Minnesota ran into a red-hot Nebraska team Sunday, and could not keep up offensively falling 93-70.

After a disappointing offensive performance and 79-61 loss to Rutgers on Thursday night, the Gophers traveled to Lincoln, Nebraska to face the pesky 19-7 Cornhuskers in a mid-afternoon Big Ten tilt.

After sending out the same starting lineup for the fifth consecutive game, Minnesota started slow out of the gate.

Thanks to 8-15 shooting (53%) and an 11-6 rebounding advantage Nebraska jumped out to a 23-16 lead after 10 minutes of play.

The Gophers responded in quarter number two led by eight points from veteran guard Sara Scalia. After scoring eight in the first quarter, her 16 total in the first half were a game-high. The bounceback half still resulted in a 41-34 deficit heading into halftime

Nebraska came out of the locker room and fired, leaving the Gophers behind, outscoring them 11-0 in fastbreak points. An 11-17 (64.7%) performance shooting the ball in the third quarter extended the Cornhuskers’ lead by 17 to 71-47.

It was too little too late for Minnesota, as the hole they dug themselves into through three quarters was too much in the final 10 minutes, ultimately losing 93-70.

Scalia’s 22 points were about the only offensive production the Gophers could find, as one of only two players on the team to score more than 10 points. Kadi Sissoko’s seven points in the fourth quarter brought her total to 14.

Nebraska’s scoring was balanced with four different players scoring 14 or more points, while freshman guard Allison Weidner led the way with 23 of her own.

The Gophers’ season-long theme of struggling in the post continued, getting out-rebounded 39-28 and outscored 44-38 in total points scored in the paint.

With only two games remaining in the regular season, Minnesota will host Illinois on Thursday, Feb. 24 in its final home game of the season.