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In the NCAA Tournament South Region Sweet 16 on Thursday, the fourth-seeded Nebraska Cornhuskers fell to the ninth-seeded Iowa Hawkeyes, 77-71, in Houston. Nebraska held the lead for much of the contest but saw Iowa seize momentum late. Bennett …
Longtime Nebraska basketball radio announcer Kent Pavelka sounded like he was about to have a heart attack on Saturday as his team survived a scare against Vanderbilt. Pavelka, who has been Nebraska’s radio announcer for 41 years, was electric …
For the first time in program history, the Nebraska Cornhuskers men’s basketball team has won an NCAA Tournament game. No. 4 seed Nebraska blew out No. 13 seed Troy 76-47 on Thursday at the Paycom Center in Oklahoma City, Ok. Nebraska entered …
The No. 7 Nebraska Cornhuskers let one slip away on Tuesday — literally and figuratively. Seemingly on the verge of pulling off an astounding come-from-behind win against the No. 13 Purdue Boilermakers at Pinnacle Bank Arena in Lincoln, Neb., …
The No. 9 Illinois Fighting Illini are simply one of the hottest teams in the nation, and they proved that again on Sunday after taking down the No. 5 Nebraska Cornhuskers in a 78-69 victory at Pinnacle Bank Arena in Lincoln, Neb. Despite playing in …
The No. 7 Nebraska Cornhuskers remain undefeated through 20 games, thanks in part to head coach Fred Hoiberg’s fiery halftime message during Saturday’s game against the Minnesota Golden Gophers. The Cornhuskers found themselves trailing Minnesota by …
No. 13 Nebraska survived a gritty defensive battle to defeat No. 9 Michigan State, 58-56, on Friday night, extending the program’s longest win streak to 18 games and improving to a perfect 14-0 (3-0 Big Ten). Rienk Mast drained the go-ahead …
Nebraska head coach Fred Hoiberg left Wednesday night’s Big Ten Tournament game and was taken to the hospital due to illness. Hoiberg began feeling sick earlier in the day, according to Jeff Goodman. Told by a source close to the situation that …
The Nebraska Cornhuskers are looking at a serious lack of players in the Big Ten Tournament, so they’re finding reinforcements in an unusual spot. According to Sam McKewon of the Omaha World-Herald, the Huskers are adding two football players …
Fred Hoiberg is reportedly returning to college basketball. According to Jon Rothstein of CBS Sports, Hoiberg has agreed in principle to become the new head coach at Nebraska, succeeding Tim Miles. He will be introduced officially next week. Sources: …
The Nebraska Cornhuskers are in need of a new basketball coach, and they seem to have a clear name at the top of the list. According to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski, negotiations between Nebraska and former Chicago Bulls coach Fred Hoiberg are …
The Nebraska men’s basketball team was ranked in the top 25 in both the AP Poll and USA Today Coaches Poll before the 2014-2015 season began. It appears the Cornhuskers were extremely overrated. Losers of their last five games, the Huskers have …
