Nebraska vs. Iowa men’s basketball glance: Time, TV, live stream, game info (Jan. 12, 2024)

What: Nebraska (13-3 overall, 3-2 Big Ten) at Iowa (9-6, 1-3), men’s basketball

When/where: 8:37 p.m., Friday, Carver-Hawkeye Arena.

TV: BTN (Mike Hall, Brian Butch)

Livestream: FoxSports.com or Fox Sports app

Radio: Hawkeye Radio Network affiliates

Series: Iowa leads, 25-14

Line: Iowa by 4

Kenpom.com ratings (through Thursday): Nebraska 39th, Iowa 53rd

What to know: Iowa got its first Big Ten win last Saturday, 86-77 over Rutgers. Nebraska had its biggest victory in the Fred Hoiberg era Tuesday, beating No. 1 Purdue 88-72 in Lincoln.

Jerry Bush, Hoiberg’s grandfather, coached the Huskers to a win over No. 1 Kansas State in March 1958. Sam Hoiberg, Fred’s son, had nine points, three assists and three steals in Tuesday’s win.

Iowa guard Tony Perkins has 14 steals over the last four games. Payton Sandort’s 40 3-pointers trail only Ohio State’s Jamison Battle among Big Ten players.

Hawkeye freshman Owen Freeman, the Big Ten men’s basketball Freshman of the Week for the fifth time, has blocked at least one shot in each of the Hawkeyes’ last 13 games and has eight (and five steals) over the last three games.

Iowa forward Patrick McCaffery missed the last game with an illness. Hawkeyes Coach Fran McCaffery said Wednesday he thinks Patrick will be ready for Friday’s game.

Led by senior guard Keisei Tominaga, Nebraska has four players who average between 14.6 and 12.1 points per game.

Rienk Mast, a 6-foot-10 transfer from Bradley, averages 13.3 points and 8.7 rebounds. Tominaga is from Japan, Mast from the Netherlands.