Huskers fall to Hawkeyes on senior day, miss Big Ten tournament
LINCOLN, Neb. (KLKN) – The Nebraska men’s basketball team fell in its final game of the season Sunday, losing to Iowa 83-68 at Pinnacle Bank Arena.
With the loss, the Huskers (17-14, 7-13) end the season on a five-game losing streak and miss the cut for the 2025 Big Ten Tournament in Indianapolis.
Nebraska only shot 35% from the floor and 22% from beyond the arc, compared to Iowa’s 49% from the floor and 39% from deep.
The Hawkeyes out-performed the Huskers in nearly every major statistical category, including rebounds (39 to 38), points in the paint (34 to 30) and turnovers (4 to 6).
Seven seniors were playing in their final game at PBA, including Brice Williams and Juwan Gary.
Gary made the most of his final appearance in The Vault, scoring a game-high 24 points on 7-for-15 shooting and grabbing a team-high seven rebounds.
The 24-point outing from Gary marked his third-straight 20-point game. Gary averaged 23 points and 6.3 boards per game over that stretch.
Final in Lincoln. #Huskers fall to Iowa in their last game of the season.
An emotional day for Juwan Gary and this senior class.#GBR @Channel8ABC pic.twitter.com/QLoNOFeiCI
— Jake Homan (@JakeHoman_) March 9, 2025
Following a 43-point outing against Ohio State, the Big Ten’s leading scorer Williams only scored 7 points on 3-for 12 shooting.
Sam Hoiberg was the only other Husker to score more than 10 points, tallying a career-high 12 points on 3-for-9 shooting.
Senior Rollie Worster also grabbed seven rebounds while dishing out a team-high five assists and committing zero turnovers.
Connor Essegian went 0-for-11 from the floor and 0-for-8 from beyond the arc.
Iowa was led by Payton Sandfort with 22 points on 9-for-18 shooting and eight rebounds. His brother, Pryce Sandfort, had 16 points.
Josh Dix tallied 15 points, while Brock Harding racked up 12 points. Both Dix and Harding dished out a team-high four assists.
Although the Huskers wont make the trip to Indianapolis, there are still plenty of options for Nebraska to play post season basketball.
The most known options are the NIT and the CBI, two tournaments that host teams who do not make the NCAA March Madness tournament.
Recently, FOX Sports announced the College Basketball Crown Tournament in Las Vegas.
This tournament hosts programs from the top conferences for a 16-team tournament at the end of March.
It is still unknown what tournament Nebraska will be playing in, but head coach Fred Hoiberg said “we will be playing postseason basketball.”
