NCAA Men's Basketball

FINAL
Iowa Hawkeyes 77
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Nebraska Cornhuskers 71
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Toyota Center (Houston) · 17,307 att.

Match Report

Ninth-seeded Iowa continues improbable March run, beating Nebraska 77-71 to reach Sweet 16

— Alvaro Folgueiras converted a critical three-point play when Nebraska only had four defenders on the floor, and ninth-seeded Iowa continued its unpredictable

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Team Stats

IOWA NEB
27-52
FG
24-58
52
Field Goal %
41
13-30
3PT
13-38
43
Three Point %
34
10-12
FT
10-11
83
Free Throw %
91
26
Rebounds
35
3
Offensive Rebounds
12
23
Defensive Rebounds
23
18
Assists
19
6
Steals
3
1
Blocks
5
5
Turnovers
10
1
Team Turnovers
2
5
Total Turnovers
10
0
Technical Fouls
0
0
Total Technical Fouls
0
0
Flagrant Fouls
0
20
Points Off Turnovers
7
8
Fast Break Points
6
24
Points in Paint
20
7
Fouls
14
9
Largest Lead
10
1
Lead Change
1
5
Percent Led
81

Top Performers

IOWA

  • Tate Sage G MIN 29 · PTS 19 · FG 6-10
  • Bennett Stirtz G MIN 40 · PTS 20 · FG 7-15
  • Cooper Koch F MIN 37 · PTS 11 · FG 3-8
  • Alvaro Folgueiras F MIN 29 · PTS 16 · FG 6-7

NEB

  • Pryce Sandfort F MIN 34 · PTS 25 · FG 8-13
  • Rienk Mast F MIN 33 · PTS 9 · FG 4-15
  • Sam Hoiberg G MIN 37 · PTS 6 · FG 3-7
  • Berke Buyuktuncel C MIN 28 · PTS 2 · FG 1-7

Play by Play

  1. JumpShot 0:03 77-71

    Pryce Sandfort makes 28-foot three point jumper (Cale Jacobsen assists)

    4858604 2nd Half
  2. MadeFreeThrow 0:08 77-68

    Tate Sage makes free throw 1 of 2

    5311842 2nd Half
  3. PersonalFoul 0:08 76-68

    Foul on Sam Hoiberg.

    4897432 2nd Half
  4. DunkShot 0:34 76-68

    Alvaro Folgueiras makes 2-foot dunk (Tate Sage assists)

    5177211 2nd Half
  5. PersonalFoul 0:42 74-68

    Foul on Rienk Mast.

    4592677 2nd Half
  6. Substitution 0:46 74-68

    Cale Jacobsen subbing in for Nebraska

    5105827 2nd Half
  7. Substitution 0:46 74-68

    Berke Buyuktuncel subbing in for Nebraska

    5174982 2nd Half
  8. Substitution 0:46 74-68

    Jamarques Lawrence subbing out for Nebraska

    5105825 2nd Half
  9. Substitution 0:46 74-68

    Braden Frager subbing out for Nebraska

    5239571 2nd Half
  10. PersonalFoul 0:46 74-68

    Foul on Braden Frager.

    5239571 2nd Half
  11. MadeFreeThrow 0:56 74-68

    Alvaro Folgueiras makes free throw 1 of 1

    5177211 2nd Half
  12. Substitution 0:56 73-68

    Rienk Mast subbing in for Nebraska

    4592677 2nd Half
  13. Substitution 0:56 73-68

    Berke Buyuktuncel subbing out for Nebraska

    5174982 2nd Half
  14. PersonalFoul 0:56 73-68

    Foul on Berke Buyuktuncel.

    5174982 2nd Half
  15. DunkShot 0:56 73-68

    Alvaro Folgueiras makes 1-foot dunk (Kael Combs assists)

    5177211 2nd Half
  16. Substitution 0:58 71-68

    Berke Buyuktuncel subbing in for Nebraska

    5174982 2nd Half
  17. Substitution 0:58 71-68

    Rienk Mast subbing out for Nebraska

    4592677 2nd Half
  18. JumpShot 0:58 71-68

    Braden Frager makes 23-foot three point jumper

    5239571 2nd Half
  19. JumpShot 1:18 71-65

    Tate Sage makes 24-foot three point jumper (Alvaro Folgueiras assists)

    5311842 2nd Half
  20. JumpShot 2:10 68-65

    Bennett Stirtz makes 28-foot three point jumper (Cooper Koch assists)

    5241364 2nd Half
  21. PersonalFoul 2:28 65-65

    Foul on Jamarques Lawrence.

    5105825 2nd Half
  22. Substitution 3:11 65-65

    Jamarques Lawrence subbing in for Nebraska

    5105825 2nd Half
  23. Substitution 3:11 65-65

    Braden Frager subbing in for Nebraska

    5239571 2nd Half
  24. Substitution 3:11 65-65

    Cale Jacobsen subbing out for Nebraska

    5105827 2nd Half
  25. Substitution 3:11 65-65

    Berke Buyuktuncel subbing out for Nebraska

    5174982 2nd Half
  26. JumpShot 5:03 65-65

    Alvaro Folgueiras makes 25-foot three point jumper (Kael Combs assists)

    5177211 2nd Half
  27. Substitution 5:22 62-65

    Kael Combs subbing in for Iowa

    5176280 2nd Half
  28. Substitution 5:22 62-65

    Alvaro Folgueiras subbing in for Iowa

    5177211 2nd Half
  29. Substitution 5:22 62-65

    Isaia Howard subbing out for Iowa

    5241366 2nd Half
  30. Substitution 5:22 62-65

    Cam Manyawu subbing out for Iowa

    5176283 2nd Half
  31. JumpShot 6:16 62-65

    Pryce Sandfort makes 23-foot turnaround jump shot (Rienk Mast assists)

    4858604 2nd Half
  32. JumpShot 6:33 62-62

    Cooper Koch makes 24-foot three point jumper (Cam Manyawu assists)

    4873203 2nd Half
  33. Substitution 6:56 59-62

    Pryce Sandfort subbing in for Nebraska

    4858604 2nd Half
  34. Substitution 6:56 59-62

    Braden Frager subbing out for Nebraska

    5239571 2nd Half
  35. MadeFreeThrow 8:20 59-62

    Tate Sage makes free throw 2 of 2

    5311842 2nd Half
  36. Substitution 8:20 58-62

    Cam Manyawu subbing in for Iowa

    5176283 2nd Half
  37. Substitution 8:20 58-62

    Alvaro Folgueiras subbing out for Iowa

    5177211 2nd Half
  38. Substitution 8:20 58-62

    Rienk Mast subbing in for Nebraska

    4592677 2nd Half
  39. Substitution 8:20 58-62

    Pryce Sandfort subbing out for Nebraska

    4858604 2nd Half
  40. MadeFreeThrow 8:20 58-62

    Tate Sage makes free throw 1 of 2

    5311842 2nd Half
  41. PersonalFoul 8:20 57-62

    Foul on Cale Jacobsen.

    5105827 2nd Half
  42. JumpShot 9:02 57-62

    Pryce Sandfort makes 27-foot three point jumper (Sam Hoiberg assists)

    4858604 2nd Half
  43. MadeFreeThrow 9:43 57-59

    Braden Frager makes free throw 1 of 2

    5239571 2nd Half
  44. Substitution 9:43 57-58

    Sam Hoiberg subbing in for Nebraska

    4897432 2nd Half
  45. Substitution 9:43 57-58

    Jamarques Lawrence subbing out for Nebraska

    5105825 2nd Half
  46. PersonalFoul 9:43 57-58

    Foul on Tate Sage.

    5311842 2nd Half
  47. LayUpShot 10:01 57-58

    Bennett Stirtz makes driving layup

    5241364 2nd Half
  48. Substitution 11:30 55-58

    Isaia Howard subbing in for Iowa

    5241366 2nd Half
  49. Substitution 11:30 55-58

    Kael Combs subbing out for Iowa

    5176280 2nd Half
  50. Substitution 11:30 55-58

    Cale Jacobsen subbing in for Nebraska

    5105827 2nd Half
  51. Substitution 11:30 55-58

    Berke Buyuktuncel subbing in for Nebraska

    5174982 2nd Half
  52. Substitution 11:30 55-58

    Rienk Mast subbing out for Nebraska

    4592677 2nd Half
  53. Substitution 11:30 55-58

    Sam Hoiberg subbing out for Nebraska

    4897432 2nd Half
  54. LayUpShot 11:31 55-58

    Kael Combs makes driving layup (Tate Sage assists)

    5176280 2nd Half
  55. JumpShot 12:38 53-58

    Pryce Sandfort makes 14-foot turnaround jump shot (Jamarques Lawrence assists)

    4858604 2nd Half
  56. JumpShot 13:22 53-56

    Braden Frager makes 26-foot three point jumper (Rienk Mast assists)

    5239571 2nd Half
  57. JumpShot 13:51 53-53

    Cooper Koch makes 23-foot three point jumper (Bennett Stirtz assists)

    4873203 2nd Half
  58. JumpShot 14:10 50-53

    Pryce Sandfort makes 24-foot turnaround jump shot

    4858604 2nd Half
  59. Substitution 14:45 50-50

    Braden Frager subbing in for Nebraska

    5239571 2nd Half
  60. Substitution 14:45 50-50

    Berke Buyuktuncel subbing out for Nebraska

    5174982 2nd Half
  1. End Game 0:00 77-71

    End of Game

    2nd Half
  2. End Period 0:00 77-71

    End of 2nd half

    2nd Half
  3. JumpShot 0:03 77-71

    Pryce Sandfort makes 28-foot three point jumper (Cale Jacobsen assists)

    4858604 2nd Half
  4. Defensive Rebound 0:06 77-68

    Cale Jacobsen Defensive Rebound.

    5105827 2nd Half
  5. MadeFreeThrow 0:08 77-68

    Tate Sage misses free throw 2 of 2

    5311842 2nd Half
  6. MadeFreeThrow 0:08 77-68

    Tate Sage makes free throw 1 of 2

    5311842 2nd Half
  7. PersonalFoul 0:08 76-68

    Foul on Sam Hoiberg.

    4897432 2nd Half
  8. Defensive Rebound 0:12 76-68

    Tate Sage Defensive Rebound.

    5311842 2nd Half
  9. JumpShot 0:17 76-68

    Berke Buyuktuncel misses 27-foot three point jumper

    5174982 2nd Half
  10. Offensive Rebound 0:18 76-68

    Rienk Mast Offensive Rebound.

    4592677 2nd Half
  11. JumpShot 0:21 76-68

    Pryce Sandfort misses 22-foot three point jumper

    4858604 2nd Half
  12. Offensive Rebound 0:24 76-68

    Berke Buyuktuncel Offensive Rebound.

    5174982 2nd Half
  13. JumpShot 0:27 76-68

    Cale Jacobsen misses 28-foot three point jumper

    5105827 2nd Half
  14. Offensive Rebound 0:28 76-68

    Berke Buyuktuncel Offensive Rebound.

    5174982 2nd Half
  15. JumpShot 0:31 76-68

    Rienk Mast misses 27-foot three point jumper

    4592677 2nd Half
  16. DunkShot 0:34 76-68

    Alvaro Folgueiras makes 2-foot dunk (Tate Sage assists)

    5177211 2nd Half
  17. PersonalFoul 0:42 74-68

    Foul on Rienk Mast.

    4592677 2nd Half
  18. Substitution 0:46 74-68

    Cale Jacobsen subbing in for Nebraska

    5105827 2nd Half
  19. Substitution 0:46 74-68

    Berke Buyuktuncel subbing in for Nebraska

    5174982 2nd Half
  20. Substitution 0:46 74-68

    Jamarques Lawrence subbing out for Nebraska

    5105825 2nd Half
  21. Substitution 0:46 74-68

    Braden Frager subbing out for Nebraska

    5239571 2nd Half
  22. PersonalFoul 0:46 74-68

    Foul on Braden Frager.

    5239571 2nd Half
  23. Defensive Rebound 0:48 74-68

    Alvaro Folgueiras Defensive Rebound.

    5177211 2nd Half
  24. JumpShot 0:50 74-68

    Pryce Sandfort misses 24-foot three point jumper

    4858604 2nd Half
  25. MadeFreeThrow 0:56 74-68

    Alvaro Folgueiras makes free throw 1 of 1

    5177211 2nd Half
  26. Substitution 0:56 73-68

    Rienk Mast subbing in for Nebraska

    4592677 2nd Half
  27. Substitution 0:56 73-68

    Berke Buyuktuncel subbing out for Nebraska

    5174982 2nd Half
  28. PersonalFoul 0:56 73-68

    Foul on Berke Buyuktuncel.

    5174982 2nd Half
  29. DunkShot 0:56 73-68

    Alvaro Folgueiras makes 1-foot dunk (Kael Combs assists)

    5177211 2nd Half
  30. Substitution 0:58 71-68

    Berke Buyuktuncel subbing in for Nebraska

    5174982 2nd Half
  31. Substitution 0:58 71-68

    Rienk Mast subbing out for Nebraska

    4592677 2nd Half
  32. ShortTimeOut 0:58 71-68

    Nebraska Timeout

    2nd Half
  33. JumpShot 0:58 71-68

    Braden Frager makes 23-foot three point jumper

    5239571 2nd Half
  34. Offensive Rebound 0:59 71-65

    Braden Frager Offensive Rebound.

    5239571 2nd Half
  35. JumpShot 1:04 71-65

    Pryce Sandfort misses 29-foot three point jumper

    4858604 2nd Half
  36. JumpShot 1:18 71-65

    Tate Sage makes 24-foot three point jumper (Alvaro Folgueiras assists)

    5311842 2nd Half
  37. Defensive Rebound 1:41 68-65

    Alvaro Folgueiras Defensive Rebound.

    5177211 2nd Half
  38. JumpShot 1:45 68-65

    Rienk Mast misses 24-foot three point jumper

    4592677 2nd Half
  39. JumpShot 2:10 68-65

    Bennett Stirtz makes 28-foot three point jumper (Cooper Koch assists)

    5241364 2nd Half
  40. PersonalFoul 2:28 65-65

    Foul on Jamarques Lawrence.

    5105825 2nd Half

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