The No. 24 ranked Nebraska Cornhuskers visit Carver-Hawkeye Arena in Iowa City, Iowa on Sunday to play the Iowa Hawkeyes. Nebraska fell to 11-3 in the season following its 74-72 loss to Maryland on Wednesday. The Cornhuskers were led by James Palmer Jr. with 26 points, while Glynn Watson Jr. scored 12. The loss snapped a four-game losing streak for Nebraska. The Cornhuskers were outrebounded by Maryland 38-28.
Iowa fell to 11-3 on the season following its 86-70 loss to Purdue. The Hawkeyes trailed by 17 points at the half and never threatened during the second half. Tyler Cook led Iowa with 24 points while Isaiah Moss added 13 and Ryan Kreiner 10. Iowa is now 0-3 in Big Ten play.
James Palmer Jr. leads Nebraska in scoring with an average of 20.1 points per game. Three other Cornhuskers are scoring in double figures. Isaiah Roby leads in rebounding with an average of 6.1 per game. Glynn Watson Jr. is the assists leader with an average of 4.1 per game. The Cornhuskers are shooting 47.4% from the field and 37.8% from 3-point territory.
Tyler Cook leads Iowa in scoring and rebounding with averages of 17.4 points and 8.4 rebounds per game. Luka Garza is the second leading scorer with an average of 12.7 points per game. Connor McCaffery leads the Hawkeyes in assists with an average of 3.3 per game. Iowa is shooting 47.2% from the field and 35.5% from 3-point territory.
