# 2023–24 Nebraska Cornhuskers women's basketball team

The 2023–24 Nebraska Cornhuskers women's basketball team represented the University of Nebraska during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Cornhuskers, led by eighth-year head coach Amy Williams, played their home games at the Pinnacle Bank Arena in Lincoln, Nebraska as members of the Big Ten Conference.

## Previous season

The Cornhuskers finished the 2022–23 season 18–15, 8–10 in Big Ten play, to finish in eighth place. As the #8 seed in the Big Ten tournament, they were defeated by #9 seed Michigan State in the second round. They received an automatic bid into the WNIT, where they defeated Missouri State in the first round, and Northern Iowa in the second round, before falling to eventual WNIT champions Kansas in the Super 16.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| October 29, 2023* 12:00 p.m. | | Dakota Wesleyan | W 83–47 | | Pinnacle Bank Arena Lincoln, NE |
| Regular season ||||||
| November 6, 2023* 12:00 p.m., BTN+ | | Northwestern State | W 90–42 | 1–0 | Pinnacle Bank Arena (7,065) Lincoln, NE |
| November 10, 2023* 6:30 p.m. | | at Wyoming | W 71–52 | 2–0 | Arena-Auditorium (3,460) Laramie, WY |
| November 14, 2023* 7:00 p.m., BTN+ | | Alcorn State | W 79–32 | 3–0 | Pinnacle Bank Arena (3,917) Lincoln, NE |
| November 19, 2023* 1:00 p.m., BTN | | No. 22 Creighton | L 74–79 | 3–1 | Pinnacle Bank Arena (6,604) Lincoln, NE |
| November 23, 2023* 2:30 p.m. | | vs. Lamar St. Pete Showcase | W 75–61 | 4–1 | McArthur Center (283) St. Petersburg, FL |
| November 25, 2023* 12:00 p.m. | | vs. TCU St. Pete Showcase | L 81–88 | 4–2 | McArthur Center (252) St. Petersburg, FL |
| November 29, 2023* 7:00 p.m., BTN+ | | Florida Atlantic | W 77–53 | 5–2 | Pinnacle Bank Arena (3,897) Lincoln, NE |
| December 2, 2023* 2:00 p.m., BTN+ | | Georgia Tech | W 80–72 | 6–2 | Pinnacle Bank Arena (4,578) Lincoln, NE |
| December 5, 2023* 7:00 p.m., BTN+ | | UNC Wilmington | W 108–35 | 7–2 | Pinnacle Bank Arena (3,950) Lincoln, NE |
| December 9, 2023 1:00 p.m., BTN | | at Michigan State | W 80–74 | 8–2 (1–0) | Breslin Center (3,194) East Lansing, MI |
| December 17, 2023* 12:00 p.m., BTN+ | | Southern | W 76–51 | 9–2 | Pinnacle Bank Arena (4,488) Lincoln, NE |
| December 20, 2023* 6:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Kansas | L 52–69 | 9–3 | Allen Fieldhouse (3,194) Lawrence, KS |
| December 31, 2023 1:00 p.m., BTN | | Maryland | W 87–81 | 10–3 (2–0) | Pinnacle Bank Arena (8,795) Lincoln, NE |
| January 4, 2024 8:00 p.m., BTN | | at Wisconsin | W 69–57 | 11–3 (3–0) | Kohl Center (2,852) Madison, WI |
| January 7, 2024 1:00 p.m., BTN | | No. 14 Indiana | L 69–91 | 11–4 (3–1) | Pinnacle Bank Arena (9,059) Lincoln, NE |
| January 11, 2024 7:00 p.m., BTN | | Illinois | W 56–48 | 12–4 (4–1) | Pinnacle Bank Arena (4,040) Lincoln, NE |
| January 14, 2024 2:00 p.m., BTN+ | | at Minnesota | L 58–62 | 12–5 (4–2) | Williams Arena (5,958) Minneapolis, MN |
| January 17, 2024 7:00 p.m., BTN+ | | Michigan | W 62–43 | 13–5 (5–2) | Pinnacle Bank Arena (4,398) Lincoln, NE |
| January 21, 2024 12:00 p.m., BTN+ | | at Penn State | L 73–82 | 13–6 (5–3) | Bryce Jordan Center (2,608) State College, PA |
| January 27, 2024 1:00 p.m., BTN | | at No. 5 Iowa | L 73–92 | 13–7 (5–4) | Carver–Hawkeye Arena (14,998) Iowa City, IA |
| January 31, 2024 7:00 p.m., BTN+ | | Purdue | W 68–54 | 14–7 (6–4) | Pinnacle Bank Arena (4,408) Lincoln, NE |
| February 3, 2024 2:00 p.m., BTN+ | | Rutgers | L 70–71 | 14–8 (6–5) | Pinnacle Bank Arena (5,831) Lincoln, NE |
| February 6, 2024 6:00 p.m., BTN+ | | at Michigan | W 65–59 | 15–8 (7–5) | Crisler Center (2,113) Ann Arbor, MI |
| February 11, 2024 12:00 p.m., FS1 | | No. 2 Iowa | W 82–79 | 16–8 (8–5) | Pinnacle Bank Arena (15,500) Lincoln, NE |
| February 14, 2024 6:00 p.m., Peacock | | at No. 2 Ohio State | L 47–80 | 16–9 (8–6) | Value City Arena (7,115) Columbus, OH |
| February 17, 2024 3:00 p.m., BTN+ | | at Purdue | W 77–65 | 17–9 (9–6) | Mackey Arena (5,205) West Lafayette, IN |
| February 20, 2024 8:00 p.m., BTN | | Northwestern | W 75–50 | 18–9 (10–6) | Pinnacle Bank Arena (4,238) Lincoln, NE |
| February 24, 2024 4:00 p.m., BTN+ | | Minnesota | W 70–51 | 19–9 (11–6) | Pinnacle Bank Arena (7,101) Lincoln, NE |
| March 3, 2024 3:00 p.m., BTN | | at Illinois | L 73–74 | 19–10 (11–7) | State Farm Center (4,311) Champaign, IL |
| Big Ten women's tournament ||||||
| March 7, 2024 2:00 p.m., BTN | (5) | vs. (12) Purdue Second round | W 64–56 | 20–10 | Target Center (18,392) Minneapolis, MN |
| March 8, 2024 2:00 p.m., BTN | (5) | vs. (4) Michigan State Quarterfinals | W 73–61 | 21–10 | Target Center (18,481) Minneapolis, MN |
| March 9, 2024 1:00 p.m., BTN | (5) | vs. (8) Maryland Semifinals | W 78–68 | 22–10 | Target Center Minneapolis, MN |
| March 10, 2024 11:00 a.m., CBS | (5) | vs. (2) No. 3 Iowa Championship | L 89–94 $^{OT}$ | 22–11 | Target Center (18,534) Minneapolis, MN |
| NCAA tournament ||||||
| March 22, 2024* 9:30 p.m., ESPNU | (6 A1) | vs. (11 A1) Texas A&M First round | W 61–59 | 23–11 | Gill Coliseum Corvallis, OR |
| March 24, 2024* 3:00 p.m., ESPN | (6 A1) | at (3 A1) No. 12 Oregon State Second round | L 51–61 | 23–12 | Gill Coliseum (7,227) Corvallis, OR |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. A1=Albany 1. All times are in Central. ||||||
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