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Vandy vs Nebraska in OKC, 3/21 7:45 PM CDT (TNT)
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National news...
www.foxnews.com
Vanderbilt's Hail Mary shot misses by narrowest of margins as Nebraska advances to Sweet 16 in epic fashion
A near miracle fell short as Tyler Tanner’s half-court heave clanged off the backboard and rim, denying Vanderbilt a Sweet 16 berth in a 74-72 loss to Nebraska.
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I’ve been a Thunder season ticket owner since the beginning & the Hornets (from NOLA) after Hurricane Katrina for 2 years in OKC before that. It was NBA playoff LOUD in Paycom tonight. Only Thunder, Hornets & Huskers have had that type of home court advantage! Sweet 16 here we come!
7 B1G Teams still in it.
FIFY
Masterful call by Fred.
I would have to think this could have a nice effect on recruiting. This is the best non fb husker sports moment in my 50-55 yr memory. Incredible moment
Kind of like watching Schlesinger score his second td against miami
I’m bummed that I missed the game, but all the comments on here, and the plethora of video highlights here and all over social media really help!
Oh, and the call by Pavelka (especially at the end) is awesome… classic Kent!
What a huge, HUGE game AND wiN!!!!!
Oh, and the call by Pavelka (especially at the end) is awesome… classic Kent!
What a huge, HUGE game AND wiN!!!!!
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If you watched the game you saw that the fouls were not called evenly during the middle of the game, and most of the 2nd half. There were 3 calls at the end where they finally started enforcing the holds when Sandfort was trying to cut his way open. But Nebraska had multiple key players who had to navigate playing with foul trouble for long stretches. Lawrence played with 4 fouls for quite a while, risky move that paid off. Leo Curtis had to come in for a little while and did decently.
The defensive switch to zone was a great call. It forced Vanderbilt to have to think more in the offensive end. It took them out of their rhythm and ended the momentum they’d had. Risking giving up offensive rebounds, but Nebraska crashed hard and got the crucial rebound at the end that they needed. But Vanderbilt made several big 3s in the closing minutes, credit to them.
Another big coaching move that deserves notice. Jacobsen played a lot in this game. And the nerves were clearly getting to him. He had a stretch with two bad turnovers and a dumb foul. But Hoiberg didn’t take him out immediately. The Nebraska guards needed more rest than a normal game, and needed to dilute the fouls among more defenders against the excellent Vanderbilt backcourt tandem. Hoiberg stuck with Jacobsen and let him play through it. I think Cale would admit he didn’t have a great game, but the minutes he played allowed the starters to be fresher down the stretch and avoided having a key guy foul out.
Finally, I think Sandfort’s unselfishness making the pass instead of trying to force that last shot showed incredible maturity and selflessness. It’s fitting, since that’s been the character of this team all year. But Sandfort had been getting faceguarded and double teamed all game (leading to some beautifully open lay ups for Frager) and still managed to force a couple 3s even when he really wasn’t open. The best shooter on Nebraska should have expected to take the last shot. But he had the wisdom to see that the lane was open for Frager and made the pass with 5 seconds left.
And Frager attacked the basket tonight with an assertiveness and suddenness that was a joy to behold. He didn’t have a hesitant bone in his body. He drove the lane and made that pretty left hand finish. On 95% of teams, Sandfort would have forced up the last shot. On an NBA team he would have. But not on this Huskers TEAM.
They’re close and they clearly love each other. No one needs to get credit more than anyone else. They just play to win and have excellent coaching and preparation.
I feel a little sick to my stomach to be rooting for Iowa today, but can you imagine playing the Hawkeyes in the Sweet Sixteen?! Florida will be a tough, but not impossible opponent. Vanderbilt beat them. It will be like the Michigan game again. I’m not counting the Huskers out yet!
I don’t think the refs were biased, but they got suckered on some calls a few times. Tanner got the benefit of the doubt and drew a LOT of calls, many legit fouls and a couple the refs missed. I got the impression they must have been aware of the missed calls and made a point to even it up by holding Vanderbilt to a tighter standard at the end. If their star gets the calls, our star should too. That’s how I saw it.
And I sure as hell am never going to buy Activia from this maddening pop-up ad that makes this sight virtually unusable. I had to click it closed about 30 times to write 2 posts this morning, popping up in the typing area and interfering with normal function. I’ll never understand why the management of this site constantly allows intrusive ads that the vast majority of reputable forums would never allow. Ads are one thing, but ads that are written to interfere with how you can use the site are predictable in their effect. Most forums prohibit that garbage.
