Official Site of the Huskers · Feb 26, 2022
No. 25 Hawkeyes Top Huskers, 88-78
Senior Alonzo Verge Jr. finished with a team-high 18 points to pace four Huskers in double figures, but No. 25 Iowa used an 11-0 second-half run to take control in an 88-78 victory Friday evening at Pinnacle Bank Arena
Nebraska was within 58-56 after a 3-pointer from C.J. Wilcher with 10:51 left, but Kris Murray keyed an 11-0 run, scoring seven of his 12 points in the spurt as the Hawkeyes stretched the lead to 69-56 with 6:34 remaining.
Nebraska hung around and pulled to within 81-74 after a Verge layup with 31 seconds left, but Iowa went 6-of-7 from the line to earn its third straight win.