(hawkeyesports.com) IOWA CITY, Iowa – Three different Hawkeyes finished with a double-double as the University of Iowa men’s basketball team defeated Nebraska, 94-76, in Carver-Hawkeye Arena on Friday night. The win marks head coach Fran McCaffery’s 271^st career win, tying Dr. Tom Davis for the most wins in school history. The Hawkeyes move to 10-6 on the season and 2-3 in Big Ten play.

Freshman Owen Freeman led the Hawkeyes in the scoring column for the third time this season. Freeman was nearly perfect from the field in the second half, knocking down 7-of-8 field goal attempts and scoring 14 points in the second 20 minutes of action. Freeman finished the game with 22 points, a new career high. Freeman pulled in 10 rebounds as he finished with a double-double. Sophomore Josh Dix caught fire from deep knocking down 5-of-8 3-point attempts, a career-high from beyond the arc. Dix finished the game with 16 points marking another career best.

Senior Tony Perkins set a new career-high with 15 assists and just two turnovers. 15 assists is one shy of the Iowa single game assists record (Cal Wulfsberg, 16 assists vs Ohio State).  Perkins becomes the third Hawkeye in program history to have 15+ assists in a single game. Perkins added 11 points to secure his first double-double of the season. Junior Payton Sandfort shot 4-of-7 from beyond the arc to go along with 10 rebounds. It is Sandfort’s third double-double of the season.

Senior Patrick McCaffery added 12 points and also grabbed 5 rebounds. Graduate Ben Krikke rounded out the Hawkeyes in double digits with 12 points on 5-of-7 shooting.

The Hawkeyes shot 19-of-32 (59.4%) from the field in the second half and 8-of-15 (53.3%) from three to pull away. Iowa had 17 assists on 19 made field goals in the second half while committing just one turnover. The Hawkeye defense held Nebraska to 4-of-26 (15.4%) from deep.

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Iowa returns to action Monday, traveling to Minneapolis to face Minnesota at Williams Arena.  Game time is 5 p.m. (CT)