Simply a horrible loss for the Hawkeyes, and it shouldn’t have happened.
Everyone thought this was going to be a great day for Iowa (22-3, 11-2 Big Ten). Everyone thought this could be the record-breaking day when Caitlin Clark became the all-time leading scorer for women’s college basketball. For most of the game, it looked as though it was going to happen.
And then the Hawkeyes lost. Yup.
They let up when they were up, caring more about a record than the win. Nebraska (16-8, 8-5 Big Ten) got hot, while the Hawkeyes went extremely cold in the fourth.
It was extremely frustrating to watch Iowa go away from Clark. You saw Nebraska start to storm back, and Iowa just didn’t adjust. When they did, it was too late. You were looking for a miracle, a Herculean effort. It didn’t happen.
This is the type of loss that stings so much for the Hawkeyes, and it may keep them from being the tournament’s overall No. 1 seed. Here are the takeaways.