Overview
- Nebraska and a rebuilt Iowa meet in the NCAA Sweet 16 in Houston in their first tournament clash after splitting two close regular-season games.
- Nebraska scorer Pryce Sandfort leads the Huskers at 17.9 points per game and set a school record with 123 made threes after transferring from Iowa.
- The Huskers notched the program’s first NCAA Tournament win over Troy, then advanced with a 74-72 victory over Vanderbilt on Braden Frager’s late layup.
- Payton Sandfort, Iowa’s No. 11 all-time scorer and Pryce’s older brother, now on a two-way deal with Oklahoma City, voiced mixed feelings about the matchup and said he will support his brother.
- Nebraska fans overran the neutral-site crowd in Oklahoma City and are expected to show up in force at Toyota Center, which Hoiberg said has already lifted the team’s play.