Iowa basketball catches Nebraska sleeping with 4-players blunder
Nebraska made a crucial mistake late and Iowa basketball took advantage to seal one of the biggest wins in program history.
With 58 seconds standing between Iowa and the Elite Eight, the pressure was on to execute an inbounds play at the highest level. And they did just that, with some help from Nebraska . The Hawkeyes led 71-68 and were inbounding the ball from underneath their own basket following a Braden Frager 3-pointer.
The Cornhuskers had just called a timeout to set up their defense, a full-court pressure to try and force a turnover. However, Fred Hoiberg made a huge mistake. Kael Combs threw the ball down the court to a wide-open Alvaro Folgueiras, who layed it in through contact to reestablish Iowa's six-point lead and effectively put the game away .
The biggest question after the play was how Folguerias was so open at the other end of the court. A Hawkeye hadn't been that open against a Nebraska defense since DJ Vonnahme last November. Upon a look at the replay, the broadcasting crew immediately noticed that the Cornhuskers only had four players on the court, creating a key Iowa opening through one of the NCAA Tournament's all-time blunders.
FOLGUEIRAS CATCHES THEM OFF GUARD š³ Nebraska only had 4 defenders on the floor. pic. twitter.