IOWA CITY, Iowa – Nearly a year ago to the day, Nebraska had just upset No. 1 Purdue before traveling to take on Iowa. The Hawkeyes handed NU a 94-76 beatdown.
After knocking off 15th-ranked UCLA, the Huskers again headed to Iowa City for a showdown with the Hawkeyes on Tuesday night.
This one was a much different story, but it finished with an all-too-familiar ending, as Nebraska fell 97-87 in overtime.
Iowa erased a 15-point second-half lead behind 27 points from Payton Sanfort . Brice Williams sent the game to overtime with a 3-pointer at the buzzer, but it was all Hawkeyes in the extra period.
Iowa opened OT on an 11-2 run and never looked back, going 3-of-4 from the field and 14-16 on free throws over the extra five minutes. Josh Dix hit seven 3-pointers for a game-high 31 points, while Sanfort scored all 30 of his points over the second half and overtime.
Huskers took control early but couldn’t hold on
Iowa came out firing to open the game, hitting five of its first six shots and then five of its first nine 3-pointers to jump out to a 23-16 lead.