WHO: Nebraska Cornhuskers (22-10 overall, 11-7 Big Ten)
WHEN: 11:00 AM CT (Sunday, March 10)
WHERE: Target Center (Minneapolis, Minnesota)
TV: CBS
RADIO: Hawkeye Radio Network
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The Big Ten Tournament seemed like it would be all about rubber matches for Iowa. If everything went to plan, the Hawks would face Indiana in the semifinal and Ohio State in the final. The Hawkeyes, Hoosiers, and Buckeyes were the class of the Big Ten in the regular season, and Iowa had split regular seasons matchups with both. The Big Ten Tournament seemed destined to give the teams one more chance to find out who was truly better.
Then fate intervened. The Buckeyes and Hoosiers fell in the Big Ten Tournament quarterfinals, and suddenly Iowa went from needing to beat both to claim a third consecutive Big Ten Tournament title to not having to beat either one. Instead, Iowa beat Penn State and Michigan, two teams the Hawkwyes had only played once in the regular season (both Iowa wins), to advance to the Big Ten Tournament final.
Now Iowa does get a rubber match — just not against the team it expected. It was 5-seed Nebraska that emerged from the top half of the bracket amidst the chaos of this year’s tournament.
Iowa knows the Huskers well. Just over a month ago, the Huskers defeated Iowa at Nebraska in a game that Iowa dominated for three quarters. The defeat was a big blow to Iowa’s NCAA Tournament resume, knocking Iowa off the 1-seed line for the remainder of February and early March.
Thanks in part to upsets around the country, Iowa is again positioned as a 1-seed according to ESPN’s latest Bracketology. If Iowa can get revenge against Nebraska, the Hawkwyes should earn a 1-seed in the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 1992.
Top Players
6’3″ forward Alexis Markowski is Nebraska’s leading scorer. She’s averaging 15.8 ppg and 10.7 rpg, while shooting 50.7% on two-point attempts and 29.7% from behind the arc.
5’9″ point guard Jaz Shelley is Nebraska’s emotional leader. She’s averaging 13.7 ppg, 5.4 apg, 4.2 rpg, and 1.7 spg. She’s shot 47.7% on two-point attempts and 35.1% on three-point tries this season. Shelley had 30 points and shot 6-of-12 from deep in Nebraska’s 78-68 win over Maryland in the semifinal game. She’s shot well from outside all tournament, going 13-of-30 (43%) in three games thus far.
6’2″ freshman forward Natalie Potts was voted the Big Ten Freshman of the Year for her play in the regular season. She’s averaging 10.3 ppg and 5.5 rpg, while shooting 58.9% inside the arc and 26.7% from deep.
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Play Style
Nebraska averages 70.5 possessions per 40 minutes, which ranks 164th nationally.
Offensively, Nebraska averages 72.9 points per game, which ranks 54th nationally. The Huskers shoot 48.9% on two-point attempts (71st) and 33.4% on three-point tries (80th). The Huskers are a strong offensive rebounding team. They average 13.3 offensive rebounds per game, which ranks 47th. They also share the basketball well, as their 16.5 assists per game ranks 32nd.
Defensively, Nebraska has been surrendering 63.5 points per game, which ranks 149th. Nebraska has allowed opponents to shoot 46.6% on two-point attempts, which ranks 233rd. The Huskers are much better at guarding the three-point line, allowing teams to shoot 29.7% from deep, which ranks 107th. The Huskers don’t generate many steals (6.3 per game, 287th) or blocks (2.0 per game, 319th).
Iowa-Nebraska Rounds IÂ and II
Iowa beat Nebraska 92-73 in Carver on January 27th. The game wasn’t as easy as the large margin of victory might suggest. With 1:54 to go until halftime, Iowa trailed 31-27. The offense looked as out of sorts as it had all season for most of that first half.
Then Iowa put together a 9-0 run to end the half, and largely controlled the second half. Caitlin Clark was the catalyst of Iowa’s offensive outbreak, scoring 31 of her 38 points in the game in the final 20 minutes and change.
Nebraska got its revenge on February 11 in Lincoln. Iowa took a 14-point lead into the fourth quarter, and the game looked all but over. Then Nebraska went on a massive run, taking the lead with 30 seconds left and holding on for an 82-79 win.
Iowa’s big issue in the fourth quarter was Nebraska’s box-and-one defense. The Huskers held Clark scoreless in the fourth quarter, and her teammates were unable to step up and hit enough shots. Nebraska outscored Iowa in the fourth quarter 27-10.
The good news for Iowa is that the Hawkeye role players are firing on all cylinders in the Big Ten Tournament. If Nebraska sells out to take Clark away, they might do so at their peril.
X-Factor
Slow down Jaz Shelley. Shelley is the straw that stirs the drink for Nebraska. In Iowa’s loss at Nebraska, she had 23 points, including the key three-pointer that gave Nebraska the lead with 30 seconds left. In Nebraska’s semifinal win over Maryland, she had 30 points and 9 assists.
If Iowa can keep Shelley somewhat in check, the Hawkeye offense has a great chance to simply outscore the Cornhuskers on their way to a third consecutive Big Ten Tournament title. If Shelley gets going again, Nebraska will rightly believe it can pull another upset and capture its first Big Ten Tournament championship since 2014.
The Nebraska State Fair is celebrating America’s 250th anniversary with a special 72-hour flash sale on Season Passes.
From July 3 through July 5, fans can purchase a 2026 Season Pass for just $50—a significant discount from its regular value of $132.
The pass includes one admission per day for all 11 days of the 2026 Nebraska State Fair, making it ideal for visitors who plan to attend multiple days.
Fair officials say the promotion is one of the biggest Season Pass discounts offered in years and will not be extended.
After July 5, Season Passes will remain available at a higher discounted price.
OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) – Legalizing online sports betting has met with resistance in the Nebraska Legislature for years.
Tax Relief Nebraska, a group backed by Nebraska casinos and online sports betting groups, took the issue to the people of the state through a petition drive.
Those petitions are now in, and casino officials say they expect to have enough signatures to make the November ballot — but also expect pushback through Election Day.
The case for online betting
Currently, legal sports bets cannot be placed on a phone in Nebraska. Casino operators say people who choose to wager are finding other ways to do it.
“They’re just doing it illegally through a virtual private network, or they’re driving over to the first exit between Iowa and Nebraska, placing a bet and then driving back to their home,” said Lynne McNally of Warhorse Casino.
Nebraska casino operators say the state has already collected millions of dollars in state taxes and property tax relief from casino gambling, and that online sports betting would add to that total.
A majority of Nebraskans voted for casino gambling to enter the state in 2020, and casino operators expect similar support if the online betting petition makes the November ballot.
“As you know, we got 65% on the constitutional amendment and actually got nearly 70% on the tax portion of the statute when the casinos were legalized in 2020. I think that we’ll be in that area, if not maybe a little higher than that,” McNally said.
“There’s always going to be a sector of the public that doesn’t want to gamble. They don’t want to go to our facilities and that’s just fine. I guess I have an objection with trying to tell other people what to do,” McNally said.
The opposition
The Nebraska Family Alliance stands against online gambling and plans to campaign against the initiative across the state. The nonprofit group issued a statement that reads in part: “Online sports betting has been a massive public policy failure that benefits national sportsbooks at the expense of kids, student-athletes, families and businesses. While they have more money, they don’t have the truth.”
Pat Loontjer, director of Gambling with the Good Life, has opposed expanded gambling in Nebraska for 30 years.
“They’re telling the same lie — property tax relief. Well in Nebraska you say property tax relief and everybody says where do I sign,” Loontjer said.
Loontjer also raised concerns about the impact on young people.
“Sports betting on the phone is the most addictive thing for young people, young men especially. You’ve got kids that are going to lose their scholarships, lose their future,” Loontjer said.
What comes next
If enough signatures are verified and the issue is placed on the November ballot, Warhorse Casino officials say Nebraskans could be able to make sports bets on their phones by spring of next year.
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Along with marching in the parade, the high schools will tour the U.S. Capitol, visit Mount Vernon and other monuments and museums.
Around 80 Grand Island students are making the trip. Lee said the students cover their own costs, with fundraising largely run though the school’s booster program helping offset the expense.
Bishop Neumann’s 53 students benefited from community donations, along with a holiday greenery sale and fundraisers, which Kellett said helped cover airfare and other costs.
For both directors, the trip carries extra weight tied to the nation’s 250th anniversary.
“That’s a pretty big milestone,” Lee said. “And to be able to be a part of that is pretty neat.”
Kellett said the moment will stay with students long after the parade ends.
“These kids, they’ll be around for the 300th anniversary of the country, and they’ll be able to look back and tell their grandkids, ‘you know, I was there at 250 and was able to march in the National Independence Day Parade,’” Kellett said.
Both bands have spent the summer preparing. Grand Island started working on its music after its final spring concert in May, rehearsing its marching and music together on Tuesday evenings.
Bishop Neumann has rehearsed continuously over the summer and marched in two parades to prepare, a 150th anniversary celebration in Weston and the Papillion Days parade.
Kellett said the band’s last rehearsal in Wahoo drew residents who lined the streets holding signs and cheering the students on.
“The students have come in, and they’ve worked really hard,” Kellett said. “They have their music memorized and they’ve worked on their marching skills, and so all that effort into this they’re ready to go for the parade.”
The parade starts at 9:30 a.m. CT Saturday at Third Street and Constitution Avenue.
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