The No. 18 Nebraska women’s basketball team returns home to start a two-game Big Ten home stand on Thursday night, when the Huskers take on Minnesota.

Tip-off between the Big Red (12-3, 2-1 Big Ten) and the Golden Gophers (12-5, 1-2 Big Ten) is set for 8 p.m. (CT) with live national television coverage by the Big Ten Network with Mike Couzens and Mary Murphy on the call.

Both teams are coming off big wins on Sunday. The Huskers rolled to a 75-56 victory at Illinois. The Huskers unleashed their best second-half performance of the season by blitzing the Fighting Illini’s “Buzz” defense for 49 second-half points. Husker forwards Jordan Hooper and Emily Cady combined for 41 points and 19 rebounds on the day for the Big Red.

Minnesota crushed Northwestern with an even more explosive second half. The Golden Gophers outscored the Wildcats, 52-33 in the second half on their way to a 94-59 victory at Williams Arena in Minneapolis. Gopher guards Rachel Banham and Sari Noga combined for 45 points and nine assists.

Hooper, a two-time All-American and first-team All-Big Ten pick for the Huskers, takes aim at the 2,000-point scoring mark on Thursday night. The 6-2 senior from Alliance, Neb., needs 10 points to become the fourth player in Nebraska history to reach the 2,000 mark, joining Karen Jennings, Maurtice Ivy and Kelsey Griffin on that distinguished list. If she scores 10 points, Hooper would also notch the 100th double-figure scoring game of her illustrious NU career.

Hooper ranks among the top three players in the Big Ten with 20.3 points and 10.5 rebounds per game. She owns seven double-doubles this season and 33 in her career. She needs 10 points and 32 rebounds to become the fifth Big Ten player in history to reach career milestones of 2,000 points and 1,000 rebounds.