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Nebraska men's basketball (26-4, 14-4) wrapped up the regular season on Sunday afternoon against Iowa. The Huskers took the win in overtime, surging past the Hawkeyes, 84-75.
Nebraska dropped an 11-point lead in the second half and surrendered 44 second-half points to Iowa. But Cale Jacobsen and Sam Hoiberg lifted the Huskers to victory, combining for 12 of the team's 14 points in overtime. The duo also scored 15 points each in the win, co-leading the team on the day.
Jacobsen shot a perfect 6-of-6 from the floor and 2-of-2 from beyond the arc. Hoiberg hit 5-of-7 in total and a perfect 4-of-4 from the foul line. The Huskers shot 27-of-54 from the floor and 10-of-27 from three on the day. Iowa hit 27-of-56 and 11-of-30, respectively. Nebraska, however, shot 20-of-27 in free throws while the Hawkeyes finished 10-of-15.
Rienk Mast and Pryce Sandfort also reached double digits in scoring. Sandfort scored 15 points, hitting 5-of-13, 2-of-7 and 3-of-4. Mast shot 4-of-9, 2-of-6 and 4-of-4 to finish with 14 points.
With the win, Nebraska clinches the No. 2 seed in the Big Ten Tournament and receives a triple-bye. The Huskers begin the tournament on Friday night in the quarterfinals. Tipoff is set for 5:30 p.m. CT on the Big Ten Network.
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Nebraska dropped an 11-point lead in the second half and surrendered 44 second-half points to Iowa. But Cale Jacobsen and Sam Hoiberg lifted the Huskers to victory, combining for 12 of the team's 14 points in overtime. The duo also scored 15 points each in the win, co-leading the team on the day.
Jacobsen shot a perfect 6-of-6 from the floor and 2-of-2 from beyond the arc. Hoiberg hit 5-of-7 in total and a perfect 4-of-4 from the foul line. The Huskers shot 27-of-54 from the floor and 10-of-27 from three on the day. Iowa hit 27-of-56 and 11-of-30, respectively. Nebraska, however, shot 20-of-27 in free throws while the Hawkeyes finished 10-of-15.
Rienk Mast and Pryce Sandfort also reached double digits in scoring. Sandfort scored 15 points, hitting 5-of-13, 2-of-7 and 3-of-4. Mast shot 4-of-9, 2-of-6 and 4-of-4 to finish with 14 points.
With the win, Nebraska clinches the No. 2 seed in the Big Ten Tournament and receives a triple-bye. The Huskers begin the tournament on Friday night in the quarterfinals. Tipoff is set for 5:30 p.m. CT on the Big Ten Network.
Contact/Follow us @CornhuskersWire on X (formerly Twitter) and like our page on Facebook to follow ongoing coverage of Nebraska news, notes and opinions.
This article originally appeared on Cornhuskers Wire: Nebraska basketball defeats the Iowa Hawkeyes in overtime
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