Final
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Nebraska holds off Xavier to reach second round
Mar 23, 2008 - 10:50 PM COLLEGE PARK, Maryland (Ticker) -- Kelsey Griffin matched a season high with 26 points Sunday as No. 8 seed Nebraska held off No. 9 Xavier, 61-58, in the first round of the Spokane Regional.Griffin keyed Nebraska's first tournament win in 10 years but not before the Cornhuskers (21-11) nearly squandered a 51-37 lead in the final 8:41.
Jerri Taylor scored 19 points for Xavier (24-9), which closed to 61-55 on Dominique Kelley's layup with 16 seconds remaining. Amber Harris hit another 3-pointer with seven seconds left to account for the final score.
Tay Hester contributed 13 points and Cory Montgomery added 12 for Nebraska, which will face top-seeded Maryland in the second round on Tuesday. The Terrapins advanced with an 88-60 win over No. 16 Coppin State on Sunday.
Xavier suffered its third straight first-round loss after reaching the Mideast Regional finals in 2001.
- SPOKANE REGIONAL
AT COLLEGE PARK MD
NCAA WOMENS BB SPOKANE REGIONAL
FINAL 1ST 2ND TOTAL
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XAVIER (9) 20 38 58
NEBRASKA (8) 30 31 61 FINAL
Mar 23 2:04 PM - SPOKANE REGIONAL
AT COLLEGE PARK MD
NCAA WOMENS BB (9) XAVIER 20
(8) NEBRASKA 30 HALFTIME
Mar 23 12:49 PM
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