Ninth-seeded Iowa continues improbable March run, beating Nebraska 77-71 to reach Sweet 16

— Alvaro Folgueiras converted a critical three-point play when Nebraska only had four defenders on the floor, and ninth-seeded Iowa continued its unpredictable
Mar 26, 2026, 10:02 pm - AP

Probabilities & Game Flow

100%
--IOWA
0%
--NEB

According to ESPN Analytics

Shot Chart

Shot Chart
  • Berke Buyuktuncel misses 26-foot three point jumper
  • Tavion Banks misses 10-foot turnaround jump shot
  • Jamarques Lawrence makes 26-foot three point jumper (Berke Buyuktuncel assists)
  • Cam Manyawu misses 8-foot jumper
  • Rienk Mast misses 24-foot three point jumper
  • Pryce Sandfort makes 23-foot three point jumper (Berke Buyuktuncel assists)
  • Bennett Stirtz makes driving layup
  • Rienk Mast makes layup (Sam Hoiberg assists)
  • Rienk Mast makes free throw 1 of 1
  • Tavion Banks misses layup
  • Jamarques Lawrence misses 24-foot three point jumper
  • Pryce Sandfort makes 24-foot three point jumper (Berke Buyuktuncel assists)
  • Kael Combs makes 11-foot turnaround jump shot
  • Rienk Mast makes 9-foot hook shot
  • Tavion Banks makes layup (Kael Combs assists)
  • Sam Hoiberg misses 23-foot three point jumper
  • Rienk Mast makes layup
  • Bennett Stirtz makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Bennett Stirtz makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Rienk Mast misses 9-foot turnaround jump shot
  • Bennett Stirtz makes 15-foot floating jump shot
  • Bennett Stirtz makes free throw 1 of 1
  • Rienk Mast misses driving layup
  • Alvaro Folgueiras makes 23-foot three point jumper (Bennett Stirtz assists)
  • Braden Frager makes 24-foot three point jumper (Sam Hoiberg assists)
  • Tate Sage makes 24-foot three point jumper (Alvaro Folgueiras assists)
  • Braden Frager makes 24-foot three point jumper (Sam Hoiberg assists)
  • Tate Sage misses driving layup
  • Braden Frager makes 28-foot three point jumper (Jamarques Lawrence assists)
  • Bennett Stirtz misses 25-foot three point jumper
  • Isaia Howard makes 24-foot three point jumper (Kael Combs assists)
  • Cale Jacobsen makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Cale Jacobsen makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Tate Sage makes 24-foot three point jumper (Isaia Howard assists)
  • Cale Jacobsen makes 5-foot jumper
  • Pryce Sandfort makes free throw 1 of 3
  • Pryce Sandfort makes free throw 2 of 3
  • Pryce Sandfort makes free throw 3 of 3
  • Alvaro Folgueiras misses free throw 1 of 2
  • Alvaro Folgueiras makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Sam Hoiberg misses 24-foot three point jumper
  • Sam Hoiberg makes layup (Rienk Mast assists)
  • Kael Combs makes 7-foot floating jump shot
  • Cooper Koch makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Cooper Koch makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Sam Hoiberg makes driving layup (Pryce Sandfort assists)
  • Cooper Koch misses 24-foot three point jumper
  • Sam Hoiberg makes driving layup (Pryce Sandfort assists)
  • Tavion Banks misses driving layup
  • Tate Sage makes 0-foot tip in layup
  • Pryce Sandfort makes driving layup (Braden Frager assists)
  • Alvaro Folgueiras makes 5-foot dunk
  • Rienk Mast misses 24-foot three point jumper
  • Bennett Stirtz misses driving layup
  • Braden Frager misses 22-foot three point jumper
  • Bennett Stirtz makes 26-foot three point jumper
  • Jamarques Lawrence misses 14-foot jumper
  • Tate Sage misses 24-foot three point jumper
  • Cooper Koch makes 23-foot three point jumper (Bennett Stirtz assists)
  • Jamarques Lawrence makes free throw 1 of 3
  • Jamarques Lawrence makes free throw 2 of 3
  • Jamarques Lawrence makes free throw 3 of 3
  • Bennett Stirtz misses 28-foot three point jumper
  • Jamarques Lawrence makes 24-foot three point jumper (Sam Hoiberg assists)
  • Alvaro Folgueiras makes 6-foot jumper (Tate Sage assists)
  • Rienk Mast misses 12-foot jumper
  • Tate Sage makes 25-foot three point jumper (Bennett Stirtz assists)
  • Pryce Sandfort misses 26-foot three point jumper
  • Bennett Stirtz misses 25-foot three point jumper
  • Berke Buyuktuncel misses 23-foot three point jumper
  • Rienk Mast misses 23-foot three point jumper
  • Cooper Koch misses 23-foot three point jumper
  • Rienk Mast makes driving layup
  • Bennett Stirtz makes 26-foot three point jumper (Cam Manyawu assists)
  • Rienk Mast misses 23-foot three point jumper
  • Berke Buyuktuncel makes layup (Rienk Mast assists)
  • Cam Manyawu misses layup
  • Bennett Stirtz makes 14-foot turnaround jump shot
  • Berke Buyuktuncel misses 12-foot jumper
  • Tate Sage misses 22-foot three point jumper
  • Tate Sage makes driving layup (Kael Combs assists)
  • Berke Buyuktuncel misses dunk
  • Bennett Stirtz misses 27-foot three point jumper
  • Pryce Sandfort makes 24-foot turnaround jump shot
  • Cooper Koch makes 23-foot three point jumper (Bennett Stirtz assists)
  • Braden Frager makes 26-foot three point jumper (Rienk Mast assists)
  • Bennett Stirtz misses 16-foot jumper
  • Pryce Sandfort makes 14-foot turnaround jump shot (Jamarques Lawrence assists)
  • Cooper Koch misses 23-foot three point jumper
  • Braden Frager misses 24-foot three point jumper
  • Kael Combs makes driving layup (Tate Sage assists)
  • Jamarques Lawrence misses 25-foot three point jumper
  • Bennett Stirtz misses 25-foot three point step back jumpshot
  • Pryce Sandfort misses driving layup
  • Bennett Stirtz makes driving layup
  • Braden Frager makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Braden Frager misses free throw 2 of 2
  • Tate Sage misses 24-foot three point jumper
  • Pryce Sandfort makes 27-foot three point jumper (Sam Hoiberg assists)
  • Cooper Koch misses 24-foot three point jumper
  • Tate Sage makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Tate Sage makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Rienk Mast misses 23-foot three point jumper
  • Rienk Mast misses layup
  • Isaia Howard misses 23-foot three point jumper
  • Berke Buyuktuncel misses 24-foot three point jumper
  • Cooper Koch makes 24-foot three point jumper (Cam Manyawu assists)
  • Pryce Sandfort makes 23-foot turnaround jump shot (Rienk Mast assists)
  • Cooper Koch misses 27-foot three point jumper
  • Sam Hoiberg misses 23-foot three point jumper
  • Alvaro Folgueiras makes 25-foot three point jumper (Kael Combs assists)
  • Sam Hoiberg misses layup
  • Kael Combs misses 24-foot three point jumper
  • Cale Jacobsen misses 24-foot three point jumper
  • Bennett Stirtz misses 24-foot three point jumper
  • Alvaro Folgueiras misses 24-foot three point jumper
  • Braden Frager misses 23-foot three point jumper
  • Bennett Stirtz makes 28-foot three point jumper (Cooper Koch assists)
  • Rienk Mast misses 24-foot three point jumper
  • Tate Sage makes 24-foot three point jumper (Alvaro Folgueiras assists)
  • Pryce Sandfort misses 29-foot three point jumper
  • Braden Frager makes 23-foot three point jumper
  • Alvaro Folgueiras makes 1-foot dunk (Kael Combs assists)
  • Alvaro Folgueiras makes free throw 1 of 1
  • Pryce Sandfort misses 24-foot three point jumper
  • Alvaro Folgueiras makes 2-foot dunk (Tate Sage assists)
  • Rienk Mast misses 27-foot three point jumper
  • Cale Jacobsen misses 28-foot three point jumper
  • Pryce Sandfort misses 22-foot three point jumper
  • Berke Buyuktuncel misses 27-foot three point jumper
  • Tate Sage makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Tate Sage misses free throw 2 of 2
  • Pryce Sandfort makes 28-foot three point jumper (Cale Jacobsen assists)
Shot Made
Shot Missed
Shot Made
Shot Missed
OpenSpreadTotalML
Iowa HawkeyesIOWAIOWA
(24-12)
(24-12, 3-8 Away)
o133.5
-110
+1.5
-108
o131.5
-105
+105
Nebraska CornhuskersNEBNEB
(28-7)
(28-7, 16-2 Home)
-2.5
-110
-1.5
-112
u131.5
-115
-125
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