Nebraska concedes key basket with just 4 players on floor in final minute of Sweet 16 loss to Iowa

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The Sweet 16 game between Nebraska and Iowa came down to the wire, but the Hawkeyes survived with a 77-71 victory.

While the Cornhuskers were the higher seed, Nebraska and Iowa played a fairly even game down the stretch. As a result, every mistake was magnified, especially one costly gaffe Nebraska made in the final minute.

If Nebraska had five players on the court coming out of a timeout, it’s possible the game could have ended differently. Instead, Iowa put an exclamation point on its Sweet 16 win.

Here’s how Nebraska came up one player short in a key moment of the game.

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Nebraska concedes key basket with four players on the floor

Down three points with just under a minute left in the game, Nebraska made a crucial mistake by allowing Iowa big man Alvaro Folgueiras a wide-open basket. The play came out of a timeout, as Jamarques Lawrence passed the ball to Folgueiras behind the defense like it was a football play.

It turned out Nebraska’s mistake was that the team had only four players on the court coming out of the timeout, with the fifth player still waiting to check in.

Why did Nebraska only have four players on the floor?

Nebraska head coach Fred Hoiberg told the media after teh game that he took responsibility for the communication issue that led to the Cornhuskers missing a player on the floor.

"Put that one on me, it was a miscommunication and I'm the head coach," Hoiberg said. "Put that one on me"

Nebraska was coming out of timeout when the play occurred, and the Cornhusers had a miscommunication regarding who should've been on the floor.

Who is Nebraska's coach?

Fred Hoiberg has been coaching Nebraska since the 2019–20 season. The former Iowa State head coach also spent time in the NBA with the Chicago Bulls before returning to college.

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