Nebraska entered the night at 84-75 over the Iowa Hawkeyes, and Iowa left Lincoln at 0-0 after an 84-75 overtime result at 5:00 PM EDT on FOX.

The Cornhuskers played as the 9th-ranked team while Iowa finished with 75 points, and the Iowa Hawkeyes post-match stats showed 17 assists, 9 steals, and 19 turnovers.

Mar 8, 2026; Lincoln, Nebraska, USA; Iowa Hawkeyes guard Tavion Banks (6) shoots a free throw against the Nebraska Cornhuskers during overtime at Pinnacle Bank Arena. Mandatory Credit: Dylan Widger-Imagn Images

First half

The Iowa Hawkeyes scored 26 points in the first half while shooting 48 percent from the field for the game on 56 attempts.

Iowa generated 30 points in the paint and hit 11 three-pointers on 37 percent shooting, and Kael Combs carried prior-game form with 18 points as a recent reference point.

Nebraska put up 30 first-half points and finished with 18 assists, and the Huskers also recorded 11 steals to pressure Iowa’s ball-handling.

The Cornhuskers took a game-high 11-point lead while Iowa’s biggest lead was 4, and the game reached 4 ties with 1 lead change.

Second half

The Hawkeyes produced 44 second-half points to force extra time, and Iowa added 10 second-chance points on 7 offensive rebounds.

Iowa’s 11 points off turnovers came with 9 steals, and Bennett Stirtz had 3 steals in the previous game as a marker for the perimeter activity that showed up again in the team line.

Nebraska scored 40 in the second half and finished at 50 percent shooting, and the Big Red added 34 points in the paint on 71 percent finishing on paint attempts.

In this Iowa Hawkeyes vs Nebraska Cornhuskers scoreline review, Nebraska’s 27 free throw attempts contrasted with Iowa’s 15 as the physicality built across regulation.

Mar 8, 2026; Lincoln, Nebraska, USA; Iowa Hawkeyes forward Alvaro Folgueiras (7) shoots against Nebraska Cornhuskers guard Sam Hoiberg (1), forward Pryce Sandfort (21) and forward Rienk Mast (51) during the second half at Pinnacle Bank Arena. Mandatory Credit: Dylan Widger-Imagn Images

Overtime

Iowa scored 5 points in overtime, and the Hawks finished at 67 percent on free throws with 10 makes.

Nebraska scored 14 in overtime, and the Cornhuskers closed with 20 made free throws at 74 percent to separate in the extra session.

The Huskers posted a 1.5 assist-to-turnover ratio against Iowa’s 0.89, and that gap sat at the center of the game-changing plays Iowa Hawkeyes vs Nebraska Cornhuskers.

Nebraska ended with 12 turnovers while Iowa had 19, and the Cornhuskers turned that control into an 84-point total despite Iowa’s 58 effective field goal percent.

Post-game

The post-game report Iowa Hawkeyes centers on Iowa’s 32 rebounds, 18 bench points, and 5 fast-break points in a road setting with 15,340 in attendance.

Tavion Banks had 12 points and 7 rebounds in the previous game, and Alvaro Folgueiras logged 6 assists in the previous game as Iowa’s recent indicators heading into this finish.

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Mar 8, 2026; Lincoln, Nebraska, USA; Nebraska Cornhuskers forward Rienk Mast (51) warms up before the game against the Iowa Hawkeyes at Pinnacle Bank Arena. Mandatory Credit: Dylan Widger-Imagn Images

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