Durr marks and dives as number 5 Louisville beats Nebraska | University

"I was feeling good tonight," said Durr, who scored 8 shots on 17 and 4 of 9 points to 3 points. "Every time I drove, they were pinching me, so my teammates were there and they shot great tonight."

The Cardinals (7-0) never dominated the first three quarters of play, but they were not threatened either. After the first quarter, the Huskers (2-4) never approached the Cardinals' five points, which happened with 6:30 of play in the first half.

Louisville finally broke with a 10-2 record that lasted until the last minute of the third quarter and the first at 1:38 of the fourth. Bionca Dunham's indoor jumper scored 68-52 with 8:22 to play.

The Cardinals led with up to 24 points in the last period, and that was with Durr. Louisville's fifth career scorer earned five fourth quarter assists

Durr, a senior guard candidate and national player of the year, has not only given a big boost. She added eight career assists before leaving the game with 3:21 to play. Five of these came in the last quarter.

"She's really starting to see the ground a lot better, and I think it's something that she can continue to do for us," said Louisville coach Walz.

Sam Fuehring added 14 points and 10 rebounds for Louisville, while Arica Carter added 12 points.

Maddie Simon scored 16 points, the highest of the season, to lead Cornhuskers, who also took 15 points, the highest of the season, Hannah Whitish.

Nebraska: Having already played two ranked teams, the Cornhuskers have not entered the center of Yum in the least intimidated. They shot 56% in the first quarter and even led in the middle of the period. However, this was not enough to overcome their 23 best results in the season.

"Their defense is very relentless and it is exhausting you in some way," said Nebraska coach Amy Williams.

Louisville: Although the Cardinals' defense has managed to force the turnarounds, it has been a little fragile lately by allowing opponents to better watch the rim. After keeping their first four opponents under 40%, the Cardinals have awarded 45.8% in the last three games.

Although Walz acknowledges that there is still progress to be made, he added that there were bigger problems early in the season.

"I would rather sit around trying to improve my defense rather than trying to figure out how to score," he said.

It was kind of a meeting because Walz was a Nebraska assistant 20 years ago when Williams was a Cornhusker. The head coach of this team, Paul Sanderford, sits on the edge of the field and then had the chance to meet his protégés.

Walz praised Williams, who led a 15-win reversal in his second season at his alma mater last year, en route to a 21-11 campaign.

"Amy did a fantastic job," he said. "She does a great job of recruiting in the style that she wants to play in. I'm expecting them to succeed in the Big Ten."

Prior to the match, Louisville unveiled its banner to reach the Final Four of last season and, in doing so, the school presented the new, more visible location of the program's achievements. The banner, along with those of the NCAA Finalists in 2009 and 2013, are now placed next to the Men's Final Four and championship banners at the north end of the Yum Center.

Previously, they were placed elsewhere in rafters, but Walz and others claimed that they were harder to see behind the light benches.

Nebraska: The Cornhuskers travel to Omaha on Sunday for an afternoon match against Creighton.

Louisville: The Cardinals play their third of six straight home games on Sunday against the Tennessee State.