OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Shavon Shields scored 18 points and Terran Petteway had 13 of his 18 in the second half to lead Nebraska to a 68-62 upset of No. 17 Ohio State on Monday night, the Buckeyes’ fourth straight loss.

The Cornhuskers (9-8, 1-5 Big Ten), who ended a five-game losing streak, survived after squandering a 14-point first-half lead. They used a 16-5 run late in the second half to regain control and made 13 of their last 16 free throws to hold off the Buckeyes (15-4, 2-4).

It was Nebraska’s first win in 16 games against ranked opponents and prompted the student section to pour onto the court after the final buzzer. The Buckeyes have lost four straight for the first time since 2007-08.

The Buckeyes beat Nebraska by 31 points on Jan. 4 and haven’t won since.

Deverell Biggs added 11 points for the Huskers.

Aaron Craft scored 12 points, LaQuinton Ross added 11 and Lenzelle Smith Jr. had 10 for the Buckeyes.

Lincoln – In another classic battle that went down to the wire, No. 18 Nebraska battled back from a 12-point deficit to tie the game with 30 seconds left, but No. 22 Purdue got the game-winner with 1.7 seconds left to escape Pinnacle Bank Arena with a 77-75 women’s basketball win on Sunday.

Nebraska slipped to 13-4 overall and 3-2 in the Big Ten, while Purdue improved to 13-5 and 3-3 in the conference.

Playing in front of more than 6,000 frenzied Husker fans and a Big Ten Network national television audience, junior guard Tear’a Laudermill buried back-to-back threes in a 20-second span to turn a six-point Husker deficit into a tie ball game with 1:22 left.

Laudermill scored 10 of her 14 points in the second half to keep the Huskers close with the Boilermakers.

Purdue regained a 75-73 lead on a layup from Whitney Bays with 49 seconds left. Bays, who scored all 19 of her points in the second half to carry the Boilermakers to victory, missed a free throw in the and-one situation.

The Huskers answered at the other end with a pair of clutch free throws from Rachel Theriot in a one-and-one free throw situation with 29.7 seconds left to tie the game at 75. Theriot, a 6-0 sophomore point guard from Middleburg Heights, Ohio, led four Huskers in double figures with 19 points, while adding four assists.

Purdue held for the last shot and April Wilson missed a driving shot from the right side, but Bays was there for the putback with 1.7 seconds to claim the win. Nebraska was unable to get a shot off after a timeout and a length of the court pass.

Bays was big for the Boilermakers, scoring six straight points to push Purdue’s lead to 70-61 with 5:07 left. The surge by Bays answered a 7-0 Husker run that had turned a 53-48 deficit into a 55-53 lead on a Laudermill layup with 10:39 left.

That was one of only two leads for the Big Red on the day, joining a 6-4 edge early in the basketball game. Courtney Moses, who led all scorers with 21 points on the day, shot Purdue to an early edge by hitting five straight threes to open the game. She hit four straight in a three-minute span to stake Purdue to a 27-15 lead with 9:00 left in the first half. She helped Purdue go 10-for-19 from long range in the game, although she missed her last four threes.

Nebraska trimmed the margin to just 36-32 at the half, despite going just 10-for-27 from the floor in the opening period. NU was also just 2-for-8 from three-point range in the first half, while knocking down 10-of-14 free throws.

Purdue hit 41.2 percent (14-34) of its first half shots, but connected on 8-of-12 first-half threes after hitting 7-of-8 to open the game. The Boilermakers did not attempt a first-half free throw.

Nebraska shot a solid 63 percent (17-27) in the second half including 4-of-5 three-pointers, but went just 5-of-8 from the free throw line. NU finished 50 percent from the field for the game, including 6-of-13 from three-point range and 15-of-22 at the line.

Purdue finished 44.8 percent from the field, but attempted 13 more field goals than the Big Red. The Boilermakers also went 7-of-11 at the line in the second half.

Purdue won the possession battle by outrebounding Nebraska, 37-34, and winning the turnover battle 16-14. The Boilermakers grabbed 13 offensive boards, including the board by Bays that led to the game-winner.

Emily Cady notched her fourth straight double-double and eighth of the season with 13 points and 16 rebounds. She added six assists for the second straight game while notching three blocked shots.

Hailie Sample was the fourth Husker in double figures, scoring 10 of her 12 points in the second half while adding five rebounds for the game. Senior Jordan Hooper managed just nine points on 2-of-10 shooting, while managing four rebounds and two steals. Hooper was 1-for-4 from three-point range, but her three tied the game at 53 midway through the second half.

KK Houser helped Purdue with 16 points, including four three-pointers, on 5-of-14 shooting from the field. She added six assists and six steals. April Wilson added 13 points.

Nebraska will enjoy the mid-week off from competition before returning to Big Ten road action at Northwestern on Sunday, Jan. 26. Tip-off at Welsh-Ryan Arena in Evanston, Ill., is set for 4 p.m. (CT) with live video provided by BTN.com All-Access and free live audio from the Husker Sports Network on Huskers.com.

The No. 18 Nebraska women’s basketball team plays host to a top-25 showdown on Sunday, when the Huskers take on No. 22 Purdue at Pinnacle Bank Arena.

Tip-off between the Big Red (13-3, 3-1 Big Ten) and the Boilermakers (12-5, 2-3 Big Ten) is set for 4 p.m. (CT) with live national television coverage by the Big Ten Network with Lisa Byington and Stephanie White on the call. Tickets are on sale now at Huskers.com.

Nebraska is coming off a thrilling 88-85 overtime victory against Minnesota on Thursday at Pinnacle Bank Arena. NU trailed by 14 points (53-39) with 13:40 left, before rallying to send the game to overtime. Sophomore Rachel Theriot, juniors Emily Cady and Brandi Jeffery, and senior All-American Jordan Hooper played starring roles in the comeback.

Theriot, a 6-0 point guard from Middleburg Heights, Ohio, scored 21 of her career-high 33 points after halftime. She also tied a career high with nine assists without committing a turnover. She is averaging 18.5 points and 7.8 assists in Big Ten action.

Cady, a 6-2 forward from Seward, Neb., notched her third straight double-double with 23 points, a game-high 13 rebounds and six assists. Cady scored 17 points after the half and increased her Big Ten averages 17.3 points, 11.0 rebounds and 3.8 assists. Jeffery, a 5-7 guard from Vacherie, La., scored all 10 of her points after the break, including a career-high three three-pointers off the bench for the Big Red.

Hooper, a two-time All-American and first-team All-Big Ten pick for the Huskers, played a supporting role with her eighth double-double of the year. The 6-2 forward from Alliance, Neb., finished with 18 points and 10 rebounds, while becoming the fourth Husker in history to score 2,000 career points. Hooper ranks among the Big Ten’s best with season averages of 20.2 points and 10.4 boards per game.

The Nebraska basketball team looks to snap a five-game losing streak and pick up its first win over a ranked team this season, as the Huskers welcome No. 11 Ohio State to Pinnacle Bank Arena on Monday, Jan. 20.

An advanced sellout is expected as only a handful of single tickets in the 100 Level were available as of Friday morning. Those are $30 and can be purchased by calling 1-800-8-BIGRED or (402) 472-3111.

Tipoff is set for 6:01 p.m. and the game will be carried nationally on BTN (Ch. 610 on DirecTV, Chs. 439 and 9500 on Dish; Chs. 2, 1333 on Time Warner Cable) with Dave Revsine and Jim Jackson on the call. The game will also be available online and on mobile devices on BTN2Go.

The Huskers (8-8, 0-4 B1G) have been off since a 70-64 loss at Purdue on Jan. 12, as the eight-day break is Nebraska’s longest of the 2013-14 campaign. The matchup with Ohio State – the second of the season between the two programs – begins a stretch of four games over the next 11 days to close January.

For the second straight game, the Huskers had chances to win late, but could not close out the contest. Against Purdue, Terran Petteway led three Huskers in double figures with 19 points and nine rebounds, but a six-minute drought in the second half proved costly, as Purdue used a 9-0 run to regain the lead for good.

Petteway has been one of the most unsung players in the Big Ten, as he joins Illinois’ Ravonte Rice and Iowa’s Aaron White as the only players who rank in the top 10 in both scoring and rebounding in Big Ten Conference action. Petteway leads the Huskers in conference games in both scoring (17.5 ppg) and rebounding (7.3 rpg).

If Nebraska is to get its first Big Ten win of the season on Monday night, the Huskers will have to do a good job handling the pressure of an Ohio State (15-2, 2-2 B1G) team which forces over 15 turnovers per game behind the backcourt of Aaron Craft and Shannon Scott.  In the first meeting on Jan. 4, Nebraska committed 13 turnovers which led to 17 Buckeye points. The Buckeyes have lost three straight since the meeting with Nebraska, including a 63-53 loss to Minnesota on Thursday.

Lincoln – Sophomore point guard Rachel Theriot erupted for a career highs of 33 points and nine assists to carry the No. 18 Nebraska women’s basketball team back from a 14-point second-half deficit to an 88-85 overtime win at Pinnacle Bank Arena on Thursday night.

With the victory, Nebraska improved to 13-3 overall and 3-1 in the Big Ten, while improving to 11-1 at home. Minnesota slipped to 12-6 overall and 1-3 in the conference.

Theriot outdueled Minnesota first-team All-Big Ten guard Rachel Banham, who also had a huge night. Banham scored 33 points on 12-of-28 shooting while hitting 6-of-13 threes and all three of her free throws. She added eight assists.

Theriot, a 6-0 guard from Middleburg Heights, Ohio, produced her career bests on 11-of-15 shooting from the floor, including 3-of-4 from long range, while knocking down all eight of her free throws. She did not commit a turnover and added a huge steal that eventually led to a go-ahead three-pointer by Emily Cady late in regulation. C

Theriot’s last two free throws came with 14.9 seconds left in overtime for the final points of the game to seal Nebraska’s victory.

Theriot, who entered the game averaging 11.9 points and 5.9 assists, scored 12 in the first half. She was about the only Husker gun firing in the first half, as the Big Red hit just 28.1 percent of their shots but only trailed 32-29 at the break.

Minnesota came out of the halftime locker room on fire, connecting on its first five three-point attempts in the first six minutes of the half to build its biggest lead at 53-39 on a Banham three-pointer with 13:40 left in the game.

But Theriot scored 17 points in the final 14 minutes of regulation before adding four in the overtime period for the Huskers.

She was far from Nebraska’s lone hero in the second half and overtime. Cady, who was straddled with early foul trouble and was held scoreless in the game’s first 17-plus minutes, scored NU’s final six points of the first half. Cady, who finished with her third straight double-double with 23 points and a game-high 13 rebounds, added 12 points, including a pair of huge threes in the final 12:35 of regulation.

Her first three cut Minnesota’s lead to 67-63 with 5:12 left. Her second came with 1:39 left in regulation and gave Nebraska a 76-73 lead – the Big Red’s first lead since 14-13 midway through the first half.

Junior guard Brandi Jeffery added three big three-pointers in the second half and scored all 10 of her points off the bench after halftime to help the Huskers.

Senior All-American Jordan Hooper added a double-double as well with 18 points, 10 rebounds and two blocked shots for the Huskers. Hooper, who became just the fourth 2,000-point scorer in Nebraska history on a three-pointer early in the second half, struggled from the field. She hit just 7-of-24 shots, including 2-of-11 threes. She did score four points for the Huskers in the final 3:22 of regulation and NU’s first two points of the overtime. She finished the night with 2,008 points and 978 career rebounds, after posting the 34th double-double of her career.

The Huskers hit 50 percent (17-34) of their second-half shots, including 7-of-13 threes. NU finished 40.3 percent (29-72) from the floor for the game, including 10-of-27 from long range. The Huskers also hit 20-of-23 free throws. Nebraska outrebounded Minnesota 45-40, and won the turnover battle 10-6. It was a season-best turnover mark for NU, including just two after halftime.

Despite the major contributions from four Huskers, Minnesota was in control for a majority of the game. The Golden Gophers outshot Nebraska from the field (45.2 percent) and three-point range (11-26, 42.3 percent).

Sari Noga hit three straight threes early in the second half to help Minnesota push the lead to double digits. She finished with 15 points and five rebounds, including 4-of-9 shooting from long range.

Micaella Riche added 11 points and eight rebounds, while going 5-of-6 from the field, and Shayne Mullaney put four Gophers in double figures with 10 points and five assists.

It looked like Nebraska was going to rally and win in regulation,but a three-pointer by Banham with six seconds left sent the game to NU’s first overtime of the season tied at 78.

After Riche opened the extra period with a free throw, Hooper hit a jumper to put NU up 80-79. Minnesota redshirt freshman center Amanda Zahui answered with her third field goal of the night to put the Gophers back up with 3:38 to play, before Cady gave the Huskers the lead back at 82-81 with 2:22 left.

Theriot then pushed the lead to 84-81 with a jumper with 1:36 left before Banham immediately answered with a jumper of her own.

Cady hit the second of two free throws with 44.6 left, before Jeffery added the second of two free throws to make it 86-83 Nebraska with 27.1 to play.

Banham hit the last shot of the night for the Gophers with 16 seconds left to cut it to 86-85, before Theriot sealed the win her two free throws with 14.9 left.

After leading the game 14-10, the Huskers gave up an 11-0 Minnesota run to fall behind 21-14. NU trailed 23-16 before Theriot scored hit back-to-back shots, including a three-pointer with 4:13 left to trim the margin to 23-21.

The Gophers responded to push the lead back to five, but six straight points from Cady to end the half pulled the Huskers within three at the break.

Banham led Minnesota with 16 first-half points, including four three-pointers in the first half, while Riche added eight points on 4-of-4 shooting to go along with six rebounds. However, Riche picked up her third foul with 10 seconds left in the half. Minnesota hit 36.1 percent (13-36) of its first-half shots, including 5-of-15 three-pointers.

Nebraska won the first-half rebound battle, 25-23, and both teams committed just four turnovers.

The Huskers return to home action at Pinnacle Bank Arena on Sunday afternoon when they take on No. 22 Purdue. Tip-off between Nebraska and the Boilermakers is set for 4 p.m. with tickets available now on Huskers.com. The game, which will be Nebraska State Employees Appreciation Day, will also be televised nationally by BTN and available on radio on the Husker Sports Network, including a free audio stream on Huskers.com.