Iowa Hawkeyes at Nebraska Cornhuskers
· NCAA Men's Basketball
Nebraska's balanced attack downs Iowa 66-50
C.J. Wilcher scored 13 points, Sam Griesel 12 and Emmanuel Bandoumel and Derrick Walker each scored 10 for Nebraska (8-6, 1-2 Big Ten) which snapped a three-game losing streak.
Patrick McCaffery started with game's first points when he made a 3-pointer for a 3-0 Iowa lead. The Hawkeyes' 59-second lead was the only one they'd have all night. Walker made a pair of layups in a 20-second span and that started the Cornhuskers on their way.
Wilcher's jump shot with 13:46 before halftime made it 11-8. Iowa went scoreless for nine minutes and Nebraska outscored the Hawkeyes 20-0 for a 21-point (29-8) advantage with 5:48 before halftime.
Nebraska led 38-26 at halftime and remained up by double-digits throughout the entire second half. Nebraska also had a double-digit advantage on the boards, 54-40.
Kris Murray, in his first return to the lineup since missing four games due to injury, scored 17 points and grabbed eight rebounds for Iowa. Murray averaged 19.4 points and 10.1 rebounds before the injury. Filip Rebraca scored 16 points and grabbed 13 rebounds.
Iowa (8-5, 0-2) still leads the all-time series 24-14, which started in 1907.
Iowa faces Penn State on the road on New Year's Day. Nebraska travels to East Lansing, Michigan for a Jan. 3 contest against Michigan State.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 50 - 66 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 50 - 66 |
| 2nd 0:05 | Tony Perkins made Three Point Jumper. | 50 - 66 |
| 2nd 0:13 | Iowa Offensive Rebound. | 47 - 66 |
| 2nd 0:17 | Denim Dawson Block. | 47 - 66 |
Statistics
 IOWA |
 NEB |
|
|---|---|---|
| 19-73 | FG | 24-59 |
| 26 | Field Goal % | 41 |
| 7-28 | 3PT | 8-22 |
| 25 | Three Point % | 36 |
| 5-8 | FT | 10-14 |
| 63 | Free Throw % | 71 |
| 40 | Rebounds | 54 |
| 17 | Offensive Rebounds | 14 |
| 23 | Defensive Rebounds | 40 |
| 12 | Assists | 14 |
| 7 | Steals | 4 |
| 4 | Blocks | 7 |
| 6 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
| 6 | Total Turnovers | 14 |
| 1 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 1 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 13 | Points Off Turnovers | 9 |
| 2 | Fast Break Points | 4 |
| 24 | Points in Paint | 24 |
| 14 | Fouls | 12 |
| 3 | Largest Lead | 24 |
Game Information
Location: Lincoln, NE
Attendance: 14,920 | Capacity:
2025-26 Big Ten Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Michigan | 19-1 | - | 34-3 |
| Nebraska | 15-5 | 4 | 28-7 |
| Michigan State | 15-5 | 4 | 27-8 |
| Illinois | 15-5 | 4 | 27-8 |
| Wisconsin | 14-6 | 5 | 24-11 |
| Purdue | 13-7 | 6 | 30-8 |
| UCLA | 13-7 | 6 | 24-12 |
| Ohio State | 12-8 | 7 | 21-13 |
| Iowa | 10-10 | 9 | 24-12 |
| Indiana | 9-11 | 10 | 18-14 |
| Minnesota | 8-12 | 11 | 15-17 |
| USC | 7-13 | 12 | 18-14 |
| Washington | 7-13 | 12 | 16-17 |
| Rutgers | 6-14 | 13 | 14-19 |
| Northwestern | 5-15 | 14 | 15-19 |
| Oregon | 5-15 | 14 | 12-20 |
| Maryland | 4-16 | 15 | 12-21 |
| Penn State | 3-17 | 16 | 12-20 |