Key Highlights
- The Cornhuskers went 9 of 23 from the field, including 2 for 12 on 3s, and missed eight of their last 11 shots, going through an 11 1/2-minute stretch with just one basket. Stirtz scored 10 of Iowa’s final 14 points.
- His jumper with 5:38 left gave the Hawkeyes a 47-45 lead, then he added a step-back 3 only 40 seconds later. Iowa was coming off back-to-back losses last week to Maryland and Purdue after a six-game winning streak. Pryce Sandfort, making his first appearance at Iowa since transferring after last season, led the Cornhuskers with 13 points.
- Sandfort was booed and taunted by Iowa’s student section throughout the game, but hit two 3-pointers to become Nebraska’s single-season leader with 90. AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementJamarques Lawrence added 11 points for Nebraska. Iowa had a 37-24 rebounding advantage.
- Tavion Banks grabbed 10 boards. Iowa used a 14-2 run late in the first half to take a 33-28 halftime lead.
- The Hawkeyes, who had a 19-6 rebounding edge in the half, built a 33-23 cushion with 58 seconds left before the Huskers scored the last five points, including Cale Jacobsen’s buzzer-beating 3. Both teams had their struggles in the first half.