Pryce Sandfort’s 4 3-pointers and 16-point, 11-rebound double-double off the bench powered Iowa to an 83-68 win over Nebraska on Sunday in Lincoln, Nebraska.
The Hawkeyes (16-15, 7-13 Huge Ten Convention) handed the Cornhuskers their fifth straight loss, whereas Iowa ended a three-game skid of its personal, in an consequence that additional muddled a murky image for the Huge Ten Match.
5 groups started Sunday with seven convention wins, together with Nebraska (17-13, 7-13). Iowa’s win made it six groups, pending the results of a Rutgers-Minnesota matchup later within the day.
One of many six groups is the final squad eradicated from the 15-team event, becoming a member of Penn State and Washington.
After digging an eight-point gap early, Iowa went on an 11-0 run halfway by means of the primary half that modified the complexion of the competition for the following half-hour.
The Hawkeyes took a five-point lead into halftime, then led for the complete second half behind the mixed effort of each Payton and Pryce Sandfort. Payton Sandfort scored a team-high 22 factors, together with eight straight factors in a second-half stretch.
He posted 12 factors after intermission. Josh Dix additionally helped information Iowa within the second half, scoring 11 of his 15 factors.
Dix keyed a pivotal sequence when Nebraska pulled to inside two factors after the primary media timeout of the second half. Dix assisted Drew Thelwell on a layup, then Dix hit a 3-pointer after a steal by Even Brauns.
A Dix layup on the subsequent possession concluded a 7-0 Iowa burst, and the Hawkeyes benefit by no means dipped under seven factors the remainder of the best way.
Dix completed with 4 assists, matching Brock Harding’s team-high. Harding additionally scored 12 factors off the bench.
Nebraska’s Juwan Gary led all scorers with 24 factors earlier than fouling out. He additionally grabbed seven rebounds.
Sam Hoiberg, the one different Cornhusker to attain in double-figures with 12 factors, additionally fouled out. Brice Williams, one recreation faraway from scoring a program-record 43 factors in Nebraska’s double-overtime loss at Ohio State, completed with simply seven factors on 3-of-12 taking pictures from the ground in Sunday’s setback.
–Discipline Stage Media