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Pryce Sandfort Returns to Iowa in Crucial Game for Nebraska Basketball

Nebraska visits Iowa following Sandfort's 29-point game; Nebraska averages 14.5 more points than Iowa allows, with Iowa shooting 50.1% this season, highlighting a key matchup.

  • On Tuesday, Nebraska Cornhuskers visit the Iowa Hawkeyes after Pryce Sandfort scored 29 points in Nebraska's 68-49 win over Northwestern.
  • A season-long scoring gap shows why Nebraska enters confident, as they average 14.5 more points per game than Iowa gives up, and Pryce Sandfort is averaging 17.5 points.
  • The Iowa Hawkeyes make 50.1% of their shots this season, 10.3 percentage points higher than Nebraska allows, while the Hawkeyes are 12-2 at home.
  • With conference seeding on the line, Nebraska Cornhuskers face Iowa Hawkeyes as the result will affect standings and positioning, Nebraska coach Fred Hoiberg warned.
  • Beyond the stars, role players have mattered, with Jamarques Lawrence averaging 12.5 points and four assists and Cooper Koch 1.2 made 3-pointers over 10 games as opponents average 71.0 points.
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Pryce Sandfort returns to Iowa in crucial game for Nebraska basketball

Pryce Sandfort grew up in Waukee, Iowa and spent two years as a Hawkeye. Tuesday, he'll return to Carver-Hawkeye Arena for the first time as a Husker.

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Iowa hosts No. 7 Nebraska after Sandfort's 29-point game

No. 7 Nebraska visits the Iowa Hawkeyes after Pryce Sandfort scored 29 points in the Cornhuskers' 68-49 win over the Northwestern Wildcats.

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