Iowa at Nebraska

Recap

The Big Storyline: Iowa fell back to earth a little bit with this one after some difficulties on bars. The good news for the Hawkeyes is that they were able to pull things back together and hit the next three rotations. This isn’t a disastrous score, and they will come away having learned a lot about the team’s mental game. For Nebraska, it once again came down to beam and floor issues. Five up on floor with a fall and two out of bounds was insurmountable. Still, this is the Huskers’ third highest number this year, and they’ll be encouraged by back-to-back 195s heading into Big Fives weekend.

Implications: Iowa already has two higher road numbers on the year, so as soon as NQS kicks in on March 1, this one is out the door. Minnesota’s near-record night will mean the Gophers surpass the Hawkeyes in the Big Ten. They’ll be in different Big Five sessions next weekend, so we’ll have to wait for the conference meet to see those two duke it out once again.