# 2018–19 Nebraska Cornhuskers women's basketball team

The 2018–19 Nebraska Cornhuskers women's basketball team represented the University of Nebraska during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Cornhuskers, led by 3rd year head coach Amy Williams, played their home games at Pinnacle Bank Arena and were a member of the Big Ten Conference. They finished the season 14–16, 11–5 in Big Ten play to finish in a 4 way for sixth place. They lost in the first round of the Big Ten women's tournament to Purdue.

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| 11/03/2018* 4:00 pm | | Nebraska–Kearney | W 94–41 | | Pinnacle Bank Arena (3,749) Lincoln, NE |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| 11/07/2018* 7:00 pm | | Drake | L 77–83 | 0–1 | Pinnacle Bank Arena (3,738) Lincoln, NE |
| 11/11/2018* 11:00 am | | USC Upstate | W 87–64 | 1–1 | Pinnacle Bank Arena (3,638) Lincoln, NE |
| 11/16/2018* 9:00 pm | | at Washington State | L 84–87 $^{2OT}$ | 1–2 | Beasley Coliseum (535) Pullman, WA |
| 11/23/2018* 2:00 pm | | at No. 24 Miami (FL) Miami Thanksgiving Tournament | L 68–82 | 1–3 | Watsco Center (730) Coral Gables, FL |
| 11/25/2018* 11:00 am | | vs. Radford Miami Thanksgiving Tournament | W 77–39 | 2–3 | Watsco Center (425) Coral Gables, FL |
| 11/29/2018* 6:00 pm | | at No. 5 Louisville ACC–Big Ten Women's Challenge | L 68–85 | 2–4 | KFC Yum! Center (7,334) Louisville, KY |
| 12/02/2018* 1:00 pm | | at Creighton | L 65–74 | 2–5 | D. J. Sokol Arena (1,533) Omaha, NE |
| 12/05/2018* 7:00 pm | | Kansas | W 58–52 | 3–5 | Pinnacle Bank Arena (3,688) Lincoln, NE |
| 12/08/2018* 12:00 pm | | San Jose State | W 96–63 | 4–5 | Pinnacle Bank Arena (3,601) Lincoln, NE |
| 12/15/2018* 4:30 pm | | Denver | W 96–71 | 5–5 | Pinnacle Bank Arena (3,703) Lincoln, NE |
| 12/18/2018* 7:00 pm | | at Arkansas | L 80–84 | 5–6 | Bud Walton Arena (1,335) Fayetteville, AR |
| Big Ten conference season ||||||
| 12/28/2018 6:00 pm, BTN | | Michigan | W 70–56 | 6–6 (1–0) | Pinnacle Bank Arena (4,450) Lincoln, NE |
| 12/31/2018 12:00 pm, BTN | | at Ohio State | W 78–69 | 7–6 (2–0) | Value City Arena (5,530) Columbus, OH |
| 01/03/2019 7:00 pm | | at No. 19 Iowa | L 71–77 | 7–7 (2–1) | Carver–Hawkeye Arena (4,391) Iowa City, IA |
| 01/08/2019 7:00 pm | | No. 9 Maryland | L 63–81 | 7–8 (2–2) | Pinnacle Bank Arena (3,796) Lincoln, NE |
| 01/13/2019 2:00 pm, BTN | | Rutgers | L 56–62 | 7–9 (2–3) | Pinnacle Bank Arena (4,222) Lincoln, NE |
| 01/17/2019 7:00 pm | | at Illinois | W 77–67 | 8–9 (3–3) | State Farm Center (1,349) Champaign, IL |
| 01/20/2019 5:00 pm, ESPN2 | | No. 23 Minnesota | W 63–57 | 9–9 (4–3) | Pinnacle Bank Arena (4,072) Lincoln, NE |
| 01/24/2019 7:00 pm | | Northwestern | L 54–58 | 9–10 (4–4) | Pinnacle Bank Arena (3,660) Lincoln, NE |
| 01/27/2019 2:00 pm | | at Wisconsin | L 69–70 | 9–11 (4–5) | Kohl Center (6,074) Madison, WI |
| 01/31/2019 7:00 pm, BTN | | at Purdue | W 84–64 | 10–11 (5–5) | Mackey Arena (5,901) West Lafayette, IN |
| 02/03/2019 2:00 pm | | Indiana | L 78–82 | 10–12 (5–6) | Pinnacle Bank Arena (3,893) Lincoln, NE |
| 02/07/2019 6:00 pm, BTN | | at Michigan | L 61–67 | 10–13 (5–7) | Crisler Center (2,572) Ann Arbor, MI |
| 02/10/2019 2:00 pm | | Purdue | W 67–61 | 11–13 (6–7) | Pinnacle Bank Arena (4,298) Lincoln, NE |
| 02/14/2019 7:00 pm, BTN | | at No. 7 Maryland | L 63–89 | 11–14 (6–8) | Xfinity Center (4,467) College Park, MD |
| 02/17/2019 3:00 pm, BTN | | No. 24 Michigan State | W 82–71 | 12–14 (7–8) | Pinnacle Bank Arena (5,588) Lincoln, NE |
| 02/21/2019 7:00 pm | | at Northwestern | W 71–64 | 13–14 (8–8) | Welsh-Ryan Arena (446) Evanston, IL |
| 02/25/2019 7:30 pm, BTN | | No. 12 Iowa | L 58–74 | 13–15 (8–9) | Pinnacle Bank Arena (5,071) Lincoln, NE |
| 03/02/2019 2:00 pm, BTN | | at Penn State | W 79–74 | 14–15 (9–9) | Bryce Jordan Center (2,542) University Park, PA |
| Big Ten Women's Tournament ||||||
| 03/07/2019 8:00 pm, BTN | (6) | vs. (11) Purdue Second Round | L 71–75 | 14–16 | Bankers Life Fieldhouse (3,445) Indianapolis, IN |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in CST Time. ||||||

## Rankings

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