I'm going to Wichita, far from this opera for evermore. "Seven Nation Army" - The White Stripes
(4) Nebraska Cornhuskers
71 – 77
FINAL Neutral Conference NCAA Tournament
(9) Iowa Hawkeyes
Big Ten Conference · Toyota Center (Houston) (Neutral) · March 26, 2026
Betting Lines
Spread NEB -1.5 Away covered
O/U 131.5 Over
Money NEB -125 / IOWA +105
Model Predictions
Spread Total NEB win
Actual IOWA +6 148 Lost
Massey NEB -2.3 (-8.3) — —
Massey Totals — 132.7 (+15.3) —
Bradley-Terry — — 75% ✗
Weighted B-T — — 74% ✗
Baseline Plus ML NEB -2.0 (-8.0) 130.5 (+17.5) 52% ✗
Efficiency Plus ML ★ NEB -1.3 (-7.3) 130.3 (+17.7) 52% ✗
Baseline Tuned ML NEB -2.7 (-8.7) 131.1 (+16.9) 63% ✗
Baseline ML NEB -2.6 (-8.6) 132.1 (+15.9) 61% ✗

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 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
Jan 13, 2024 IOWA 94 – 76 NEB

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings NEB IOWA
Overall 28-7 24-13
Conference 15-5 10-10
Home 16-2 15-3
Away 7-3 3-8
Neutral 5-2 6-2
Last 5 3-2 3-2
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 77.0 74.5
Avg Pts Against 66.1 66.3
Massey 19.0 (#18) 16.7 (#23)
Bradley-Terry 3.64 (#9) 2.55 (#33)
W. Bradley-Terry 4.31 (#13) 3.28 (#31)
RPI 0.616 (#19) 0.573 (#45)
Shooting & Four Factors NEB IOWA
FG% 46.6% 48.9%
3PT% 35.5% 35.3%
REB / G 34.9 29.7
OREB / G 8.8 9.0
AST / TO 1.85 1.55
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 55.6% 56.3%
TOV% 14.5% 15.3%
ORB% 26.4% 30.8%
FT Rate 19.8% 27.2%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 47.7% 52.7%
Opp TOV% 19.1% 20.5%
DRB% 72.3% 71.8%
Opp FT Rate 18.3% 28.6%

Game Analysis

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