After digging itself an eight-point hole early in the game, Iowa controlled for a majority of the contest. In its 83-68 victory, the Hawkeyes punched their ticket to the Big Ten Tournament. On the other hand, Nebraska will not be making the trip to Indianapolis for the conference tournament.

On the final day of the regular season, Payton Sandfort led Iowa to an 83-68 road win over Nebraska to punch its ticket to the Big Ten Tournament. In a "win and in" situation, Sandfort scored 22 points and knocked Nebraska out of the Big Ten tournament in the process.