Hailie Sample’s layup off an assist from Lindsey Moore with 43 seconds left brought No. 20 Nebraska all the way back from a five-point deficit in the closing minutes for a 55-53 win at the Kohl Center on Thursday night.

The late heroics by Sample, Moore and Rachel Theriot were enough to stretch Nebraska’s winning streak to 10 straight games and improve to 22-6 overall and 12-3 in the Big Ten. NU’s 12 league wins are the second most in school history.

Sample, who also teamed with Moore to secure another one-possession road win at Iowa (Feb. 11) during Nebraska’s winning streak, finished with six points. Moore, who added the front end of a one-and-one free throw with 9.9 seconds left, led Nebraska with 13 points, while adding six rebounds, four assists and two steals.

Theriot, a freshman from Middleburg Heights, Ohio, was also huge down the stretch for the Huskers. Theriot hit four of NU’s nine field goals in the second half, including a shot with 3:00 left to pull the Huskers within 51-50 and another one with 1:36 left to give NU a 52-51 lead to set Sample’s game-winning shot. Theriot finished with 11 points, two assists and a steal.

Sophomore Emily Cady added eight points, 11 rebounds and a career-high four blocked shots, while Jordan Hooper pitched in seven points and 11 boards of her own. The Huskers also got contributions off the bench, outscoring UW’s reserves 10-0 in the game.

— Jeffrey Griesch, Nebraska Sports Information