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Nebraska's Jaz Shelley appears to troll Caitlin Clark, later clarifies as defensive hand signal

Barkley-Truaxby:Barkley Truax•02/11/24•

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Jaz Shelley
Nebraska women's basketball guard Jaz Shelley (Photo by Nebraska Communications)

Nebraska‘s Jaz Shelley scored seven points in the final 30 seconds of Sunday’s game against No. 2 Iowa to help lead the Huskers past Iowa on Sunday.

No shot was bigger than the 3-pointer in the final minute to put the Huskers in front for the first time all game long. She nailed four straight free throws afterward to put the game on ice.

Watch the incredible moment below as Shelley takes a page out of Caitlin Clark‘s book by appearing to use John Cena’s signature ‘You Can’t See Me’ hand gesture. Shelley has since clarified that this is the gesture that Nebraska uses to signal their face guard defense.

Shelley would go on to score seven points in the final 30 seconds of the game, including four consecutive free throws to put the game on ice. A few missed game-tying attempts for Iowa later, and the fans inside Pinnacle Bank Arena flooded the court in celebration.

“I’m just so proud of this team,” Shelley said after the game. “I love these fans, they come in every single day to come and support us, so I’m very thankful. My family’s here from Australia. They just got in yesterday and they get to see this — It’s unreal.”

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For the first time in program history, the Nebraska Women’s Basketball team helped sell out their home arena in front of 15,042 fans. Shelley made sure all of the home faithful went home happy.

“That’s so special I think it’s huge for out program. It’s huge for our team. Like, we know we could do this, we were waiting for this game,” Shelley continued. “We knew that we could do it and we did it. … I wanted to win this game so bad — I wanted it so bad. As soon as [those shots] left my hand I could tell it was good.”

Shelley finished the game with a season-high 23 points, five assists, and three rebounds. She shot 5-of-10 from beyond the arc and nailed all four of her free throws to end the game.

The win shoots the Huskers up into the sole possession of third place in the current Big Ten Standings. Iowa and Indiana sit 0.5 games back behind No. 5 Ohio State — whom Nebraska is scheduled to play on Wednesday. If Shelley and the Huskers are able to pull off back-to-back wins over AP top-five opponents, not only will it shake up the entire Big Ten standings, but it will give Shelley and Nebraska a whole new outlook on their season.

Tip-off is scheduled for Wednesday at 7 p.m. ET live on Peacock.