What Nebraska coach Fred Hoiberg said to the media after loss to Iowa
Nebraska coach Fred Hoiberg met with the media following his team's 77-71 loss to the Iowa Hawkeyes in the Sweet 16 on Thursday. The Cornhuskers led by three at the half but Iowa was able to outscore Nebraska 34-25 in the second half. Pryce Sandfort led all scorers with 25 points while shooting 8 of 13 from the field and 6 of 10 from the 3-point line.
Bennett Stirtz led the Hawkeyes with 20 points and played for all 40 minutes. Iowa shot 52% (27-52) from the floor, 43% (13-30) from beyond the arc and 83% (10-12) from the free throw line. Nebraska struggled shooting 41% (24-58) from the field, 34% (13-38) from the 3-point line and 91% (10-11) from the charity stripe.
The Husker head coach congratulated Iowa on the victory and looked forward to Nebraska's basketball program's future. Hat's off to Iowa. They played great, especially down the stretch, and they deserved the win.
It stings. This one hurts about as bad as any I've been a part of, just because of what this group is all about. We don't get to lace 'em up anymore together as a group.
They have been all about the right things. These guys will be a part of history of Nebraska basketball forever, for winning the first NCAA tournament game, getting to the Sweet 16, most wins in the history of the program, highest ranking. They just did so many things to elevate our program.