Nebraska Cornhuskers vs. Iowa Hawkeyes

Jan 7, 2025

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	OT	T
NEB	34	42	11	87
IOWA	31	45	21	97

Game Recap

Dix and Payton Sandfort combine for 61 points, Iowa rallies late to beat Nebraska 97-87 in overtime. Josh Dix had a career-high 31 points and seven 3-pointers, Payton Sandfort scored all 30 of his points after halftime and Iowa overcame a 15-point, second-half deficit to beat Nebraska 97-87 in overtime on Tuesday night.

Player Stats

NEBRASKA	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
9Berke Buyuktuncel	19	3-5	1-1	1-3	3	2	2	2	1	1	8
4Juwan Gary	36	5-21	0-3	3-4	13	1	2	1	2	4	13
34Braxton Meah	17	2-2	0-0	0-0	2	2	0	0	0	2	4
24Rollie Worster	35	6-9	0-1	2-7	4	1	2	1	1	2	14
3Brice Williams	39	10-20	4-9	4-4	4	2	2	0	3	3	28
23Andrew Morgan	20	3-5	1-2	1-2	4	0	0	0	0	0	8
0Connor Essegian	25	2-7	2-6	0-0	4	2	2	0	0	3	6
31Cale Jacobsen	1	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
8Jeffrey Grace III	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
1Sam Hoiberg	25	2-2	1-1	1-2	5	3	1	0	4	5	6
2Ahron Ulis	8	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0
TOTAL	-	33-7146.5%	9-2339.1%	12-2254.5%	39	14	11	4	14	21	87

IOWA	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
13Ladji Dembele	12	0-0	0-0	0-0	3	1	0	0	0	3	0
32Owen Freeman	39	5-12	0-1	5-6	8	1	1	4	1	5	15
20Payton Sandfort	35	8-15	6-10	8-9	6	4	1	1	4	4	30
4Josh Dix	45	10-14	7-10	4-4	6	7	4	1	1	0	31
2Brock Harding	39	1-8	1-5	5-6	4	7	0	0	6	2	8
7Seydou Traore	11	1-1	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2
24Pryce Sandfort	35	4-11	3-9	0-0	4	3	1	0	0	1	11
0Even Brauns	1	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
14Carter Kingsbury	8	0-0	0-0	0-0	2	0	0	0	0	2	0


TOTAL	-	29-6147.5%	17-3548.6%	22-2588.0%	33	23	7	6	13	17	97

Play-by-Play

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1st halfNEBIOWA

+2 (19:42) Owen Freeman made Layup. Assisted by Josh Dix.
02
(19:29) Foul on Owen Freeman.
(19:24) Juwan Gary missed Jumper.
(19:23) Nebraska Offensive Rebound.
+3 (19:19) Brice Williams made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Berke Buyuktuncel.
32
+3 (19:00) Josh Dix made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Brock Harding.
35
+2 (18:38) Brice Williams made Jumper.
55
(18:14) Brock Harding Turnover.
(17:53) Brice Williams missed Three Point Jumper.
(17:51) Ladji Dembele Defensive Rebound.
(17:51) Foul on Braxton Meah.
+3 (17:31) Brock Harding made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Josh Dix.
58
(17:10) Rollie Worster missed Layup.
(17:07) Ladji Dembele Defensive Rebound.
(16:47) Owen Freeman missed Layup.
(16:47) Berke Buyuktuncel Block.
+2 (16:43) Owen Freeman made Jumper.
510
(16:40) Owen Freeman Offensive Rebound.
(16:30) Juwan Gary missed Three Point Jumper.
(16:27) Berke Buyuktuncel Offensive Rebound.
(16:27) Foul on Ladji Dembele.
(16:27) Berke Buyuktuncel missed Free Throw.
(16:27) Nebraska Offensive Rebound.
+1 (16:27) Berke Buyuktuncel made Free Throw.
610
+3 (16:16) Josh Dix made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Payton Sandfort.
613
+3 (15:51) Berke Buyuktuncel made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Juwan Gary.
913
(15:42) Owen Freeman missed Layup.
(15:40) Berke Buyuktuncel Defensive Rebound.
(15:13) Juwan Gary missed Three Point Jumper.
(15:10) Josh Dix Defensive Rebound.
(14:56) Josh Dix missed Three Point Jumper.
(14:54) Berke Buyuktuncel Defensive Rebound.
(14:54) Foul on Payton Sandfort.
(14:47) Berke Buyuktuncel Turnover.
(14:36) Josh Dix missed Three Point Jumper.
(14:32) Andrew Morgan Defensive Rebound.
+2 (14:10) Juwan Gary made Layup.
1113
(14:00) Brock Harding missed Three Point Jumper.
(13:56) Brice Williams Defensive Rebound.
(13:54) Juwan Gary missed Layup.
(13:52) Payton Sandfort Defensive Rebound.
(13:50) Foul on Juwan Gary.
(13:37) Payton Sandfort Turnover.
(13:37) Juwan Gary Steal.
(13:20) Foul on Brice Williams.
(13:20) Brice Williams Turnover.
(12:51) Brock Harding Turnover.
(12:51) Connor Essegian Steal.
+2 (12:48) Brice Williams made Layup. Assisted by Connor Essegian.
1313
(12:41) Payton Sandfort missed Three Point Jumper.
(12:38) Sam Hoiberg Defensive Rebound.
(12:32) Connor Essegian missed Three Point Jumper.
(12:30) Andrew Morgan Offensive Rebound.
(12:30) Foul on Payton Sandfort.
(12:15) Ahron Ulis Turnover.
(12:15) Josh Dix Steal.
+2 (12:11) Josh Dix made Layup.
1315
(11:55) Connor Essegian missed Layup.
(11:55) Owen Freeman Block.
(11:54) Iowa Defensive Rebound.
(11:32) Owen Freeman missed Jumper.
(11:30) Andrew Morgan Defensive Rebound.
(11:16) Andrew Morgan missed Three Point Jumper.
(11:12) Owen Freeman Defensive Rebound.
+3 (10:45) Josh Dix made Three Point Jumper.
1318
(10:23) Foul on Brock Harding.
+1 (10:23) Sam Hoiberg made Free Throw.
1418
(10:22) Sam Hoiberg missed Free Throw.
(10:20) Owen Freeman Defensive Rebound.
+3 (10:08) Pryce Sandfort made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Josh Dix.
1421
+2 (9:52) Brice Williams made Layup.
1621
+2 (9:30) Josh Dix made Layup. Assisted by Pryce Sandfort.
1623
+2 (9:12) Berke Buyuktuncel made Layup. Assisted by Ahron Ulis.
1823
(8:49) Pryce Sandfort missed Three Point Jumper.
(8:45) Connor Essegian Defensive Rebound.
(8:24) Sam Hoiberg Turnover.
(8:02) Brock Harding Turnover.
(8:02) Rollie Worster Steal.
(8:02) Foul on Brock Harding.
+2 (7:51) Braxton Meah made Dunk. Assisted by Sam Hoiberg.
2023
(7:25) Pryce Sandfort missed Jumper.
(7:24) Ladji Dembele Offensive Rebound.
(7:24) Foul on Sam Hoiberg.
(7:18) Foul on Connor Essegian.
+3 (7:13) Josh Dix made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Ladji Dembele.
2026
+3 (6:46) Connor Essegian made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Brice Williams.
2326
(6:15) Pryce Sandfort missed Three Point Jumper.
(6:12) Connor Essegian Defensive Rebound.
+3 (5:50) Brice Williams made Three Point Jumper.
2626
(5:29) Payton Sandfort missed Jumper.
(5:27) Brice Williams Defensive Rebound.
(5:13) Foul on Carter Kingsbury.
+1 (5:13) Rollie Worster made Free Throw.
2726
(5:13) Rollie Worster missed Free Throw.
(5:11) Carter Kingsbury Defensive Rebound.
(4:51) Payton Sandfort Turnover.
(4:51) Connor Essegian Steal.
(4:47) Foul on Brice Williams.
(4:47) Brice Williams Turnover.
(4:26) Brock Harding missed Three Point Jumper.
(4:23) Juwan Gary Defensive Rebound.
+2 (4:13) Rollie Worster made Jumper.
2926
(3:51) Pryce Sandfort missed Three Point Jumper.
(3:48) Rollie Worster Defensive Rebound.
+3 (3:39) Andrew Morgan made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Sam Hoiberg.
3226
(3:15) Brock Harding missed Layup.
(3:13) Juwan Gary Defensive Rebound.
+2 (3:04) Rollie Worster made Jumper.
3426
(2:41) Pryce Sandfort missed Three Point Jumper.
(2:36) Juwan Gary Defensive Rebound.
(2:27) Connor Essegian missed Three Point Jumper.
(2:24) Rollie Worster Offensive Rebound.
(2:22) Connor Essegian missed Three Point Jumper.
(2:19) Josh Dix Defensive Rebound.
(2:01) Seydou Traore Turnover.
(2:01) Sam Hoiberg Steal.
(1:55) Juwan Gary missed Jumper.
(1:52) Owen Freeman Defensive Rebound.
(1:34) Josh Dix Turnover.
(1:34) Juwan Gary Steal.
(1:31) Foul on Carter Kingsbury.
(1:31) Rollie Worster missed Free Throw.
(1:30) Owen Freeman Defensive Rebound.
+2 (1:18) Seydou Traore made Layup. Assisted by Owen Freeman.
3428
(0:56) Cale Jacobsen Turnover.
(0:56) Josh Dix Steal.
(0:53) Josh Dix missed Layup.
(0:53) Berke Buyuktuncel Block.
(0:50) Sam Hoiberg Defensive Rebound.
(0:46) Cale Jacobsen Turnover.
+3 (0:40) Pryce Sandfort made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Josh Dix.
3431
(0:03) Berke Buyuktuncel missed Layup.
(0:00) Carter Kingsbury Defensive Rebound.

2nd half

Overtime

Team Stats

NEB

IOWA

87Points97

33-71(46.5%)Field Goal(%)29-61(47.5%)

9-23(39.1%)3-Point(%)17-35(48.6%)

12-22(54.5%)Free Throw(%)22-25(88.0%)

41(14)Rebounds(Offensive)36(6)

14Assists23

11Steals7

4Blocks6

14Turnovers13

21(0)Fouls(Technical)17(0)

15Largest Lead11

Game Details

Tuesday, January 7, 2025 · 8:00 PM

Carver-Hawkeye Arena · Iowa City, IA

attendance: 7,812 (51.9%)

tv: Peacock