Nebraska’s Jaz Shelley Appeared to Troll Iowa’s Caitlin Clark With Sassy Celebration in Upset Win

Editors’ note, Feb. 11, 6:30 p.m. ET: This story has been updated to add Jaz Shelley’s comment via social media.

Viewers who tuned in to the fourth quarter of Sunday’s Iowa—Nebraska game hoping to see Caitlin Clark break Kelsey Plum’s NCAA Division I women’s career scoring record witnessed a massive upset instead, one that seemed to include a sneaky bit of shade directed at Iowa’s beloved sharpshooter.

Down 14 points in the fourth quarter, the Cornhuskers stormed back to win, 82—79, and hand the No. 2 Hawkeyes their third loss of the season. In a pivotal moment, Nebraska guard Jaz Shelley drilled a three-pointer with roughly 30 seconds left in the game to give her team its first lead at 78—77.

After sinking the three, Shelley appeared to mimic the “You Can’t See Me” celebration, which Clark famously performed in last year’s NCAA tournament.

Shelley later took to social media to clarify what she was trying to impart at that moment—that the Cornhuskers needed to snap into their defensive alignment.

Nebraska’s upset victory at a sold-out Pinnacle Bank Arena marked the Cornhuskers’ first win against a top 25 opponent this season. Nebraska improved to 16–8 overall and 8–5 in Big Ten play, while the Hawkeyes dropped to 22–3 overall and 11–2 in conference.

Clark, who was 39 points away from breaking Plum’s record, got shut out in the fourth quarter, going 0-for-6 from the field. She finished with 31 points, eight rebounds and 10 assists. It’s the first time in Clark’s collegiate career that she’s played in a fourth quarter but failed to score.

The Hawkeyes’ senior guard still made history on Sunday by becoming the first player in Division I history to record 3,000 points and 1,000 assists in her career. Clark most likely will break Plum’s record of 3,527 points on Thursday during Iowa’s home game against Michigan. Clark currently boasts 3,520 career points.

Thursday’s Hawkeyes-Wolverines game at Carver-Hawkeye Arena is scheduled for 8 p.m. ET, and the telecast will be streamed on Peacock.