Nebraska Outlasts Iowa in Overtime Thriller

LINCOLN, Neb. (Interstat) — Nebraska defeated Iowa 84-75 in overtime Sunday in a Big Ten men’s basketball game at Pinnacle Bank Arena.

The Cornhuskers, who led 30-26 at halftime, saw the Hawkeyes force an extra period with a strong second half. Nebraska then dominated overtime, outscoring Iowa 14-5 to secure the victory before a crowd of 15,340.

Sam Hoiberg, Cale Jacobsen and Pryce Sandfort each scored 15 points for Nebraska, which improved to 26-5. Kael Combs and Cooper Koch led Iowa with 18 points apiece. The Hawkeyes fell to 20-11.