Nebraska vs Iowa live updates: Prediction, time, how to watch Sweet 16 game

Nebraska basketball is liking this whole winning NCAA Tournament games thing.

After the Cornhuskers won their first March Madness game in program history in the first round over Troy, they doubled their fun with a second-round win over Vanderbilt in one of the games of the tournament so far.

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Has Fred Hoiberg had a chance to take it all in?

“It’s on to the next,” he said Wednesday. “If you get caught up in it and if you get satisfied, you’re not going to last very long in this tournament.”

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This is an unfamiliar feeling for Nebraska, but a familiar foe awaits them in Thursday’s Sweet 16 in Houston: Big Ten compatriot Iowa.

While Nebraska is coming off the game of the tournament, Iowa is coming off the upset of the tournament after knocking off No. 1 seed and defending national champion Florida in the second round — despite Hawkeyes star guard Bennett Stirtz going 0-for-9 from 3.

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“Even though we beat a 1 seed, we can’t get complacent, we got to keep getting better every day and get ready for the game (Thursday),” Stirtz said.

The winner of tonight’s game advances to Saturday’s Elite Eight against the winner of Houston/Illinois.

Here’s what you need to know about tonight’s game, including predictions.

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Nebraska vs Iowa basketball live score

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What time is Nebraska vs Iowa Sweet 16 game today?

Tip-off is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. ET from Houston.

What channel is Nebraska vs Iowa game on? How to watch, streaming info

Nebraska vs. Iowa will air on TBS and truTV and stream via Fubo.

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Nebraska vs Iowa prediction, odds

Odds provided by BetMGM as 9:30 a.m., Thursday, March 26.

∎ Tyler Tachman, Des Moines Register: Iowa 68, Nebraska 65

The Huskers and Hawkeyes split the season series, with each of them winning on thier home floors. This game, though, clearly has a lot more at stake than just a regular season Big Ten victory. Both games were very tight, with Nebraska’s win earlier this month in Lincoln going to overtime with a big…

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