebraska to an 89-73 victory over Northwestern in a women’s basketball game Wednesday night at Pinnacle Bank Arena.

The Cornhuskers seized control with a 28-point first quarter and maintained a double-digit lead throughout. Prince, a guard from Omaha, added six assists. Tayla Thomas led Northwestern with 19 points.

Nebraska (16-4) shot 52.6% from the field and made 11 three-pointers. Northwestern (8-13) was led by Thomas’ 19 points and 16 from Grace Sullivan. The Wildcats kept pace after the first but could not close the gap.

A crowd of 4,784 watched the Big Ten Conference game.