[Post Game Thread] Nebraska defeats Boise State, 79-69

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Box Score

Team	1H	2H	Total
Boise State	33	36	69
Nebraska	39	40	79

^{Index Thread for April 05, 2025}

[u/sun-king]

When do we play Duke?

[u/Mdtwheeler → u/sun-king]

I think in 5 hours

[u/Salmene23 → u/sun-king]

I don't wanna play some scrub team that lost their tournament game.

[u/u-s-u-r-p]

I know it's just the crown or whatever but I've been enjoying it

I'm glad we decided to play

[u/heavydhomie → u/u-s-u-r-p]

When OSU missed the tournament in the 07-08 season and made the NIT. It was a blast watching them win the NIT that season.

[u/Fartknocker-2 → u/u-s-u-r-p]

Winning the NIT last year was sadly one of the greatest experiences I’ve had as a sports fan in my life.

[u/Any_Bid5181 → u/u-s-u-r-p]

You are having more fun now than any big ten team. Enjoy it.

[u/fromthemasses]

I just checked and this is technically the most important post season tournament

[u/fromthemasses → u/fromthemasses]

No fact checks please, NEBRASKETBALL TO THE REAL CHAMPIONSHIP!!

[u/DominatorPC → u/fromthemasses]

Money on the line

[u/puma721]

That one dude in the purple tie was a little sour grapes in the post game lol

[u/Ze_Bucket]

Nebraska still undefeated in April

[u/Porter2455]

JANUARY FEBRARY MARCH HOIBERG

[u/LameDrain]

Where was this from Nebraska all season? They looked so good

[u/sun-king → u/LameDrain]

It has appeared multiple times! Just not most times…

[u/questisinthejam → u/sun-king]

Oh I’ve seen it appear

[u/Mr-Cantaloupe → u/LameDrain]

They’ve had the pieces all year and have gone on runs. People forget they were a tournament lock until they decided to lose the last 5 games of the season.

[u/TaftIsUnderrated → u/Mr-Cantaloupe]

Started 12-2, then a 6 game losing streak, then had a 5-1 run, then a 5 game losing streak to end the season. The Crown just happens to be during one of our good stretches.

[u/fromthemasses → u/Mr-Cantaloupe]

They were given like 80+% odds going into those last five and just fully played themselves out

[u/heavydhomie → u/Mr-Cantaloupe]

Similar to my Buckeyes. I think both Nebraska and OSU suffered greatly not having a quality post guy

[u/Mr-Cantaloupe → u/heavydhomie]

Definitely. Both of you guys had stars and could beat any team in the country, just couldn’t get it done down the stretch.

[u/heavydhomie → u/Mr-Cantaloupe]

I’m excited for Tilley next year. His highlights make him look good on offense but his stats make me think he’s not the best defender. We still need another post from the portal and I’m all the way back with the basketball team next year

[u/fazelenin02 → u/heavydhomie]

Yep, Rienk Mast had knee surgery in the off-season and we had to go to band aids at center all year. Luckily he's back next year, unluckily we are losing our two other good players, so we will just have other issues next year.

[u/fromthemasses → u/fazelenin02]

No idea how we replace Brice's production especially

[u/fazelenin02 → u/fromthemasses]

It's like Moneyball, you can't replace the guy, but you can replace the 20 points 6 rebounds 3 assists he gives you. If we do well in the portal, we should have a more well rounded rotation and offense. I like both of our new guys so far, but we need a good point guard, at least two wings, and ideally one more front court guy. We'll see how it goes

[u/heavydhomie → u/fazelenin02]

Sandafort from Iowa looks to be a good pickup for y’all. You will need a couple more.

[u/elgenie → u/LameDrain]

Nebraska's been decent this season if one simply ignores their six game losing streak in January and them losing six of seven to end the regular season.

They lost 13 games to B1G opponents, but only one game outside the conference.

[u/fromthemasses → u/elgenie]

And the one loss was a close one to a good St. Mary's team that was technically at a neutral site (Sioux Falls lol)

[u/WallNumerous3230 → u/elgenie]

And of those 14 losses, 7 were by one score.

[u/Practical-Garbage258]

Congrats to the B1G on making a title game.

[u/Zloggt → u/Practical-Garbage258]

B E T T E R

T H A N

N O T H I N G !

[u/Zloggt]

I guess the Huskers saved up all their would-be March Madness wins for this…

…not a bad move, I suppose!

[u/MajorPhoto2159 → u/Zloggt]

I would trade this and everything more for a single damn win in March in the REAL tournament 😭

[u/fromthemasses → u/MajorPhoto2159]

The crown IS the real tournament . I don't see the NCAAs having a SICK sponsor like Ghost energy drinks

[u/Zloggt → u/MajorPhoto2159]

Don’t be disregarding the 500 IQ 4D Cosmic Checkers that your Nebrasketball program has played throughout its history…all to just lead up to this very competition! 😤

[u/Jarlwald5]

Well, this is fun.

[u/dont_ask_my_cab]

If Nebraskaball wins the Crown, does that break the spell?

Everybody lamenting a lack of Cinderellas in the NCAAT but we've got a different Disney princess right here.

[u/Salmene23 → u/dont_ask_my_cab]

Nebraska winning the NIT didn't break the spell.

[u/lundebro]

This BSU team was such a frustrating, underachieving bunch. They rarely looked good when playing against a decent team, and today's game was another example.

[u/MoistAd5423 → u/lundebro]

I’m not used to Nebraska being called a decent team. Are you sure?

[u/fromthemasses → u/MoistAd5423]

I mean top 50 kenpom in a sport with 350ish teams is at least decent

[u/TaftIsUnderrated → u/fromthemasses]

Being decent usually means qualifying for your own conference tournament, but not always apparently

[u/fromthemasses → u/TaftIsUnderrated]

Nebraska is arguably not a decent B1G team but relative to D1 hoops broadly they are

[u/bretticus733 → u/lundebro]

Yeah, overall this team was a major disappointment and underachieved big time. My frustration with Leon Rice continues

[u/Shrektastic28 → u/bretticus733]

This is not a Leon issue, the guys just aren’t shooting well. That’s not a coaching issue but a player issue. He has been a great coach adapting to our atrocious outside shooting.

[u/Mamba-42 → u/Shrektastic28]

I will never understand people who rag on Leon Rice. Dude is a great guy and a very good basketball coach. He could easily have a power conference job but likes Boise. We should be grateful. Boise basketball was a big nothing before him.

[u/Shrektastic28 → u/Mamba-42]

Agreed, many programs would kill for three straight NCAA tournament appearances

[u/bretticus733 → u/Mamba-42]

My issue is we've seemed to hit a ceiling under Rice. He's done a great job elevating the floor of the program, but at the same time the program can absolutely go further and just hasn't been able to take that next step. 0-5 in March Madness, some really disappointing MWC tournaments, and then this year was just the biggest failure of Rice's tenure. At some point, we gotta ask ourselves if we're just fine with settling for decent seasons that don't go anywhere or if we wanna take that risk to elevate the basketball program a step further.

[u/shawn131871]

Nebraska and UCF in the first CBC title game. Who will be known as the team who got the first ever crown. It'd be funny if it was Nebraska lol. They've never won a NCAA tournament game but they can win CBC games. Lol. 

[u/Salmene23 → u/shawn131871]

They have won the NIT.

[u/shawn131871 → u/Salmene23]

Yeah but I'm talking about the NCAAT not the NIT. Nit isnt what it used to be. 

[u/BotAce]

I guess I'm happy they won, but I would like to know where this performance was during that wet fart they called the end of their season

[u/zenverak]

This tournament is goofy as hell with its timing

[u/huskermut → u/zenverak]

Crown semis before the Final Four? Seems pretty smart honestly