LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Benny Parker’s pull-up jumper gave Nebraska the lead with 1:03 left, and the Cornhuskers survived a scrambling finish to defeat Cincinnati 56-55 in double overtime Saturday night.

The Cornhuskers (6-3) bounced back from a stinging loss to transitioning Division I team Incarnate Word with a rough-and-tumble victory against a Cincinnati team that was playing its first true road game.

Terran Petteway and Shavon Shields scored 13 points apiece to lead Nebraska. Troy Caupain had 13 points, six assists and a career-high five steals for the Bearcats (6-2).

Nebraska somehow won after making only four field goals after the 11:54 mark in the second half and committing a season-high 22 turnovers.

Parker’s winning shot came after Shields had launched an air ball that teammate Tai Webster rebounded. Webster got the ball to Parker, who gave the Huskers a one-point lead.

Cincinnati’s Octavius Ellis missed two free throws with 53.3 seconds left.

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Emily Cady had 13 points, 15 rebounds, and five assists to help No. 12 Nebraska come back and pull away from Cal State Bakersfield for a 54-45 victory on Saturday.

Rachel Theriot scored with 12:48 remaining to break a 34-all tie and spark a 20-9 run to seal it for Nebraska (9-1).

CSUB had held its largest lead, 24-13, after Alyssa Shannon drained a 3-pointer with 4:00 left in the first half. The Cornhuskers closed on a 9-0 run to pull within 24-22 at the break.

Cady finished on 5-of-13 shooting for her fifth double-double of the season and the 27th of her career. Hailie Sample scored 13 points and Theriot chipped in 11, all in the second half.

Shannon scored 14 points and Shaquita Smith added 13 for CSUB (6-3), who played without leading scorer Tyonna Outland, who was out with an ankle injury.

The No. 12 Nebraska women’s basketball team returns home for another clash with postseason-caliber competition when the Huskers battle Bakersfield Saturday afternoon.

Tip-off between the Huskers (8-1) and Roadrunners (6-2) is set for 2 p.m. (central) at Pinnacle Bank Arena and tickets are available now at Huskers.com. Tickets also can be purchased at the Pinnacle Bank Arena Box beginning at noon on Saturday.

Live radio coverage will be provided by the Husker Sports Network, with Matt Coatney and Jeff Griesch on the call on stations across the network, including B107.3 FM in Lincoln and 93.3 FM in Omaha. Free live audio also will be available on Huskers.com. A live premium video stream will be available to subscribers of BTN Plus.

The Huskers are coming off a thrilling 60-57 win at Creighton on Thursday night. Nebraska built a 16-point halftime lead then withstood a pair of furious CU rallies in the second half. Senior forward Hailie Sample hit three free throws in the final 15 seconds to seal the win.

Fellow senior forward Emily Cady notched her fourth double-double of the year and 26th of her career with a team-high 18 points to go along with 11 rebounds and three blocks.

Junior All-America point guard Rachel Theriot added 16 points and a season-high nine assists, while senior guard Brandi Jeffery pitched in five points, four assists and a career-high 12 rebounds.

The Huskers will be challenged by a speedy and experienced bunch of Roadrunners from Bakersfield. All-American guard Tyonna Outland leads a small but explosive squad that was picked to win the Western Athletic Conference this season. Outland, a 5-9 redshirt senior, is averaging 17.5 points and 6.1 rebounds per game. She is joined by fellow senior guard Brooklynn Hinkens, who is contributing 14.0 points per game and shooting 44.9 percent from three-point range. Junior point guard Alyssa Shannon carries one of the nation’s top assist-to-turnover ratios, while helping CSUB carry a plus-8.8 team turnover margin.

#12 Nebraska Cornhuskers (8-1, 0-0 Big Ten)
3 – Hailie Sample – 6-1 – Sr. – F – 6.9 ppg, 6.0 rpg
23 –  Emily Cady – 6-2 – Sr. – F – 13.9 ppg, 8.8 rpg
1 – Tear’a Laudermill – 5-9 – Sr. – G – 12.0 ppg, 2.6 rpg
13 – Brandi Jeffery – 5-7 – Sr. – G – 9.0 ppg, 6.2 rpg
33 – Rachel Theriot – 6-0 – Jr. – G – 17.7 ppg, 4.8 rpg
Off the Bench
31 – Anya Kalenta – 6-3 – Jr. – F – 6.2 ppg, 3.0 rpg
5 – Natalie Romeo – 5-7 – Fr. – G – 4.8 ppg, 1.5 rpg
22 – Allie Havers – 6-5 – So. – C – 4.0 ppg, 3.6 rpg
34 – Jasmine Cincore – 5-8 – Fr. – G – 1.6 ppg, 0.4 rpg
30 – Chandler Smith – 6-0 – Fr. – G – 1.0 ppg, 1.0 rpg
11 – Esther Ramacieri – 5-8 – So. – G – 0.2 ppg, 0.3 rpg
12 – Emily Wood – 5-5 – Fr. – G – 0.0 ppg, 0.7 rpg
50 – Darrien Washington – 6-2 – Fr. – F – High School
Head Coach: Connie Yori (Creighton, 1986)
13th Season at NU (249-143); 25th Season Overall (444-283)

Bakersfield Roadrunners (6-2, 0-0 WAC)
15 – Erika Williams – 6-0 – So. – G/F – 5.0 ppg, 2.4 rpg
24 – Hali Ford – 6-1 – Jr. – G/F – 2.6 ppg, 3.8 rpg
1 – Alyssa Shannon – 5-2 – Jr. – G – 7.3 ppg, 1.9 rpg
11 – Brooklynn Hinkens – 5-7 – Sr. – G – 14.0 ppg, 3.8 rpg
44 – Tyonna Outland – 5-9 – Sr. – G/F – 17.5 ppg, 6.1 rpg
Off the Bench
5 – Batabe Zempare – 6-2 – Jr. – F – 8.8 ppg, 9.0 rpg
3 – Shaquita Smith – 5-7 – Sr. – G – 6.5 ppg, 0.9 rpg
2 – Brittany Sims – 6-3 – So. – F – 4.4 ppg, 4.8 rpg
4 – Lunden Junious-Reliford – 6-0 – Jr. – G – 1.4 ppg, 1.0 rpg
22 – Airica Carmon – 6-0 – Fr. – G – 1.0 ppg, 0.7 rpg
Head Coach: Greg McCall (Bakersfield, 1991)

4th Season at CSUB (44-53); 4th Season Overall (44-53)

Nebraska looks to snap a two-game losing streak on Saturday night, as the Huskers host Cincinnati at Pinnacle Bank Arena.

A limited number of tickets for Saturday’s contest are available, beginning at $7, by visiting Huskers.com, calling the Nebraska Athletic Ticket Office at 800-8-BIG RED or at the Pinnacle Bank Arena box office beginning Saturday at 6:30 p.m.

Tipoff is set for 8:06 p.m. (central) and will be nationally televised on BTN with Cory Provus and Shon Morris on the call. Saturday’s game is also available online at BTN.com and BTN2Go on mobile platforms.

The game will be broadcast across the state of Nebraska on the IMG Husker Sports Radio Network, including KLIN 1400 AM in Lincoln, 1110 KFAB in Omaha and KRVN 880 AM in Lexington with Kent Pavelka calling the action and Matt Davison adding color commentary. The game can be heard for free on Huskers.com and available on the Huskers’ app on iOS or android devices, as well as on TuneIn Radio and SiriusXM Satellite Radio.

The Huskers are 5-3 on the season following a 74-73 loss to Incarnate Word on Wednesday. In that game, the Huskers saw a seven-point lead vanish in the final 2:32, as they were outscored 14-6 down the stretch. The Huskers were done in by 14 turnovers which led to 18 Incarnate Word points, including Kyle Hittle’s baseline jumper with 2.7 seconds left.

While Nebraska had three players finish in double figures, including a game-high 19 points and nine rebounds from junior Shavon Shields, the Huskers allowed Incarnate Word to shoot 48 percent from the field, including 57 percent in the second half. Prior to the two-game losing streak, Nebraska was holding opponents to 38 percent shooting, including 28 percent from 3-point range.

Without the services of Moses Abraham, who suffered a broken hand on Tuesday in practice, a pair of freshmen saw some of their most extensive action of the season on Wednesday. Nick Fuller played a career-high 13 minutes and had six points and a pair of assists, while Jake Hammond played six minutes after playing a total of 16 minutes in NU’s first seven contests.

Cincinnati will pose another tough test for the Huskers, as the Bearcats are 6-1 on the season, but have been off for exams since Dec. 2. The Bearcats rank sixth nationally in scoring defense (52.3 ppg) and are 18th in blocked shots (6.1 per game). UC has held five of its first seven opponents to under 60 points.

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Emily Cady scored 18 points and grabbed 11 rebounds, Hailie Sample made 3 of 4 free throws in the final 14 seconds Thursday night and No. 12 Nebraska held on to defeat in-state rival Creighton 60-57.

The Huskers (8-1) dominated the first half, building a 33-17 lead, but had to hold on as Alexis Akin-Otiko rallied the Bluejays (4-5) by hitting all six of her 3-pointers and 20 of her career-high 23 points in the second half.

Rachel Theriot had 16 points and 9 assists for Nebraska, which out-rebounded Creighton 36-23, with Brandi Jeffery grabbing 12.

MC McGrory had a career-high 14 points for Creighton, but leading scorer Marissa Janning was held scoreless in the first half and finished with five points, 11 below her averaging, ending a streak of 17 double-figure games.

Akin-Otiko entered the season with two 3-pointers and had 10 for her career entering the game.