No. 9 Nebraska couldn't hit from deep, overcome miscues in loss at Iowa Wilson Moore World-Herald Staff Writer Feb 17, 2026 Feb 17, 2026 Updated Feb 18, 2026 0 × Nebraska's Sam Hoiberg, Cale Jacobsen and Pryce Sandfort after win over Northwestern Facebook Twitter Bluesky WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save IOWA CITY — Nebraska was trapped in Iowa’s spider-web defense. 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Half-Court Press: How No. 7 Nebraska gets back on track, Creighton's embarrassing loss to DePaul Wilson Moore and Jon Walker talk about how the Huskers at No. 7 can stay on track and react to Creighton's loss to DePaul.
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