WHO: Nebraska Cornhuskers (15-8 overall, 7-5 Big Ten)
WHEN: 12:00 PM CT (Sunday, February 11, 2024)
WHERE: Pinnacle Bank Arena (Lincoln, Nebraska)
TV: FOX
RADIO: Hawkeye Radio Network
ONLINE: https://www.foxsports.com/live
MOBILE: https://www.foxsports.com/live
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Go Iowa Awesome – Preview: No. 2 Iowa WBB at Nebraska
Just over two weeks ago, Iowa beat Nebraska 92-73 in Carver. 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 has been up and down since its loss to Iowa. On the positive end, the Huskers beat Michigan at Michigan, and also beat Purdue by 14 at home. On the negative end, the Huskers were terrible against Rutgers and gave the Scarlet Knights their first Big Ten win of the season. Even worse, the game was at Nebraska. The Huskers couldn’t protect their home court against one of the worst teams the conference has seen in years.
Stats from this preview are from HerHoopStats.
Top Players
6’3″ forward Alexis Markowski is Nebraska’s best player. She’s averaging 16.5 ppg and 10.1 rpg, while shooting 52.2% on 2-point attempts and 25.9% from behind the arc. Markowski had 17 points and 11 rebounds in her first game against Iowa, but also had 7 turnovers.
5’9″ point guard Jaz Shelley is a solid second scorer. She’s averaging 12.2 ppg, 5.1 apg, 4.3 rpg, and 1.8 spg. She shoots just 43.5% on 2-point attempts and 32.8% on 3-point tries. Shelley scored 19 against Iowa the first time around, thanks largely to a 5-of-11 shooting effort from three.
6’2″ freshman forward Natalie Potts is Nebraska’s final player averaging double figures. She’s averaging 10.4 ppg and 5.4 rpg, while shooting 64.8% inside the arc and 21.7% from deep. Iowa did a good job containing Potts in the first game, as she only scored five points and grabbed two rebounds in the game.
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Play Style
Nebraska averages 70.5 possessions per 40 minutes, which ranks 179th nationally. That’s a significant change from Iowa’s past two games against Penn State and Maryland. Both the Lady Lions and Terrapins are among the fastest teams in the country, but the Huskers will try to play at a slower pace.
Offensively, Nebraska averages 73.6 points per game, which ranks 49th nationally. The Huskers have shot much better on 2-point attempts (49.8%, 56th) than on 3-point tries (32.2%, 129th). The Huskers are a strong offensive rebounding team. They average 13.7 offensive rebounds per game, which ranks 44th. They also share the basketball well, as their 16.2 assists per game ranks 38th.
Defensively, Nebraska has been surrendering 63.0 points per game, which ranks 128th. Nebraska has allowed opponents to shoot 47.2% on 2-point attempts, which ranks 258th. The Huskers are much better at guarding the three-point line, allowing teams to shoot 28.3% from deep, which ranks 54th. The Huskers don’t generate many steals (6.7 per game, 238th) or blocks (1.8 per game, 337th).
X-Factor
Play like second half Iowa from the start. Iowa’s mistakes in the first half against Nebraska were largely self-inflicted. The Hawks weren’t playing well and they allowed that to frustrate them. They took bad shots and forced passes trying to go on a run as quickly as possible.
In the second half, the Hawkeyes played more freely and were able to get better shots and run their offense. Once Iowa got going, Nebraska couldn’t keep pace.
History Maybe?
Clark is 39 points away from breaking Kelsey Plum’s NCAAW Division I scoring record. if there was ever a team for her to break it against, it’s Nebraska. In Clark’s career, she has averaged a staggering 34.8 points per game against the Huskers. She’s never scored fewer than 30 points against them. That said, Clark has only hit or exceeded 39 points against the Huskers twice.
After the Penn State win, Coach Bluder said her preference is for Clark to break the record at home in Carver. Clark’s play in the second half of the Penn State game seemed to show a similar preference. Clark went into facilitator mode in the second half, preferring to dish to Hannah Stuelke and aid her monster game instead of looking to score more herself.
If Iowa needs Clark to score 39 (or more) against Nebraska to win, she’ll certainly try to do just that. But if Iowa is able to build a comfortable lead, she may start facilitating again so that Iowa fans get another Carver memory on Thursday.
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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