Iowa hosts No. 7 Nebraska after Sandfort’s 29-point game

by | Feb 16, 2026 | Sports

Nebraska Cornhuskers (22-3, 11-3 Big Ten) at Iowa Hawkeyes (18-7, 8-6 Big Ten)Iowa City, Iowa; Tuesday, 9 p.m. ESTBOTTOM LINE: No. 7 Nebraska takes on Iowa after Pryce Sandfort scored 29 points in Nebraska’s 68-49 victory against the Northwestern Wildcats.The Hawkeyes have gone 12-2 in home games. Iowa is ninth in the Big Ten with 15.6 assists per game led by Bennett Stirtz averaging 4.7.The Cornhuskers are 11-3 in Big Ten play. Nebraska has a 4-2 record in games decided by less than 4 points.Iowa makes 50.1% of its shots from the field this season, which is 10.3 percentage points higher than Nebraska has allowed to its opponents (39.8%). Nebraska averages 14.5 more points per game (79.4) than Iowa gives up (64.9).The Hawkeyes and Cornhuskers face off Tuesday for the first time in Big Ten play this season.TOP PERFORMERS: Stirtz is scoring 20.4 points per game and averaging 2.5 rebounds for the Hawkeyes. Cooper Koch is averaging 1.2 made 3-pointers over the last 10 games.Popular ReadsSandfort is averaging 17.5 points for the Cornhuskers. Jamarques Lawrence is averaging 12.5 points and four assists over …

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