Despite owning a double-digit lead in the fourth quarter, Iowa women's basketball couldn't close out Nebraska en route to a painful overtime loss.

The Iowa women’s basketball team suffered its fourth-straight loss in an 87-84 overtime thriller to Nebraska inside Carver-Hawkeye Arena on Thursday. The Hawkeyes led by 11 points at the halfway point of the fourth quarter,

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The Hawkeyes hit 44.1 percent (30-68) from the field, including 8-of-27 threes (.296), but just 16-of-29 free throws (.552) on their home court. Iowa outworked Nebraska on the glass, 42-38, and won the turnover battle, 16-13.

The Nebraska women’s basketball team is officially on a winning streak.  Coming off three-straight loses to ranked opponents in early January, the Huskers have

Although early in the conference slate, Iowa women’s basketball (12-5, 2-4 Big Ten) has appeared to have hit a wall. Following their 74-67 home loss vs. Indiana (12-4, 4-1 Big Ten) on Sunday, the Hawkeyes have dropped three consecutive games for the first time since 2018.

In a fourth-straight Iowa women's loss, Nebraska came out on top of the Hawkeyes in overtime Thursday night. The Cornhuskers won 87-84. The Hawkeyes led by as much as 11 in the fourth quarter. Now the team falls to a record of 12-6 and 2-5 in the Big Ten.

After a New Year’s Day win over Penn State, the Iowa women’s basketball team has been in a freefall. The Hawkeyes have lost three in a row, including a pair of home matchups to Maryland and Indiana. Now Iowa looks to turn things around as they play host to our rivals west of the Missouri River as the Nebraska Cornhuskers come to Carver for a must-win game.