What Nebraska coach Fred Hoiberg said to the media after loss to Iowa
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Nebraska coach Fred Hoiberg met with the media following his team's 77-71 loss to the Iowa Hawkeyes in the Sweet 16 on Thursday. The Cornhuskers led by three at the half but Iowa was able to outscore Nebraska 34-25 in the second half.
Pryce Sandfort led all scorers with 25 points while shooting 8 of 13 from the field and 6 of 10 from the 3-point line. Bennett Stirtz led the Hawkeyes with 20 points and played for all 40 minutes.
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Iowa shot 52% (27-52) from the floor, 43% (13-30) from beyond the arc and 83% (10-12) from the free throw line. Nebraska struggled shooting 41% (24-58) from the field, 34% (13-38) from the 3-point line and 91% (10-11) from the charity stripe.
The Husker head coach congratulated Iowa on the victory and looked forward to Nebraska's basketball program's future.
Hat's off to Iowa. They played great, especially down the stretch, and they deserved the win. It stings. This one hurts about as bad as any I've been a part of, just because of what this group is all about. We don't get to lace 'em up anymore together as a group. They have been all about the right things. These guys will be a part of history of Nebraska basketball forever, for winning the first NCAA tournament game, getting to the Sweet 16, most wins in the history of the program, highest ranking. They just did so many things to elevate our program. I'm really proud 'em.
When the sting does wear off, which it will at some point, maybe, but, you know, these guys deserve a lot of credit for what they have done for Nebraska basketball. And when we come back, whenever it is, for a reunion, we'll get to hang a banner next year, a banner that's never been hung in PBA. And we'll get invited back some day. Hopefully I'm still around. But these guys, with their kids, will be able to come back and talk about this season.
We're going to win these games. We're going to continue to compete for championships. Our team was picked 14th in the league. Then we have the adversity of losing Conner and Ugi, who were absolutely two of our rotation players early in the process. The way these guys handled adversity and fought through tough times, even though you lose huge key pieces like that and stayed together, that says everything you need to know about 'em.
Iowa advances to the Elite Eight with the victory. Nebraska’s season ends with a record of 28-7.
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