— James Palmer Jr. scored 28 points, Isaac Copeland added 23 points and 11 rebounds and Nebraska pulled away from Iowa in the second half for a 98-84 win Saturday night. Iowa (11-12, 2-8), which beat Wisconsin on Tuesday, failed to win consecutive conference games for the first time and left coach Fran McCaffery with 399 career wins. Seven different Huskers scored as they closed the half on a 23-10 run to grow a 25-24 lead to 48-34 at half. BIG PICTUREIowa: The Hawkeyes have struggled on defence all season and came in allowing 82.6 points per game against Big Ten opponents. Nebraska: Palmer has been on a tear the last five games, averaging just under 25 points, and big man Jordy Tshimanga scored a season-high 11 points.

Source: National Post January 28, 2018 03:33 UTC