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‘Victory formation’: Husker men’s basketball defeats Iowa in overtime on senior night

Nebraska men's basketball capped off an emotional senior night with a victory over Iowa.

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Nebraska men’s basketball capped off an emotional senior night with an overtime victory over Iowa. The Huskers tied the school record for wins in a season and secured the No. 2 seed in the Big Ten Tournament.NU was looking to bounce back from a disappointing 72-52 loss to UCLA on Tuesday as well as a 52-57 loss to Iowa in February.Iowa was up 9-6 early on in the game.But Nebraska went on a 7-0 run, and they were out in front.Rienk Mast with a senior day dunk!Nebraska was up 30-26 at halftime.The Huskers came back hot in the second half.Hoiberg was keeping Iowa on its toes as Nebraska led 64-54.Check out this play from Cale Jacobsen.Iowa was able to tie things up at 70 apiece just before clock hit zero, pushing things into overtime.Jacobsen hit a three-point followed by two good free throws from Hoiberg made it 75-70 in OT.Iowa responded with two free throws of its own, making it 75-72 for the Huskers.The Hawkeyes responded with a three-pointer to tie things up for a moment before Jacobsen sank another three for Nebraska. The Huskers were up 78-75.Hoiberg with a layup extended the lead to 80-75.Two free throws from Hoiberg pushed Nebraska up 82-75 before Jamarques Lawrence came through with a layup to make it 84-75 for the Huskers in OT.The Huskers defeated Iowa 84-75 in overtime in Lincoln.Up next for Nebraska is the Big Ten Tournament in Chicago. Make sure you can always see the latest news, weather, sports and more from KETV NewsWatch 7 on Google search.NAVIGATE: Home | Weather | Local News | National | Sports | Newscasts on demand |

Nebraska men’s basketball capped off an emotional senior night with an overtime victory over Iowa.

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The Huskers tied the school record for wins in a season and secured the No. 2 seed in the Big Ten Tournament.

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NU was looking to bounce back from a disappointing 72-52 loss to UCLA on Tuesday as well as a 52-57 loss to Iowa in February.

Iowa was up 9-6 early on in the game.

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But Nebraska went on a 7-0 run, and they were out in front.

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Rienk Mast with a senior day dunk!

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Nebraska was up 30-26 at halftime.

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The Huskers came back hot in the second half.

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Hoiberg was keeping Iowa on its toes as Nebraska led 64-54.

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Check out this play from Cale Jacobsen.

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Iowa was able to tie things up at 70 apiece just before clock hit zero, pushing things into overtime.

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Jacobsen hit a three-point followed by two good free throws from Hoiberg made it 75-70 in OT.

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Iowa responded with two free throws of its own, making it 75-72 for the Huskers.

The Hawkeyes responded with a three-pointer to tie things up for a moment before Jacobsen sank another three for Nebraska. The Huskers were up 78-75.

Hoiberg with a layup extended the lead to 80-75.

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Two free throws from Hoiberg pushed Nebraska up 82-75 before Jamarques Lawrence came through with a layup to make it 84-75 for the Huskers in OT.

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The Huskers defeated Iowa 84-75 in overtime in Lincoln.

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Up next for Nebraska is the Big Ten Tournament in Chicago.

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