Following a quiet first inning, both offenses found a rhythm in the second and combined for seven runs. The Huskers loaded the bases following a one-out walk to Leighton Banjoff and Matthews came through with a bases-clearing double down the third-base line. Three pitches later Griffin Everitt lined a double to left, scoring Matthews to give the Huskers a 4-0 lead. Povich struck out Cole Barr to start the bottom of the second but then Grant Richardson got IU on the board with a solo home run. Povich then gave up a single and hit a batter before getting a pop to put two outs on the board and was in position to get out of the innings, but back-to-back RBI singles made it a 4-3 Husker lead after two innings.