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Nebraska will play Northern Iowa in the WNIT

The Nebraska women’s basketball team will continue its season in the Women’s National Invitation Tournament.

The Huskers earned one of the 32 at-large spots in the WNIT, and will host Northern Iowa in the first round Thursday at Pinnacle Bank Arena.

Tip-off is expected to be 7 p.m. Tickets will go on sale Tuesday at 10 a.m.

Northern Iowa (22-10) earned the automatic bid from the Missouri Valley Conference. Last week, Northern Iowa advanced the conference tournament final before losing 71-58 to Missouri State. The Panthers won the league regular-season title.

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