Iowa Hawkeyes vs. Nebraska Cornhuskers

Mar 9, 2025

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	T
IOWA	40	43	83
NEB	35	33	68

Game Recap

Sandfort brothers lead Iowa in 83-68 win over Nebraska in must-win game to reach Big Ten Tourney. Payton Sandfort scored 22 points, his brother Pryce knocked down four 3-pointers and Iowa pulled away in the second half to beat Nebraska 83-68, on Saturday, knocking the Cornhuskers out of the Big Ten Conference Tournament field and claiming the...

Player Stats

IOWA	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
7Seydou Traore	15	0-2	0-0	0-0	2	1	1	0	1	2	0
13Ladji Dembele	22	1-3	0-1	4-7	4	0	1	1	1	1	6
20Payton Sandfort	35	9-18	2-9	2-2	8	2	2	1	1	3	22
4Josh Dix	36	7-15	1-3	0-0	4	4	0	0	0	3	15
3Drew Thelwell	17	2-6	1-4	1-2	2	3	0	0	0	0	6
24Pryce Sandfort	30	5-9	4-6	2-4	11	3	0	0	0	2	16
0Even Brauns	18	3-3	0-0	0-0	4	1	1	0	0	2	6
2Brock Harding	23	4-7	3-5	1-2	3	4	0	0	1	2	12
14Carter Kingsbury	4	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0


TOTAL	-	31-6349.2%	11-2839.3%	10-1758.8%	38	18	5	2	4	15	83

NEBRASKA	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
9Berke Buyuktuncel	25	3-4	1-2	1-1	7	3	0	0	1	2	8
4Juwan Gary	28	7-15	2-5	8-9	7	1	0	0	0	5	24
1Sam Hoiberg	31	3-9	2-7	4-5	1	1	0	0	0	5	12
24Rollie Worster	28	1-5	1-2	0-0	7	5	1	0	0	3	3
3Brice Williams	38	3-12	0-3	1-2	4	2	1	1	1	2	7
23Andrew Morgan	15	3-3	0-0	2-4	5	0	0	0	1	1	8
0Connor Essegian	25	0-11	0-8	2-2	4	1	0	1	1	0	2
31Cale Jacobsen	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
8Jeffrey Grace III	1	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
12Gavin Griffiths	2	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2Ahron Ulis	7	2-4	0-0	0-0	0	0	1	0	1	0	4
TOTAL	-	22-6334.9%	6-2722.2%	18-2378.3%	35	13	3	2	5	19	68

Play-by-Play

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1st halfIOWANEB

(20:00) Start game.
(19:58) Jump Ball won by Iowa.
(19:58) Jump Ball lost by Nebraska.
(19:40) Seydou Traore missed Jumper.
(19:34) Ladji Dembele Offensive Rebound.
(19:34) Ladji Dembele Turnover.
+3 (19:05) Juwan Gary made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Rollie Worster.
03
(18:47) Payton Sandfort missed Three Point Jumper.
(18:44) Rollie Worster Defensive Rebound.
+3 (18:34) Juwan Gary made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Sam Hoiberg.
06
+2 (18:09) Payton Sandfort made Layup.
26
(17:58) Juwan Gary missed Three Point Jumper.
(17:55) Josh Dix Defensive Rebound.
(17:48) Josh Dix missed Jumper.
(17:46) Berke Buyuktuncel Defensive Rebound.
+3 (17:32) Sam Hoiberg made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Berke Buyuktuncel.
29
(17:19) Foul on Juwan Gary.
(17:02) Josh Dix missed Layup.
(16:59) Berke Buyuktuncel Defensive Rebound.
(16:44) Rollie Worster missed Layup.
(16:42) Drew Thelwell Defensive Rebound.
(16:35) Ladji Dembele missed Layup.
(16:33) Rollie Worster Defensive Rebound.
(16:24) Juwan Gary missed Layup.
(16:22) Josh Dix Defensive Rebound.
(16:09) Drew Thelwell missed Three Point Jumper.
(16:06) Payton Sandfort Offensive Rebound.
+2 (16:05) Payton Sandfort made Jumper.
49
(15:55) Foul on Josh Dix.
+1 (15:55) Brice Williams made Free Throw.
410
(15:55) Brice Williams missed Free Throw.
(15:54) Payton Sandfort Defensive Rebound.
(15:30) Foul on Sam Hoiberg.
(15:25) Seydou Traore missed Jumper.
(15:23) Andrew Morgan Defensive Rebound.
(15:10) Connor Essegian missed Jumper.
(15:07) Seydou Traore Defensive Rebound.
+2 (14:53) Josh Dix made Jumper.
610
+2 (14:33) Sam Hoiberg made Jumper. Assisted by Brice Williams.
612
+2 (14:26) Even Brauns made Layup. Assisted by Drew Thelwell.
812
(14:17) Foul on Payton Sandfort.
+1 (14:17) Sam Hoiberg made Free Throw.
813
(14:17) Sam Hoiberg missed Free Throw.
(14:17) Nebraska Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (14:17) Sam Hoiberg made Free Throw.
814
(14:03) Payton Sandfort missed Layup.
(14:01) Rollie Worster Defensive Rebound.
(13:57) Connor Essegian missed Three Point Jumper.
(13:54) Payton Sandfort Defensive Rebound.
(13:43) Payton Sandfort missed Layup.
(13:43) Connor Essegian Block.
(13:36) Payton Sandfort Offensive Rebound.
+2 (13:36) Payton Sandfort made Layup.
1014
(13:23) Brice Williams missed Jumper.
(13:21) Even Brauns Defensive Rebound.
(13:14) Drew Thelwell missed Layup.
(13:11) Rollie Worster Defensive Rebound.
+2 (13:05) Andrew Morgan made Layup. Assisted by Rollie Worster.
1016
(12:44) Drew Thelwell missed Three Point Jumper.
(12:41) Andrew Morgan Defensive Rebound.
(12:23) Sam Hoiberg missed Layup.
(12:19) Pryce Sandfort Defensive Rebound.
(12:08) Payton Sandfort Turnover.
(12:08) Brice Williams Steal.
+2 (12:03) Brice Williams made Layup.
1018
+2 (11:51) Josh Dix made Layup.
1218
(11:26) Sam Hoiberg missed Three Point Jumper.
(11:23) Even Brauns Defensive Rebound.
+3 (11:18) Drew Thelwell made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Josh Dix.
1518
(10:59) Brice Williams missed Three Point Jumper.
(10:57) Payton Sandfort Defensive Rebound.
+3 (10:46) Pryce Sandfort made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Josh Dix.
1818
(10:34) Connor Essegian missed Three Point Jumper.
(10:30) Even Brauns Defensive Rebound.
(10:13) Pryce Sandfort missed Three Point Jumper.
(10:10) Pryce Sandfort Offensive Rebound.
+3 (10:08) Brock Harding made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Pryce Sandfort.
2118
(9:55) Ahron Ulis missed Layup.
(9:51) Rollie Worster Offensive Rebound.
+2 (9:51) Andrew Morgan made Two Point Tip Shot.
2120
(9:39) Pryce Sandfort missed Jumper.
(9:37) Nebraska Defensive Rebound.
(9:07) Ahron Ulis missed Layup.
(9:04) Brock Harding Defensive Rebound.
+2 (8:59) Even Brauns made Layup. Assisted by Brock Harding.
2320
+2 (8:38) Andrew Morgan made Layup.
2322
+2 (8:23) Even Brauns made Dunk. Assisted by Seydou Traore.
2522
+2 (8:08) Juwan Gary made Layup. Assisted by Brice Williams.
2524
(8:08) Foul on Pryce Sandfort.
+1 (8:08) Juwan Gary made Free Throw.
2525
(7:53) Brock Harding missed Jumper.
(7:50) Brice Williams Defensive Rebound.
(7:43) Juwan Gary missed Three Point Jumper.
(7:40) Pryce Sandfort Defensive Rebound.
+3 (7:30) Brock Harding made Three Point Jumper.
2825
+2 (6:59) Ahron Ulis made Jumper.
2827
(6:43) Seydou Traore Turnover.
(6:43) Ahron Ulis Steal.
(6:40) Ahron Ulis Turnover.
(6:40) Seydou Traore Steal.
(6:36) Brock Harding missed Three Point Jumper.
(6:34) Berke Buyuktuncel Defensive Rebound.
+2 (6:25) Juwan Gary made Layup. Assisted by Berke Buyuktuncel.
2829
+3 (6:04) Pryce Sandfort made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Brock Harding.
3129
(5:40) Foul on Seydou Traore.
(5:26) Sam Hoiberg missed Three Point Jumper.
(5:24) Pryce Sandfort Defensive Rebound.
(5:24) Foul on Juwan Gary.
(5:05) Payton Sandfort missed Three Point Jumper.
(5:03) Brice Williams Defensive Rebound.
(4:56) Brice Williams missed Layup.
(4:53) Brice Williams Offensive Rebound.
(4:53) Brice Williams missed Two Point Tip Shot.
(4:52) Berke Buyuktuncel Offensive Rebound.
+2 (4:52) Berke Buyuktuncel made Layup.
3131
(4:47) Josh Dix missed Layup.
(4:47) Brice Williams Block.
(4:47) Iowa Offensive Rebound.
+3 (4:36) Pryce Sandfort made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Brock Harding.
3431
(4:11) Berke Buyuktuncel missed Three Point Jumper.
(4:08) Pryce Sandfort Defensive Rebound.
(3:51) Foul on Brice Williams.
(3:34) Brock Harding missed Three Point Jumper.
(3:31) Connor Essegian Defensive Rebound.
+2 (3:16) Brice Williams made Jumper. Assisted by Rollie Worster.
3433
+2 (2:58) Pryce Sandfort made Jumper. Assisted by Payton Sandfort.
3633
(2:36) Brice Williams missed Jumper.
(2:33) Brock Harding Defensive Rebound.
(2:16) Josh Dix missed Three Point Jumper.
(2:13) Brice Williams Defensive Rebound.
(2:00) Sam Hoiberg missed Three Point Jumper.
(1:57) Payton Sandfort Defensive Rebound.
+2 (1:49) Payton Sandfort made Jumper. Assisted by Josh Dix.
3833
(1:22) Andrew Morgan Turnover.
(1:22) Payton Sandfort Steal.
(1:16) Payton Sandfort missed Three Point Jumper.
(1:12) Andrew Morgan Defensive Rebound.
(0:59) Connor Essegian missed Three Point Jumper.
(0:59) Payton Sandfort Block.
(0:56) Connor Essegian Offensive Rebound.
(0:55) Connor Essegian missed Three Point Jumper.
(0:53) Pryce Sandfort Defensive Rebound.
(0:42) Brock Harding Turnover.
(0:42) Rollie Worster Steal.
(0:41) Foul on Brock Harding.
+2 (0:26) Brice Williams made Layup.
3835
(0:09) Foul on Cale Jacobsen.
(0:07) Foul on Rollie Worster.
+2 (0:00) Payton Sandfort made Layup. Assisted by Drew Thelwell.
4035

2nd half

Team Stats

IOWA

NEB

83Points68

31-63(49.2%)Field Goal(%)22-63(34.9%)

11-28(39.3%)3-Point(%)6-27(22.2%)

10-17(58.8%)Free Throw(%)18-23(78.3%)

39(8)Rebounds(Offensive)38(11)

18Assists13

5Steals3

2Blocks2

4Turnovers6

15(0)Fouls(Technical)19(0)

15Largest Lead8

Game Details

Sunday, March 9, 2025 · 12:30 PM

Pinnacle Bank Arena · Lincoln, NE

attendance: 15,697 (104.6%)

tv: FOX