Sam Hoiberg sank a free throw with lower than a second left to assist Nebraska win the championship of the Corridor of Fame Traditional 86-85 over Kansas State on Friday in Kansas Metropolis, Mo.
With the sport tied 85-85, Hoiberg collected a miss of a desperation 3-pointer and missed his put-back, however a foul was whistled on David Castillo, permitting Hoiberg to present his crew the win on the line.
He deliberately missed the second try.
4 gamers reached double-figure scoring for Nebraska (6-0), paced by Pryce Sandfort with 21 factors. Rienk Mast had 20 and Braden Frager scored 16. Hoiberg had 13.
PJ Haggerty, who got here into the sport main the nation in scoring at 28.2 factors per recreation, scored 27 and added seven assists and 6 rebounds for Kansas State (5-1). Abdi Bashir Jr. scored 26 factors, canning seven 3-pointers. Nate Johnson had 12 factors, 5 rebounds and 4 assists.
Castillo sank a pair of free throws with 2:39 to play to present Kansas State an 80-78 lead. Sandfort answered with a 3-pointer, after which Haggerty responded with a three-point play to place the Wildcats again in entrance 83-81 with 2:09 left.
Hoiberg drove the lane to tie the sport with 1:36 remaining.
Neither crew might rating over the following minute till Mast broke the tie by sinking a layup with 35 seconds left. Haggerty responded with a fast layup to make it 85-85.
Nebraska used a 15-0 run early within the first half to create area, keyed by 11 factors from Sandfort. A layup from Hoiberg closed the run and gave the Cornhuskers a 19-7 lead on the 13:38 mark.
Kansas State was haunted by 9 turnovers within the opening body, as Nebraska scored 17 factors off these giveaways en path to a 45-35 lead on the break.
Sandfort led all scorers with 13 first-half factors. Haggerty had 12 for Kansas State.
The Wildcats rapidly erased the Huskers’ benefit to open the second half, happening an 11-0 run capped by Bashir’s back-to-back 3-pointers to go up 46-45 in lower than three minutes. The sport was shut the remainder of the way in which.
New Mexico defeated Mississippi State 80-78 within the comfort recreation earlier Friday.
–Area Degree Media
