Iowa Hawkeyes vs. Nebraska Cornhuskers

Mar 26, 2026

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	T
IOWA	43	34	77
NEB	46	25	71

Game Recap

Ninth-seeded Iowa continues improbable March run, beating Nebraska 77-71 to reach Sweet 16. Alvaro Folgueiras converted a critical three-point play when Nebraska only had four defenders on the floor, and ninth-seeded Iowa continued its unpredictable .

Player Stats

IOWA	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
3Cam Manyawu	14	0-2	0-0	0-0	1	2	0	1	0	0	0
8Cooper Koch	37	3-8	3-8	2-2	5	1	2	0	0	0	11
14Bennett Stirtz	40	7-15	3-9	3-3	2	4	0	0	0	0	20
6Tavion Banks	15	1-4	0-0	0-0	3	0	1	0	0	2	2
11Kael Combs	27	3-4	0-1	0-0	0	5	0	0	2	1	6
7Alvaro Folgueiras	29	6-7	2-3	2-3	2	2	3	0	1	1	16
24Tate Sage	29	6-10	4-7	3-4	8	3	0	0	1	1	19
23Isaia Howard	9	1-2	1-2	0-0	0	1	0	0	0	2	3
TOTAL	-	27-5251.9%	13-3043.3%	10-1283.3%	21	18	6	1	4	7	77

NEBRASKA	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
9Berke Buyuktuncel	28	1-7	0-4	0-0	10	3	1	2	1	1	2
21Pryce Sandfort	34	8-13	6-10	3-3	5	2	1	0	1	2	25
51Rienk Mast	33	4-15	0-7	1-1	6	4	0	2	1	2	9
10Jamarques Lawrence	31	2-5	2-4	3-3	1	2	0	0	0	2	9
1Sam Hoiberg	37	3-7	0-3	0-0	3	6	1	0	5	2	6
5Braden Frager	25	5-8	5-8	1-2	1	1	0	0	0	2	16
31Cale Jacobsen	12	1-3	0-2	2-2	5	1	0	1	0	3	4

TOTAL	-	24-5841.4%	13-3834.2%	10-1190.9%	31	19	3	5	8	14	71

Play-by-Play

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1st halfIOWANEB

(20:00) Start game.
(19:58) Jump Ball won by Nebraska.
(19:58) Jump Ball lost by Iowa.
(19:37) Berke Buyuktuncel misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(19:34) Sam Hoiberg Offensive Rebound.
(19:34) Sam Hoiberg out of bounds bad pass turnover.
(19:18) Tavion Banks misses 10-foot turnaround jump shot.
(19:12) Berke Buyuktuncel Defensive Rebound.
+3 (19:04) Jamarques Lawrence makes 26-foot three point jumper (Berke Buyuktuncel assists).
03
(18:33) Cam Manyawu misses 8-foot jumper.
(18:33) Rienk Mast Block.
(18:28) Sam Hoiberg Defensive Rebound.
(18:17) Rienk Mast misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(18:13) Berke Buyuktuncel Offensive Rebound.
+3 (18:12) Pryce Sandfort makes 23-foot three point jumper (Berke Buyuktuncel assists).
06
+2 (17:47) Bennett Stirtz makes driving layup.
26
+2 (17:28) Rienk Mast makes layup (Sam Hoiberg assists).
28
(17:28) Foul on Tavion Banks.
+1 (17:28) Rienk Mast makes free throw 1 of 1.
29
(17:10) Tavion Banks misses layup.
(17:10) Berke Buyuktuncel Defensive Rebound.
(17:10) Berke Buyuktuncel Block.
(17:00) Jamarques Lawrence misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(16:56) Berke Buyuktuncel Offensive Rebound.
+3 (16:54) Pryce Sandfort makes 24-foot three point jumper (Berke Buyuktuncel assists).
212
+2 (16:38) Kael Combs makes 11-foot turnaround jump shot.
412
(16:26) Foul on Alvaro Folgueiras.
+2 (16:11) Rienk Mast makes 9-foot hook shot.
414
+2 (15:47) Tavion Banks makes layup (Kael Combs assists).
614
(15:26) Sam Hoiberg misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(15:22) Rienk Mast Offensive Rebound.
+2 (15:21) Rienk Mast makes layup.
616
(14:59) Foul on Pryce Sandfort.
+1 (14:59) Bennett Stirtz makes free throw 1 of 2.
716
+1 (14:59) Bennett Stirtz makes free throw 2 of 2.
816
(14:35) Rienk Mast misses 9-foot turnaround jump shot.
(14:31) Bennett Stirtz Defensive Rebound.
+2 (14:24) Bennett Stirtz makes 15-foot floating jump shot.
1016
(14:24) Foul on Jamarques Lawrence.
+1 (14:24) Bennett Stirtz makes free throw 1 of 1.
1116
(14:01) Rienk Mast misses driving layup.
(13:57) Cam Manyawu Defensive Rebound.
+3 (13:37) Alvaro Folgueiras makes 23-foot three point jumper (Bennett Stirtz assists).
1416
+3 (13:17) Braden Frager makes 24-foot three point jumper (Sam Hoiberg assists).
1419
+3 (13:01) Tate Sage makes 24-foot three point jumper (Alvaro Folgueiras assists).
1719
+3 (12:45) Braden Frager makes 24-foot three point jumper (Sam Hoiberg assists).
1722
(12:30) Foul on Sam Hoiberg.
(12:16) Foul on Braden Frager.
(12:07) Tate Sage misses driving layup.
(12:07) Berke Buyuktuncel Block.
(12:02) Berke Buyuktuncel Defensive Rebound.
+3 (11:57) Braden Frager makes 28-foot three point jumper (Jamarques Lawrence assists).
1725
(11:34) Foul on Cale Jacobsen.
(11:15) Bennett Stirtz misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(11:11) Tate Sage Offensive Rebound.
+3 (11:09) Isaia Howard makes 24-foot three point jumper (Kael Combs assists).
2025
(10:47) Foul on Isaia Howard.
+1 (10:47) Cale Jacobsen makes free throw 1 of 2.
2026
+1 (10:47) Cale Jacobsen makes free throw 2 of 2.
2027
+3 (10:27) Tate Sage makes 24-foot three point jumper (Isaia Howard assists).
2327
+2 (9:55) Cale Jacobsen makes 5-foot jumper.
2329
(9:38) Tate Sage bad pass turnover.
(9:38) Sam Hoiberg Steal.
(9:31) Foul on Isaia Howard.
+1 (9:31) Pryce Sandfort makes free throw 1 of 3.
2330
+1 (9:31) Pryce Sandfort makes free throw 2 of 3.
2331
+1 (9:31) Pryce Sandfort makes free throw 3 of 3.
2332
(9:18) Kael Combs bad pass turnover.
(9:12) Sam Hoiberg bad pass turnover.
(9:12) Alvaro Folgueiras Steal.
(9:10) Foul on Cale Jacobsen.
(9:10) Alvaro Folgueiras misses free throw 1 of 2.
(9:10) Iowa Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (9:10) Alvaro Folgueiras makes free throw 2 of 2.
2432
(8:55) Sam Hoiberg misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(8:52) Tavion Banks Defensive Rebound.
(8:26) team shot clock turnover .
+2 (8:10) Sam Hoiberg makes layup (Rienk Mast assists).
2434
(7:47) Alvaro Folgueiras bad pass turnover.
(7:47) Berke Buyuktuncel Steal.
(7:26) Berke Buyuktuncel bad pass turnover.
(7:26) Cooper Koch Steal.
+2 (7:18) Kael Combs makes 7-foot floating jump shot.
2634
(6:59) Sam Hoiberg bad pass turnover.
(6:59) Tavion Banks Steal.
(6:45) Foul on Pryce Sandfort.
+1 (6:45) Cooper Koch makes free throw 1 of 2.
2734
+1 (6:45) Cooper Koch makes free throw 2 of 2.
2834
(6:30) Foul on Tavion Banks.
+2 (6:21) Sam Hoiberg makes driving layup (Pryce Sandfort assists).
2836
(6:01) Cooper Koch misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(5:56) Pryce Sandfort Defensive Rebound.
+2 (5:49) Sam Hoiberg makes driving layup (Pryce Sandfort assists).
2838
(5:25) Tavion Banks misses driving layup.
+2 (5:23) Tate Sage makes 0-foot tip in layup.
3038
(5:19) Tate Sage Offensive Rebound.
+2 (5:07) Pryce Sandfort makes driving layup (Braden Frager assists).
3040
+2 (4:50) Alvaro Folgueiras makes 5-foot dunk.
3240
(4:31) Rienk Mast misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(4:26) Tavion Banks Defensive Rebound.
(4:13) Bennett Stirtz misses driving layup.
(4:09) Pryce Sandfort Defensive Rebound.
(3:59) Braden Frager misses 22-foot three point jumper.
(3:55) Cooper Koch Defensive Rebound.
+3 (3:34) Bennett Stirtz makes 26-foot three point jumper.
3540
(3:14) Jamarques Lawrence misses 14-foot jumper.
(3:09) Tate Sage Defensive Rebound.
(2:46) Tate Sage misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(2:42) Rienk Mast Defensive Rebound.
(2:21) Rienk Mast bad pass turnover.
(2:21) Cooper Koch Steal.
+3 (2:09) Cooper Koch makes 23-foot three point jumper (Bennett Stirtz assists).
3840
(1:56) Foul on Kael Combs.
+1 (1:56) Jamarques Lawrence makes free throw 1 of 3.
3841
+1 (1:56) Jamarques Lawrence makes free throw 2 of 3.
3842
+1 (1:56) Jamarques Lawrence makes free throw 3 of 3.
3843
(1:27) Bennett Stirtz misses 28-foot three point jumper.
(1:24) Berke Buyuktuncel Defensive Rebound.
+3 (1:05) Jamarques Lawrence makes 24-foot three point jumper (Sam Hoiberg assists).
3846
+2 (0:44) Alvaro Folgueiras makes 6-foot jumper (Tate Sage assists).
4046
(0:06) Rienk Mast misses 12-foot jumper.
(0:04) team shot clock turnover .
(0:03) Rienk Mast Offensive Rebound.
+3 (0:00) Tate Sage makes 25-foot three point jumper (Bennett Stirtz assists).
4346

2nd half

Team Stats

IOWA

NEB

77Points71

27-52(51.9%)Field Goal(%)24-58(41.4%)

13-30(43.3%)3-Point(%)13-38(34.2%)

10-12(83.3%)Free Throw(%)10-11(90.9%)

26(3)Rebounds(Offensive)35(12)

18Assists19

6Steals3

1Blocks5

5Turnovers10

7(0)Fouls(Technical)14(0)

9Largest Lead10

Game Details

Thursday, March 26, 2026 · 7:30 PM

Toyota Center · Houston, TX

attendance: 17,307 (94.6%)

tv: TBS

spread: NEB -1.5

over/under: 131.5