Iowa (83) vs Nebraska (68) · Mar 9, 2025 · NCAAM Scores

FINAL

Mar 9, 2025

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...

Box Score

	1	2	T
IOWA	40	43	83
NEB	35	33	68

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

Scores Only

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.
(15:55) Official TV Timeout
(15:55) Juwan Gary subbing out for Nebraska
(15:55) Connor Essegian subbing in for Nebraska
(15:55) Berke Buyuktuncel subbing out for Nebraska
(15:55) Andrew Morgan subbing in for Nebraska
(15:55) Ladji Dembele subbing out for Iowa
(15:55) Even Brauns subbing in for Iowa
+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.
(14:17) Seydou Traore subbing out for Iowa
(14:17) Pryce Sandfort subbing in for Iowa
+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
(10:44) Nebraska Timeout
(10:44) Official TV Timeout
(10:44) Sam Hoiberg subbing out for Nebraska
(10:44) Brice Williams subbing out for Nebraska
(10:44) Ahron Ulis subbing in for Nebraska
(10:44) Juwan Gary subbing in for Nebraska
(10:44) Drew Thelwell subbing out for Iowa
(10:44) Payton Sandfort subbing out for Iowa
(10:44) Brock Harding subbing in for Iowa
(10:44) Seydou Traore subbing in for Iowa
(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.
(9:37) Rollie Worster subbing out for Nebraska
(9:37) Brice Williams subbing in for Nebraska
(9:37) Josh Dix subbing out for Iowa
(9:37) Carter Kingsbury subbing in for Iowa
(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.
(8:08) Andrew Morgan subbing out for Nebraska
(8:08) Berke Buyuktuncel subbing in for Nebraska
+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.
(5:40) Official TV Timeout
(5:40) Connor Essegian subbing out for Nebraska
(5:40) Sam Hoiberg subbing in for Nebraska
(5:40) Even Brauns subbing out for Iowa
(5:40) Seydou Traore subbing out for Iowa
(5:40) Carter Kingsbury subbing out for Iowa
(5:40) Josh Dix subbing in for Iowa
(5:40) Ladji Dembele subbing in for Iowa
(5:40) Payton Sandfort subbing in for Iowa
(5:26) Sam Hoiberg missed Three Point Jumper.
(5:24) Pryce Sandfort Defensive Rebound.
(5:24) Foul on Juwan Gary.
(5:24) Ahron Ulis subbing out for Nebraska
(5:24) Juwan Gary subbing out for Nebraska
(5:24) Connor Essegian subbing in for Nebraska
(5:24) Rollie Worster subbing in for Nebraska
(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.
(3:51) Official TV Timeout
(3:51) Berke Buyuktuncel subbing out for Nebraska
(3:51) Andrew Morgan subbing in for Nebraska
(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.
(0:41) Andrew Morgan subbing out for Nebraska
(0:41) Berke Buyuktuncel subbing in for Nebraska
(0:41) Brock Harding subbing out for Iowa
(0:41) Josh Dix subbing out for Iowa
(0:41) Payton Sandfort subbing out for Iowa
(0:41) Even Brauns subbing in for Iowa
(0:41) Drew Thelwell subbing in for Iowa
(0:41) Carter Kingsbury subbing in for Iowa
+2 (0:26) Brice Williams made Layup.
3835
(0:24) Iowa Timeout
(0:24) Connor Essegian subbing out for Nebraska
(0:24) Cale Jacobsen subbing in for Nebraska
(0:24) Ladji Dembele subbing out for Iowa
(0:24) Carter Kingsbury subbing out for Iowa
(0:24) Josh Dix subbing in for Iowa
(0:24) Payton Sandfort subbing in for Iowa
(0:09) Foul on Cale Jacobsen.
(0:07) Foul on Rollie Worster.
+2 (0:00) Payton Sandfort made Layup. Assisted by Drew Thelwell.
4035
(0:00) End of 1st half

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

spread: NEB -7.5

over/under: 155.5