Iowa 77, Nebraska 71 - Box Score

NET #27

	H1	H2	T
Iowa	43	34	77
Nebraska	46	25	71

Nebraska

NET #14

	H1	H2	T
Iowa	43	34	77
Nebraska	46	25	71

Thu, Mar 26, 2026Toyota Center (Houston)Final

CHD Scout Prediction

low

Predicted

Actual

Iowa

Nebraska

38%

62%

✗ MissedMargin: +3.4 predicted → -6 actual

Four Factors: Predicted vs Actual

56.3%→ 64.4

eFG%

52.6 ←55.6%

12.7%→ 6.5

TO Rate

11.3 ←12.4%

28.8%

ORB%

25.3%

35.5%→ 23.1

FT Rate

19.0 ←26.4%

Iowa

Predicted Actual

Nebraska

Preview

Sweet 16 Showdown: Iowa Looks to Survive and Advance Against Nebraska

In a tossup matchup, the Hawkeyes must navigate a daunting NET ranking gap to secure a spot in the Elite Eight, where anything less than a win means a premature March Madness exit.

The University of Iowa Hawkeyes and the University of Nebraska-Lincoln Cornhuskers will clash in a high-stakes NCAA Tournament Sweet 16 matchup at the Toyota Center in Houston on March 26. With the single-elimination format, the loser's season will come to a close, making every possession and decisi...

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Top Performers

Iowa

Tate Sage31.6

PTS19REB8AST3

6-10 FG, 4-7 3PT, 3-4 FT

Bennett Stirtz28.4

PTS20REB2AST4

7-15 FG, 3-9 3PT, 3-3 FT

Alvaro Folgueiras25.9

PTS16REB2AST2STL3

6-7 FG, 2-3 3PT, 2-3 FT

Nebraska

Pryce SandfortMVP34.5

PTS25REB5AST2STL1

8-13 FG, 6-10 3PT, 3-3 FT

Rienk Mast24.7

PTS9REB6AST4BLK2

4-15 FG, 0-7 3PT, 1-1 FT

Berke Buyuktuncel23.0

PTS2REB10AST3STL1BLK2

1-7 FG, 0-4 3PT

Hot Players

Tate SageIowa+237%

PTS

6.1 avg

REB

2.1 avg

AST

0.7 avg

60% FG 6-10

Cooper KochIowa+42%

PTS

7.8 avg

REB

3.1 avg

AST

1.1 avg

38% FG 3-8

Alvaro FolgueirasIowa+41%

PTS

8.4 avg

REB

3.6 avg

AST

2.2 avg

86% FG 6-7

Pryce SandfortNebraska+29%

PTS

17.9 avg

REB

4.9 avg

AST

2.0 avg

62% FG 8-13

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Iowa77

Player	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO
Bennett Stirtz	40	20	7-15	3-9	3-3	2	4	0	0	0
Cooper Koch	37	11	3-8	3-8	2-2	5	1	2	0	0
Alvaro Folgueiras	29	16	6-7	2-3	2-3	2	2	3	0	1
Tate Sage	29	19	6-10	4-7	3-4	8	3	0	0	1
Kael Combs	27	6	3-4	0-1	0-0	0	5	0	0	2
Cam Manyawu	14	0	0-2	0-0	0-0	1	2	0	1	0
Tavion Banks	14	2	1-4	0-0	0-0	3	0	1	0	0
Isaia Howard	8	3	1-2	1-2	0-0	0	1	0	0	0
Joey Matteoni	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0
Trey Thompson	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0
Trevin Jirak	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0
Brendan Hausen	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0
Peyton McCollum	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0
Jacob Koch	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0
Total	—	77	27-52	13-30	10-12	21	18	6	1	4

Nebraska71

Player	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO
Sam Hoiberg	37	6	3-7	0-3	0-0	3	6	1	0	5
Pryce Sandfort	34	25	8-13	6-10	3-3	5	2	1	0	1
Rienk Mast	33	9	4-15	0-7	1-1	6	4	0	2	1
Jamarques Lawrence	31	9	2-5	2-4	3-3	1	2	0	0	0
Berke Buyuktuncel	28	2	1-7	0-4	0-0	10	3	1	2	1
Braden Frager	25	16	5-8	5-8	1-2	1	1	0	0	0
Cale Jacobsen	12	4	1-3	0-2	2-2	5	1	0	1	0
Connor Essegian	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0
Kendall Blue	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0
Jared Garcia	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0
Justin Bolis	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0
Will Cooper	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0
Leo Curtis	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0
Ugnius Jarusevicius	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0
Quentin Rhymes	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0
Henry Burt	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0
Total	—	71	24-58	13-38	10-11	31	19	3	5	8