Iowa Hawkeyes vs. Nebraska Cornhuskers

Mar 8, 2026

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	OT	T
IOWA	26	44	5	75
NEB	30	40	14	84

Game Recap

Cale Jacobsen scores 15 and No. 9 Nebraska beats Iowa 84-75 in overtime after blowing late lead. Cale Jacobsen came off the bench to score 13 of his 15 points after halftime and hit the tiebreaking 3-pointer in overtime, and ninth-ranked Nebraska matched its program record for wins in a season with an 84-75 victory over Iowa on Sunday.

Player Stats

IOWA	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	TO	PF	PTS
3Cam Manyawu	15	3-4	0-0	0-0	1	1	2	4	1	6
8Cooper Koch	39	6-13	6-12	0-0	3	2	0	1	2	18
23Isaia Howard	19	1-2	0-1	2-2	4	1	2	1	1	4
14Bennett Stirtz	45	4-10	2-7	1-2	5	3	3	3	3	11
11Kael Combs	43	7-14	2-5	2-5	5	3	0	5	2	18
7Alvaro Folgueiras	30	2-7	0-3	2-2	5	6	2	3	4	6
24Tate Sage	8	0-1	0-1	0-0	1	0	0	0	1	0
6Tavion Banks	26	4-5	1-1	3-4	7	1	0	2	4	12
TOTAL	-	27-5648.2%	11-3036.7%	10-1566.7%	31	17	9	19	18	75

NEBRASKA	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	TO	PF	PTS
9Berke Buyuktuncel	24	2-4	0-1	4-6	3	1	0	0	1	8
21Pryce Sandfort	38	5-13	2-7	3-4	7	5	1	2	1	15
51Rienk Mast	35	4-9	2-6	4-4	3	0	0	2	2	14
10Jamarques Lawrence	39	3-11	2-6	0-2	2	6	2	2	2	8
1Sam Hoiberg	36	5-7	1-3	4-4	3	2	5	4	4	15
5Braden Frager	18	1-2	0-1	4-5	0	2	1	1	0	6
15Jared Garcia	5	1-2	1-1	0-0	2	0	1	1	0	3
31Cale Jacobsen	30	6-6	2-2	1-2	8	2	1	0	2	15
TOTAL	-	27-5450.0%	10-2737.0%	20-2774.1%	28	18	11	12	12	84

Play-by-Play

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1st halfIOWANEB

(20:00) Start game.
(19:59) Jump Ball won by Iowa.
(19:59) Jump Ball lost by Nebraska.
+3 (19:31) Kael Combs makes 25-foot three point jumper (Cam Manyawu assists).
30
(19:12) Pryce Sandfort misses layup.
(19:09) Cooper Koch Defensive Rebound.
(18:39) Cam Manyawu misses 13-foot jumper.
(18:37) Pryce Sandfort Defensive Rebound.
(18:25) Rienk Mast bad pass turnover.
(18:25) Cam Manyawu Steal.
(18:20) Cam Manyawu bad pass turnover.
(18:20) Jamarques Lawrence Steal.
(18:11) Foul on Kael Combs.
(17:55) Jamarques Lawrence misses 20-foot jumper.
(17:53) Isaia Howard Defensive Rebound.
(17:32) Cooper Koch misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(17:30) Sam Hoiberg Defensive Rebound.
+3 (17:22) Jamarques Lawrence makes 24-foot three point jumper (Pryce Sandfort assists).
33
(17:03) Isaia Howard misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(17:00) Pryce Sandfort Defensive Rebound.
(16:45) Rienk Mast misses 11-foot jumper.
(16:43) Isaia Howard Defensive Rebound.
(16:32) Cam Manyawu bad pass turnover.
(16:32) Sam Hoiberg Steal.
(16:22) Rienk Mast misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(16:20) Kael Combs Defensive Rebound.
(16:03) Kael Combs misses 11-foot jumper.
(16:00) Berke Buyuktuncel Defensive Rebound.
(15:51) Jamarques Lawrence bad pass turnover.
(15:51) Isaia Howard Steal.
+2 (15:34) Cam Manyawu makes layup (Cooper Koch assists).
53
(15:21) Jamarques Lawrence misses layup.
(15:20) Iowa Defensive Rebound.
+2 (14:52) Kael Combs makes 11-foot jumper.
73
+3 (14:34) Sam Hoiberg makes 26-foot three point jumper (Pryce Sandfort assists).
76
+2 (14:17) Kael Combs makes layup (Bennett Stirtz assists).
96
(14:17) Foul on Jamarques Lawrence.
(14:17) Kael Combs misses free throw 1 of 1.
(14:16) Pryce Sandfort Defensive Rebound.
+2 (13:58) Sam Hoiberg makes driving layup.
98
(13:29) Bennett Stirtz misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(13:26) Kael Combs Offensive Rebound.
(13:14) Isaia Howard traveling turnover.
(12:55) Sam Hoiberg misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(12:53) Bennett Stirtz Defensive Rebound.
(12:40) Alvaro Folgueiras bad pass turnover.
(12:40) Sam Hoiberg Steal.
(12:31) Braden Frager bad pass turnover.
(12:31) Isaia Howard Steal.
(12:20) Bennett Stirtz misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(12:17) Rienk Mast Defensive Rebound.
(12:01) Braden Frager misses 27-foot three point jumper.
(11:56) Bennett Stirtz Defensive Rebound.
(11:52) Foul on Sam Hoiberg.
+1 (11:52) Bennett Stirtz makes free throw 1 of 2.
108
(11:52) Bennett Stirtz misses free throw 2 of 2.
(11:51) Jared Garcia Defensive Rebound.
+2 (11:24) Cale Jacobsen makes layup (Braden Frager assists).
1010
(11:10) Kael Combs bad pass turnover.
(11:10) Sam Hoiberg Steal.
(11:08) Sam Hoiberg bad pass turnover.
(11:08) Bennett Stirtz Steal.
(10:44) Tate Sage misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(10:42) Jared Garcia Defensive Rebound.
+2 (10:23) Berke Buyuktuncel makes 3-foot dunk (Braden Frager assists).
1012
(10:04) Alvaro Folgueiras misses layup.
(10:01) Cale Jacobsen Defensive Rebound.
+3 (9:51) Jared Garcia makes 23-foot three point jumper (Cale Jacobsen assists).
1015
(9:30) Bennett Stirtz bad pass turnover.
(9:17) Sam Hoiberg bad pass turnover.
(9:17) Bennett Stirtz Steal.
(9:13) Cooper Koch misses dunk.
(9:12) Isaia Howard Offensive Rebound.
(9:12) Foul on Cale Jacobsen.
+1 (9:12) Isaia Howard makes free throw 1 of 2.
1115
+1 (9:12) Isaia Howard makes free throw 2 of 2.
1215
(8:53) Foul on Cam Manyawu.
(8:51) Braden Frager misses free throw 1 of 3.
(8:51) Nebraska Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (8:51) Braden Frager makes free throw 2 of 3.
1216
+1 (8:51) Braden Frager makes free throw 3 of 3.
1217
(8:34) Cam Manyawu bad pass turnover.
(8:34) Jared Garcia Steal.
(8:28) Jared Garcia misses layup.
(8:26) Cam Manyawu Defensive Rebound.
(8:04) Kael Combs traveling turnover.
(7:41) Jared Garcia bad pass turnover.
+3 (7:26) Bennett Stirtz makes 26-foot three point jumper (Cooper Koch assists).
1517
(6:58) Foul on Cooper Koch.
(6:58) Berke Buyuktuncel misses free throw 1 of 3.
(6:58) Nebraska Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (6:58) Berke Buyuktuncel makes free throw 2 of 3.
1518
+1 (6:58) Berke Buyuktuncel makes free throw 3 of 3.
1519
(6:32) Cooper Koch misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(6:30) Cale Jacobsen Defensive Rebound.
(6:22) Pryce Sandfort misses 8-foot jumper.
(6:20) Pryce Sandfort Offensive Rebound.
+2 (6:19) Pryce Sandfort makes layup.
1521
+2 (5:55) Cam Manyawu makes layup.
1721
+2 (5:29) Pryce Sandfort makes layup (Jamarques Lawrence assists).
1723
+3 (5:02) Bennett Stirtz makes 27-foot three point jumper (Kael Combs assists).
2023
(4:46) Jamarques Lawrence bad pass turnover.
(4:46) Alvaro Folgueiras Steal.
(4:32) Bennett Stirtz bad pass turnover.
(4:32) Sam Hoiberg Steal.
(4:25) Pryce Sandfort misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(4:19) Bennett Stirtz Defensive Rebound.
(4:06) Cooper Koch misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(4:04) Nebraska Defensive Rebound.
+2 (3:46) Rienk Mast makes 3-foot dunk (Pryce Sandfort assists).
2025
+3 (3:27) Cooper Koch makes 23-foot three point jumper (Alvaro Folgueiras assists).
2325
(3:08) Rienk Mast misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(3:04) Cooper Koch Defensive Rebound.
(2:54) Foul on Sam Hoiberg.
(2:54) Tavion Banks misses free throw 1 of 2.
(2:54) Iowa Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (2:54) Tavion Banks makes free throw 2 of 2.
2425
(2:37) Foul on Bennett Stirtz.
+1 (2:37) Rienk Mast makes free throw 1 of 2.
2426
+1 (2:37) Rienk Mast makes free throw 2 of 2.
2427
+2 (2:18) Alvaro Folgueiras makes layup.
2627
(2:06) Pryce Sandfort bad pass turnover.
(2:06) Bennett Stirtz Steal.
(1:45) Alvaro Folgueiras bad pass turnover.
(1:45) Braden Frager Steal.
(1:39) Jamarques Lawrence misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(1:36) Tate Sage Defensive Rebound.
(1:18) Tavion Banks misses layup.
(1:16) Pryce Sandfort Defensive Rebound.
(1:13) Foul on Tate Sage.
+2 (1:07) Berke Buyuktuncel makes layup (Jamarques Lawrence assists).
2629
(1:07) Foul on Alvaro Folgueiras.
+1 (1:07) Berke Buyuktuncel makes free throw 1 of 1.
2630
(0:40) Kael Combs misses 12-foot jumper.
(0:37) Berke Buyuktuncel Defensive Rebound.
(0:22) Jamarques Lawrence misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(0:20) Cale Jacobsen Offensive Rebound.
(0:02) Pryce Sandfort misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(0:00) Tavion Banks Defensive Rebound.
(0:00) Kael Combs bad pass turnover.
(0:00) Pryce Sandfort Steal.

2nd half

Overtime

Team Stats

IOWA

NEB

75Points84

27-56(48.2%)Field Goal(%)27-54(50.0%)

11-30(36.7%)3-Point(%)10-27(37.0%)

10-15(66.7%)Free Throw(%)20-27(74.1%)

32(7)Rebounds(Offensive)29(5)

17Assists18

9Steals11

0Blocks0

19Turnovers12

18(0)Fouls(Technical)12(0)

4Largest Lead11

Game Details

Sunday, March 8, 2026 · 5:00 PM

Pinnacle Bank Arena · Lincoln, NE

attendance: 15,340 (102.3%)

tv: FOX

spread: NEB -4.5

over/under: 136.5