Iowa guard Chit-Chat Wright (11) shoots the ball against Nebraska guard Claire Johnson (5) Jan. 1, 2026 at Carver-Hawkeye Arena in Iowa City, Iowa. (PHOTO: Julia Hansen/Iowa City Press-Citizen)

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Chit-Chat Wright scored 24 points, Hannah Stuelke made 7 of 11 from the field and finished with 21 points and 10 rebounds, and No. 14 Iowa beat 20th-ranked Nebraska 80-61 on Thursday.

Wight made 11 of 12 from the free-throw line and Stuelke hit 7 of 7. Ava Heiden scored 18 points on 8-of-10 shooting for Iowa (12-2, 3-0 Big Ten) and Taylor Stremlow added eight points, eight assists and three steals.

Nebraska (12-2, 1-2) has lost back-to-back games after the second-best start to a season in program history. The Cornhuskers opened the season with 14 consecutive wins before a 74-66 loss Monday to No. 24 USC last time out. Nebraska opened the 2009-10 season with 30 consecutive wins.

Emily Fisher converted a three-point play that made it 70-all with 5:44 left in the game but Iowa scored the next 10 points to spark a 14-1 run over the next five minutes. The Cornhuskers missed four consecutive field-goal attempts and committed turnovers in the spurt.

Iowa made 9 of 10 from the free-throw line — 6 of 6 by Wright — in the final five-plus minutes.

Britt Prince led Nebraska with 27 points and Jessica Petrie added 17. Eliza Maupin had 12 points and 11 rebounds.

The game featured 10 ties and seven lead changes.

IOWA INDIVIDUAL NOTES
– Hannah Stuelke registered a double-double with 21 points (7-7 FT) and 10 rebounds. 
– It was Stuelke’s 13th career game with 20+ points and third of the season. 
– It was also Stuelke’s second career 20-point double-double. 
– Stuelke is the 14th Hawkeye in program history to record 1,300+ points and 700+ rebounds in her career.
– Stuelke has notched double figures in five straight games and in 11 contests overall.
– Chit-Chat Wright set a new career-high with 24 points (11-12 FT), three assists, and two steals.  
– It was Wright’s seventh game in double figures as a Hawkeye.
– Taylor Stremlow recorded eight points and dished out career-high eight assists. 
– Ava Heiden netted 18 points (8-10 FG) and grabbed seven rebounds.     
– Taylor McCabe added nine points. 
– McCabe is 12-of-25 from 3-point range against the Huskers in her career.   

IOWA TEAM NOTES
– Iowa leads the all-time series against Nebraska, 26-17.
– The Hawkeyes have won 12 of the last 14 meetings. 
– The Hawkeyes are 2-2 against AP Top 25 opponents this season. 
– Iowa extended its home winning streak to 10 games. 
– The Hawkeyes have won all eight home contests this season by 10+ points. 
– Iowa has played in front of 44 consecutive home sellouts which is the longest streak nationally. 
– Iowa is 134-20 in Iowa City since Nov. 11, 2016.
– The Hawkeyes are 96-30 against Big Ten foes since the 2019-20 season.
– The Hawkeyes are 19-1 when scoring 80+ points in the Jan Jensen era. 
– Iowa improved to 88-7 when dishing out 20+ assists since the 2020-21 season.
– Since 2018-19, the Hawkeyes are 104-6 when registering 80+ points and 20+ assists in the same game.
– The Hawkeyes are 5-8 against AP Top 25 opponents in Jensen’s first two seasons.   

Up next

Nebraska: Hosts Purdue on Sunday.

Iowa: Visits Northwestern on Monday.