Huskers hold off Hawkeyes in OT, 84-75
AP PHOTO - Nebraska's Jared Garcia, left, and Berke Büyüktuncel, right, defend against Iowa's Kael Combs during the first half of a Big Ten Conference basketball game Sunday in Lincoln, Neb.
LINCOLN, Neb. — 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.
Sam Hoiberg, who scored 15 points and had five steals on his senior day, hugged teammate Pryce Sandfort near halfcourt as time ran out and then heaved the ball high into the stands. He and his father, coach Fred Hoiberg, embraced and a short time later the rest of the Huskers came out of the tunnel to salute the sellout crowd.
Nebraska (26-5, 15-5 Big Ten) led by 10 points with five minutes left in regulation but missed five of its next seven shots and a couple of late free throws to let the Hawkeyes back in it. Kael Combs scored Iowa’s last eight points of regulation, including a second-chance 3-pointer that tied it 70-all with 2.7 seconds left.
After Cooper Koch tied it at 75-all in overtime, Jacobsen made a 3 from the corner and the Huskers went on to score the final nine points. The Huskers beat Iowa for the first time in five meetings and split the season series.
Sandfort, who transferred from Iowa, scored 15 points and Rienk Mast added 14 for the Huskers.
Combs and Koch had 18 points apiece for the Hawkeyes (20-11, 10-10), who committed 19 turnovers.
No. 9 Nebraska 84, Iowa 75, OT
IOWA (20-11) — C.Koch 6-13 0-0 18, Manyawu 3-4 0-0 6, Combs 7-14 2-5 18, Howard 1-2 2-2 4, Stirtz 4-10 1-2 11, Folgueiras 2-7 2-2 6, Banks 4-5 3-4 12, Sage 0-1 0-0 0. TOTALS 27-56 10-15 75.
NEBRASKA (26-5) — Büyüktuncel 2-4 4-6 8, Mast 4-9 4-4 14, Sandfort 5-13 3-4 15, Hoiberg 5-7 4-4 15, Lawrence 3-11 0-2 8, Jacobsen 6-6 1-2 15, Frager 1-2 4-5 6, Garcia 1-2 0-0 3. TOTALS 27-54 20-27 84.
Halftime–Nebraska 30-26. 3-Point Goals–Iowa 11-30 (C.Koch 6-12, Combs 2-5, Stirtz 2-7, Banks 1-1, Howard 0-1, Sage 0-1, Folgueiras 0-3), Nebraska 10-27 (Jacobsen 2-2, Lawrence 2-6, Mast 2-6, Sandfort 2-7, Garcia 1-1, Hoiberg 1-3, Büyüktuncel 0-1, Frager 0-1). Rebounds–Iowa 31 (Banks 7), Nebraska 28 (Jacobsen 8). Assists–Iowa 17 (Folgueiras 6), Nebraska 18 (Lawrence 6). Total Fouls–Iowa 18, Nebraska 12. A–15,340 (15,147).





