Iowa vs. Nebraska Big Ten women’s basketball tournament glance: Time, TV, game notes (March 10, 2024)

What: No. 3 Iowa (28-4) vs. Nebraska (22-10), Big Ten women’s basketball tournament final

When/where: 11 a.m. Sunday, Target Center, Minneapolis

TV: CBS

Live stream: Paramount+

Radio: Hawkeye Radio Network affiliates

Iowa’s next game: First round of the NCAA tournament, March 22 or March 23, at Carver-Hawkeye Arena.

What to know: Two-seed Iowa has advanced to the championship game for the fourth year in a row, the fifth time in the last six years. The Hawkeyes are seeking their third straight title.

It has been a relatively easy road so far; Iowa blasted Penn State, 95-62, in the quarterfinal round Friday, then rolled past Michigan, 95-68, in Saturday’s semifinal.

The 5-seed, Nebraska is in the final for the first time since it won the 2014.

The Huskers have notched wins here this week over Purdue (64-56), Michigan State (73-61) and Maryland (78-68).

Sunday’s game represents the rubber match between the teams. Iowa rolled to a 92-73 victory at Iowa City on Jan. 27. Fifteen days later, the Huskers rallied from a 14-point fourth-quarter deficit to win at Lincoln, 82-79.

Comments: jeff.linder@thegazette.com