Iowa Hawkeyes vs. Nebraska Cornhuskers: TV, stream, game notes for Saturday
After a disappointing loss last Sunday at Ohio State, Iowa returns to action today versus Nebraska after nearly a full week off.
The Hawkeyes (18-2, 7-1 Big Ten) led by 12 points over the Buckeyes with 8:55 remaining in regulation in Columbus, but sophomore forward Cotie McMahon came alive for Ohio State. Her performance spurred the Buckeyes on into overtime where they outscored the Hawkeyes 17-9.
McMahon finished with 33 points and 12 rebounds. Graduate guard Jacy Sheldon added another 24 points for Ohio State.
Meanwhile, Iowa superstar Caitlin Clark did her thing, knocking down seven 3-pointers en route to 45 points on the day. Clark added seven assists, but she also had seven turnovers.
Fifth-year guard Molly Davis added 14 points and eight assists on 6-of-7 shooting, while sophomore forward Hannah Stuelke was Iowa’s final double-figure scorer with 10 points and seven rebounds. Stuelke fouled out early in the bonus session, though.
The loss snapped Iowa’s Big Ten-best 15-game winning streak overall and it also snapped the Hawkeyes’ run of 11 consecutive wins over conference foes.
Now, it’s time to turn a new page against Nebraska. The Cornhuskers (13-6, 5-3 Big Ten) enter having lost two of their past three. The Huskers fell at Minnesota on Jan. 14, 62-58, and at Penn State on Sunday, 82-73. In between those games on Jan. 17, Nebraska topped Michigan, 62-43.
Here’s how Hawkeye fans can watch, stream and listen today versus Nebraska. Plus, a look at probable starters for each as well as game notes.
How To Watch
Date: Saturday, Jan. 27
Time: 1 p.m. CT
TV Channel: Big Ten Network
Live Stream: fuboTV (watch here)
Radio: Hawkeye Radio Network | Varsity Network
Broadcast Teams
Big Ten Network: Sloane Martin, Brenda VanLengen
Hawkeye Radio Network: Rob Brooks, play-by-play; Tiff Reedy, color analyst
Probable Iowa Starters
G, 5-7, Sr., Molly Davis: 6.3 points, 3.4 assists, 2.8 rebounds per game, 54.1% FG, 32.4% 3-point FG, 84.6% FT
G, 6-0, Sr., Caitlin Clark: 31.7 points, 7.7 assists, 7.0 rebounds, 1.7 steals per game, 48.1% FG, 40.0% 3-point FG, 83.7% FT
G, 5-9, Sr., Gabbie Marshall: 5.2 points, 1.6 assists, 1.2 steals, 1.0 rebounds per game, 33.0% FG, 32.6% 3-point FG, 66.7% FT
G, 6-0, Grad., Kate Martin: 12.1 points, 6.1 rebounds, 2.5 assists per game, 53.3% FG, 37.1% 3-point FG, 90.9% FT
F, 6-2, Soph., Hannah Stuelke: 13.0 points, 6.9 rebounds, 1.4 assists per game, 61.8% FG, 57.4% FT
Probable Nebraska Starters
G, 5-6, Sr., Darian White: 8.5 points, 4.5 rebounds, 3.2 assists per game, 39.9% FG, 29.2% 3-point FG, 61.5% FT
G, 5-9, Sr., Jaz Shelley: 12.1 points, 5.3 assists, 4.2 rebounds, 1.8 steals per game, 36.5% FG, 32.8% 3-point FG
F, 6-2, Fr., Natalie Potts: 10.8 points, 5.7 rebounds per game, 56.6% FG, 21.2% 3-point FG, 84.1% FT
C, 6-3, Jr., Alexis Markowski: 16.8 points, 10.5 rebounds per game, 47.6% FG, 26.0% 3-point FG, 70.3% FT
G, 5-9, Sr., Maddie Krull: 2.8 points, 2.1 rebounds, 1.6 assists per game, 28.3% FG, 28.1% 3-point FG, 62.5% FT
Series History
All-time Series History: Iowa leads, 22-15
Last Meeting: Iowa 80, Nebraska 60 in Lincoln, Neb., on Feb. 18, 2023
Scouting the Huskers
Nebraska holds a 13-6 record this season and is 5-3 in conference play after an 83-72 loss at Penn State on Sunday.
Two-time Ann Meyers-Drysdale Award candidate Jaz Shelley has added 12.1 points, 4.1 rebounds and team bests of 5.4 assists and 1.6 steals. She owns two double-doubles this season.
Against PSU, Alexis Markowski produced a huge double-double with 16 points and a career-high 19 rebounds.
Markowski owns a Big Ten-best 12 double-doubles. A two-time Lisa Leslie Award candidate, Markowski has scored in double figures in all 19 games this season, in- cluding five 20-point performances.
Five-time Big Ten Freshman-of-the-Week Natalie Potts, leads all league freshmen in scoring (11.3 ppg) and rebounding (6.0 rpg), including 17 points and a career-high 13 rebounds in a win over Maryland (Dec. 31).
Postgame Notes at Ohio State
National Player of the Year candidate, Caitlin Clark, notched her 11th career game with 40+ points.
It was Clark’s 48th career game with 30+ points in her career, the most in men’s or women’s college basketball history over the last 25 seasons.
UI 14-5 in its last 19 road games.
The Hawkeyes helped sellout Value City Arena (18,809) on Sunday, Ohio State’s average home attendance coming into today’s game was 5,668.
Iowa has either assisted in selling out or broken an attendance record in 29-of-32 venues this season.
Molly Davis registered double figures for the fourth time this season.
Davis became the second Hawkeye this season to notch seven or more assists.
Clark has scored 20+ points in 105-of-120 career games which is the most in program history.
Since 2020-21, Iowa has scored 80+ points on 93 occasions which is the best nationally.
The Hawkeyes have scored 80+ points in 16 contests this year.
Since 2020-21, the Hawkeyes lead the country in games with 90+ points. (48)
Clark kept her streak alive of 78 consecutive games making a 3-point basket. (NCAA best)
Clark is the first Division-I player to record 3,300+ points, 900+ assists, and 800+ rebounds in a career.
Iowa owns the longest active streak in the AP Top 5 at 12 consecutive weeks.
Iowa is 7-4 all-time when Clark records 40+ points.
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