Sophomore forward Pryce Sandfort played his finest game as a Hawkeye, registering his first career double-double with 16 points and 11 rebounds on 4-of-6 3-point shooting. Junior guard Josh Dix scored 15 points and sophomore guard Brock Harding added 12 to lead Iowa past Nebraska and into the 2025 Big Ten Tournament.

Despite a somewhat disappointing 2024-25 season for Iowa basketball (16-15, 7-13 Big Ten), the Hawkeyes clinched themselves a spot in the 2025 Big Ten Tournament on Sunday afternoon with an 83-68 win-or-go-home regular-season finale victory at Nebraska from a raucous Pinnacle Bank Arena in Lincoln, Neb.

When Sandfort has it going offensively for Iowa, it typically means that he's got the 3-point shot working. While Sandfort did finish with a pair of made 3-pointers, the 6-foot-8 forward found other ways to score against the Huskers and that was pivotal for Iowa.

Josh Dix and the Sandfort brothers’ hot shooting helped the Hawkeyes clinch a Big Ten tournament spot on the last day of the regular season.

Josh Dix discusses Iowa's 83-68 win over Nebraska on Sunday.

The Hawkeyes will now turn their attention to the Big Ten Tournament. Iowa is the 15-seed in the Big Ten Tournament and will face 10-seed Ohio State on Wednesday. The game will tip off at approximately 5 p.m. CT.

The Nebraska Cornhuskers will miss the Big Ten Tournament after falling to the Iowa Hawkeyes 83-68 on Senior Day on Sunday.

Based on what happened elsewhere around the Big Ten, the setup for Sunday’s matchup between Iowa and Nebraska was clear-cut. As of Sunday morning, there was one spot remaining in the Big Ten Tournament field,