By Ben Schuff benjamin-schuff@uiowa.edu Brandon Richardson said he’d take an assist over a jump shot any day following Nebraska’s 79-73 defeat of Iowa. His unselfish style could have been predicted from the scouting report, as he led the Cornhuskers with a 1.6 assist/turnover ratio. What couldn’t have been predicted was that his biggest assist against [...]

Click here to view an exclusive photo slideshow. By Jordan Garretson jordan-garretson@uiowa.edu The 10,538 at Carver-Hawkeye Arena stood in anticipation. They watched as Josh Oglesby’s 3-point soared down towards the hoop. They saw the ball’s smooth rotation send it sliding around the inside of the rim. Then they saw Iowa’s last shot at a victory [...]

The Iowa men’s basketball team couldn’t sustain its 11-point first-half lead and fell to Nebraska, 79-73, at Carver-Hawkeye Arena on Thursday. Nebraska’s 14-4 run as the second half dripped away put the Cornhuskers up by five, and the team converted its free throws down the stretch to seal its 11th win of the year (11-9, [...]

The Iowa men’s basketball team (11-9, 3-4 Big Ten) leads Nebraska (10-9, 2-6), 38-31, at halftime of a Big Ten game at Carver-Hawkeye Arena. Leading the Hawkeyes thus far is Zach McCabe, who hit his first five shots from the floor. He finished the half with 13 points on 6-of-8 shooting while adding 5 rebounds [...]