Iowa Hawkeyes at Nebraska Cornhuskers
· NCAA Men's Basketball
Cale Jacobsen scores 15 and No. 9 Nebraska beats Iowa 84-75 in overtime after blowing late lead
Sam Hoiberg, who scored 15 points and had five steals on his senior day, hugged teammate Pryce Sandfort near halfcourt as time ran out and then heaved the ball high into the stands. He and his father, coach Fred Hoiberg, embraced and a short time later the rest of the Huskers came out of the tunnel to salute the sellout crowd at Pinnacle Bank Arena.
Nebraska (26-5, 15-5 Big Ten) led by 10 points with five minutes left in regulation but missed five of its next seven shots and a couple of late free throws to let the Hawkeyes back in it. Kael Combs scored Iowa’s last eight points of regulation, including a second-chance 3-pointer that tied it 70-all with 2.7 seconds left.
After Cooper Koch tied it at 75-all in overtime, Jacobsen made a 3 from the corner and the Huskers went on to score the final nine points. The Huskers beat Iowa (20-11, 10-10) for the first time in five meetings and split the season series.
Sandfort, who transferred from Iowa after last season, scored 15 points and Rienk Mast added 14 for the Huskers.
Combs and Koch had 18 points apiece for the Hawkeyes, who committed 19 turnovers.
Nebraska: The Huskers are the No. 2 seed and play Friday.
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Recent Plays
| 3rd 0:00 | End of Game | 75 - 84 |
| 3rd 0:00 | End of 1st OT | 75 - 84 |
| 3rd 0:14 | Cooper Koch out of bounds bad pass turnover | 75 - 84 |
| 3rd 0:17 | Jamarques Lawrence makes layup | 75 - 84 |
| 3rd 0:24 | Jamarques Lawrence Steal. | 75 - 82 |
Statistics
 IOWA |
 NEB |
|
|---|---|---|
| 27-56 | FG | 27-54 |
| 48 | Field Goal % | 50 |
| 11-30 | 3PT | 10-27 |
| 37 | Three Point % | 37 |
| 10-15 | FT | 20-27 |
| 67 | Free Throw % | 74 |
| 32 | Rebounds | 29 |
| 7 | Offensive Rebounds | 5 |
| 25 | Defensive Rebounds | 24 |
| 17 | Assists | 18 |
| 9 | Steals | 11 |
| 0 | Blocks | 0 |
| 19 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 19 | Total Turnovers | 12 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 11 | Points Off Turnovers | 7 |
| 5 | Fast Break Points | 8 |
| 30 | Points in Paint | 34 |
| 18 | Fouls | 12 |
| 4 | Largest Lead | 11 |
| 1 | Lead Change | 1 |
| 14 | Percent Led | 74 |
Game Information
Location: Lincoln, NE
Attendance: 15,340 | Capacity:
2025-26 Big Ten Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Michigan | 19-1 | - | 29-2 |
| Nebraska | 15-5 | 4 | 26-5 |
| Michigan State | 15-5 | 4 | 25-6 |
| Illinois | 15-5 | 4 | 24-7 |
| Wisconsin | 14-6 | 5 | 22-9 |
| Purdue | 13-7 | 6 | 23-8 |
| UCLA | 13-7 | 6 | 21-10 |
| Ohio State | 12-8 | 7 | 20-11 |
| Iowa | 10-10 | 9 | 20-11 |
| Indiana | 9-11 | 10 | 18-13 |
| Minnesota | 8-12 | 11 | 15-16 |
| USC | 7-13 | 12 | 18-13 |
| Washington | 7-13 | 12 | 15-16 |
| Rutgers | 6-14 | 13 | 13-18 |
| Northwestern | 5-15 | 14 | 13-18 |
| Oregon | 5-15 | 14 | 12-19 |
| Maryland | 4-16 | 15 | 11-20 |
| Penn State | 3-17 | 16 | 12-19 |