LINCOLN, Neb. — Jaz Shelley‘s 3-pointer with 30 seconds left gave Nebraska its first lead as the Cornhuskers rallied from a 14-point fourth-quarter deficit to beat No. 2 Iowa 82-79 on Sunday.
Nebraska and Iowa fans alike came to Pinnacle Bank Arena hoping to see Caitlin Clark set the NCAA women’s career scoring record in a nationally televised celebration of women’s basketball.
What they got instead was a huge performance by the Cornhuskers (16-8, 8-5 Big Ten), whose first win over a Top 25 opponent this season and first over Iowa in 10 tries was punctuated by a student-led court storming.
Clark scored 31 points but missed her final six shots, including one just before the buzzer. She was scoreless in the fourth quarter.
“Just didn’t execute down the stretch. It stinks,” Clark said.
Clark now has 3,520 career points and needs eight more to pass Kelsey Plum’s record of 3,527 for Washington from 2013 to ’17. Her next game is Thursday at home against Michigan.
“It’s not at the front of my mind right now,” Clark said after the Hawkeyes fell out of a tie…
