With roughly 65 percent of the lower bowl filled, Hoiberg changed the format to give fans a good look at NU’s renewed emphasis on defense and doing the dirty work – qualities undeniably lacking the last three seasons.
“I love this group,” Hoiberg said to Nebraska fans at mid-court before the practice. “This is a group that our fans are really going to be proud of. They’ve bought into a defensive identity, and that’s really what we’ve been preaching since we got this group together back in June.