He took it all too far, but boy could he play guitar. "Ziggy Stardust" - David Bowie
Iowa Hawkeyes
77 – 81
FINAL Conference
Nebraska Cornhuskers
Big Ten Conference · Carver-Hawkeye Arena · March 5, 2023
Betting Lines
Spread IOWA -11.5 Away covered
O/U 156.5 Over
Money IOWA -700 / NEB +500
Model Predictions
Spread Total IOWA win
Actual NEB +4 158 Lost
Massey IOWA -11.0 (-15.0) — —
Massey Totals — 153.5 (+4.5) —
Bradley-Terry — — 78% ✗
Weighted B-T — — 82% ✗
Baseline Plus ML IOWA -11.0 (-15.0) 155.9 (+2.1) 80% ✗
Efficiency Plus ML ★ IOWA -11.2 (-15.2) 153.7 (+4.3) 82% ✗
Baseline Tuned ML IOWA -9.7 (-13.7) 154.4 (+3.6) 81% ✗
Baseline ML IOWA -9.9 (-13.9) 156.7 (+1.3) 78% ✗

Predictions use only rating snapshots dated before tip-off. Parenthesised values are the signed error vs. the actual result. Model performance →

Last 5 Meetings

Mar 26, 2026 IOWA 77 – 71 NEB
Mar 8, 2026 NEB 84 – 75 IOWA
Feb 18, 2026 IOWA 57 – 52 NEB
Mar 9, 2025 IOWA 83 – 68 NEB
Jan 8, 2025 IOWA 97 – 87 NEB

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings IOWA NEB
Overall 19-14 16-16
Conference 11-9 9-11
Home 14-3 11-4
Away 4-7 4-9
Neutral 1-4 1-3
Last 5 3-2 4-1
Streak L3 L1
Avg Pts For 80.1 68.0
Avg Pts Against 74.7 69.9
Massey 12.2 (#29) 4.7 (#97)
Bradley-Terry 1.93 (#40) 1.29 (#74)
W. Bradley-Terry 2.45 (#35) 1.62 (#73)
RPI 0.564 (#63) 0.528 (#126)
Shooting & Four Factors IOWA NEB
FG% 45.8% 45.4%
3PT% 34.7% 31.7%
REB / G 36.4 34.7
OREB / G 11.7 8.4
AST / TO 1.67 1.00
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 52.2% 51.2%
TOV% 14.1% 18.8%
ORB% 31.7% 24.9%
FT Rate 24.4% 18.1%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 52.7% 49.8%
Opp TOV% 18.5% 17.7%
DRB% 72.5% 72.0%
Opp FT Rate 17.8% 14.9%

Game Analysis

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