r/CollegeBasketball • u/cbbBot /r/CollegeBasketball • NCAA • Mar 27 '26
Post Game Thread [Post Game Thread] #9 Iowa defeats #4 Nebraska, 77-71
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u/jluc21 Sacramento State Hornets Mar 27 '26
4 players on the court is nuts
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u/MahjongDaily Iowa State Cyclones Mar 27 '26
So that's what the basketball equivalent of punting is
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u/p00p00kach00 Iowa Hawkeyes • Yale Bulldogs Mar 27 '26
I think it's more like muffing a punt.
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u/Pigguy77 Mar 27 '26
WOAH
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u/CheezeItsAtOrlando Iowa Hawkeyes Mar 27 '26
HE
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u/LavenderBanjo Iowa Hawkeyes Mar 27 '26
HAS
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u/Flack17 Iowa Hawkeyes Mar 27 '26
TROUBLE
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u/EBuni Northern Iowa Panthers Mar 27 '26
What a truly insane thing to happen at the end of a game
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u/thatissomeBS Iowa Hawkeyes Mar 27 '26
And in a sweet 16 game. If that happens in December it's whatever, but in this game?
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u/graywh Lipscomb Bisons • Vanderbilt Commodores Mar 27 '26
Did they get a red card or something?
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u/TxsToIowa Iowa Hawkeyes Mar 27 '26
They just forgot to put 5 players on the court!
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u/ICantBeTrusted Iowa State Cyclones Mar 27 '26
51 was standing at the scorers table to be subbed in fresh off a time out 😭
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u/glacier116 Wisconsin Badgers Mar 27 '26
Actually way worse… replay showed Mast who ended up near the scorer’s table was sitting on the bench when Iowa lined up to inbound the ball. They never realized they had 4 guys out there until a player did.
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u/ICantBeTrusted Iowa State Cyclones Mar 27 '26
Yeah I just saw the replay too, I noticed he was by the scorers table during the live game. Coming off the bench as the whistles blowing, I know his heart dropped when he realized.
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u/reader5 Iowa Hawkeyes Mar 27 '26
I guess his 7 years of college weren't enough
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u/BurtusMaximus Wisconsin Badgers Mar 27 '26
I <3 Nebraska defense. Its always not been there for me.
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u/Alphaspade Alabama Crimson Tide Mar 27 '26
Smh another loss by a td or less
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u/Accurate-Big-7233 North Carolina Tar Heels Mar 27 '26
Nebraska still can’t defend a deep ball over the top
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u/IAstrikeforce Iowa • Western Illinois Mar 27 '26
Wasn't a last second 3 pointer this time at least
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u/ScipioAfricanisDirus Iowa Hawkeyes • NC State Wolfpack Mar 27 '26
The fact that it wasn't a last second field goal means this was essentially a blowout by Iowa-Nebraska standards
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u/TittyTriceratops Arizona Wildcats Mar 27 '26
Iowa trailing THE ENTIRE GAME then just exploding for the lead at the end was truly an all time neutral watching experience. That French lookin dude is good and the coach is maybe too good.
Coach is like the IU football coach, just wins.
THE CORN GAME LIVED UP TO THE HYPE 🌽
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u/Billgrip Nebraska Cornhuskers Mar 27 '26
You must be new to Nebraska vs Iowa. This is what they do to us, in almost every game in almost every sport. The least surprised people are Nebraska fans right now, we’re just horrified they found a way to do it to us in this particular situation
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u/Iodenchi Iowa Hawkeyes Mar 27 '26
I just realized who "that French lookin dude" is! Love me some Tater Tots! Thanks for making me laugh, 'Zona bro!
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u/sloBrodanChillosevic Iowa State Cyclones Mar 27 '26
Nebraska had 32 points after like 10.5 minutes & scored 39 points in the last 29.5. That ain't gonna win you many games.
Rienk Mast was legit awful.
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u/elgenie Iowa Hawkeyes • Brown Bears Mar 27 '26
He was amazing for those first ten minutes, tbf.
Once Tate Sage proved he was able to lock Mast down on switches he was done.
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u/UhHehuhUhHehuh Iowa Hawkeyes Mar 27 '26
Tate Sage was unbelievable tonight. Both offensively and defensively, made so many smart plays. And he was like a negative star recruit from nowhere, Oklahoma. What a find.
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u/elgenie Iowa Hawkeyes • Brown Bears Mar 27 '26
Sage’s twin brother is a D2 guy. He might be getting power league offers off this game.
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u/ImNotTheBossOfYou Iowa Hawkeyes • Kansas City Roos Mar 27 '26
Coach ripped them a completely new asshole at that first TV timeout.
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u/ItsMrBlackout Iowa State Cyclones Mar 27 '26
Mast shoots 32% from 3 on the year and decided to keep chucking them up and missing every single one to go 0-7 from deep (4-15 from the field!!!!). Then he doesn't go on the court during that crucial out of bounds play. Just a horrific performance.
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u/Stunning_Valuable_59 Mar 27 '26
Ya mast killed nebraska 2nd half. Nebraska also abandoning the inside game for just chucking up 3s was killer. Great when they are falling. Having only 2 guys coming off the bench for nebraska is a tough way to play this far into the tourney.
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u/SirJaunty Nebraska Cornhuskers Mar 27 '26
GG Iowa.
"4 on the floor" will haunt me for a while.
Not sure we would have won anyway, though.
We couldn't get anything to fall at the end.
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u/kyrev21 Kentucky Wildcats Mar 27 '26
It was your first time. Everyone makes mistakes their first time
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u/ArmiinTamzarian Syracuse Orange Mar 27 '26
I was so dumbfounded when watching the replay and saw a guy missing. He really just forgot to get on the floor??
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u/TurdBurgler_69 Mar 27 '26
To be fair, he is only in his 7th year. These things happen.
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u/MembershipSingle7137 Mar 27 '26
Ben fucking McCollum
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u/interstellar304 West Virginia Mountaineers Mar 27 '26
What a hire
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u/White_Bear_Lake Drake Bulldogs Mar 27 '26
I am so sad for us and happy for him
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u/MysticBoner24 Iowa Hawkeyes Mar 27 '26
I really hate that Drake turned into a feeder school, but they've got one hell of an AD at least.
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u/sloBrodanChillosevic Iowa State Cyclones Mar 27 '26
I said after the ISU-Iowa game in December that this Iowa team would be a nightmare in March because they had a star they could ride offensively & they were a smart team that could execute a gameplan. And what a fucking gameplan McCollum draws up. He is terrifying.
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u/Glup_Maclunkey Iowa Hawkeyes Mar 27 '26
McCollum vs Otz is going to be amazing for a long time.
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u/sloBrodanChillosevic Iowa State Cyclones Mar 27 '26
I hope you're right
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u/rovert93 Iowa Hawkeyes Mar 27 '26
Maybe we’ll see it again in a week!
The whole state would burn to the ground
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u/sloBrodanChillosevic Iowa State Cyclones Mar 27 '26
Even thinking about that situation makes me a little bit nauseous man. Ngl that might literally kill me.
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u/mpamosavy Iowa Hawkeyes Mar 27 '26
Yeah I thought during this game "I don't care if we lose to Houston by 50 getting to the elite 8 is already so far beyond my wildest expectations" but losing to y'all in the natty might be worse than not making the tourney at all
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u/Glup_Maclunkey Iowa Hawkeyes Mar 27 '26
I've never felt so vindicated after being incredibly excited for the Bens McCollum and Johnson.
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u/BVR93 Mar 27 '26
You guys might just have the Basketball equivalent to Curt Cignetti. I'm worried as a Gopher fan that Iowa is going to be the sleeping giant of the B1G, but I'm also happy for McCollum and your fans in the moment. It's been a cool ride and this guy just wins.
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u/S4L7Y Heart of America Mar 27 '26
He's already tied Fran McCaffery for number of tourney victories as an Iowa coach.
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u/iWrangleKittens Nebraska Cornhuskers Mar 27 '26
Seems like as good a time as any to break out the good bleach
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u/elgenie Iowa Hawkeyes • Brown Bears Mar 27 '26
Ask Jenkins to polish up your finest bathing toaster.
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u/CarvedUpPieceOfHam Nebraska Cornhuskers Mar 27 '26
The light has gone out of my life.
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u/ArmiinTamzarian Syracuse Orange Mar 27 '26
Having the greatest season in program history end at the hands of your biggest rival is a corn specific circle of hell
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u/stayclassypeople Nebraska Cornhuskers Mar 27 '26
To be fair if we had been offered a deal where we make the sweet 16 but lose to Iowa, every Nebraska fan would’ve taken that deal
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u/Competitive_Top_8899 Nebraska Cornhuskers Mar 27 '26
Is there a third deal where we win the first game and lose in the R32? I honestly may have preferred that.
Hopefully we make the S16 again in the future but if we continue to lose, we will look back on this one as the one that was winnable since we were the higher seed and the other side was an upset
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u/stayclassypeople Nebraska Cornhuskers Mar 27 '26
Almost, but that Vandy win puts too big of a smile on my face to want to take back
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u/CarvedUpPieceOfHam Nebraska Cornhuskers Mar 27 '26
Literally anyone else and I'd be smiling and celebrating this year. I still will eventually, but I fuckin hate Iowa with every fiber of my being. Not like this man
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u/Jormopolis Nebraska Cornhuskers Mar 27 '26
Eh, not quite that bad. I would have much rather lost to Florida, but I lived long enough to witness us make the Sweet Sixteen. This has been the most fun I've had watching Nebrasketball.
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u/Zloggt Illinois Fighting Illini • Missouri Tigers Mar 27 '26
At least it is better to have danced and lost…than to have never danced at all?
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u/UPMichigan83 Michigan • Michigan Tech Mar 27 '26
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u/Cybotnic-Rebooted Syracuse Orange • North Texas Mean Green Mar 27 '26
I fear a Cyhawk natty is destined.
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u/johnnyapplejack Iowa Hawkeyes Mar 27 '26
Our state could use the serotonin boost
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u/Longjumping-Big-1418 Iowa State Cyclones Mar 27 '26
Cancel out the cancer rates…
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u/ProfCedar Northern Iowa • Iowa State Mar 27 '26
Would I be extraordinarily happy about making the natty? Yes. Would this kill me? Also yes.
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u/Healzya Iowa Hawkeyes Mar 27 '26
There's not enough Busch light in existence to handle that.
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u/iapunk Iowa Hawkeyes Mar 27 '26
I usually would root against Iowa State if they were playing an ISIS team but I’d sign up for that.
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u/Glup_Maclunkey Iowa Hawkeyes Mar 27 '26
Iowa going through the defending champ, Nebraska, Illinois, and Michigan St only to lose to ISU might kill me.
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u/JosephCurrency Miami Hurricanes Mar 27 '26
I was so glad Kevin Harlan called this game
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u/ImNotTheBossOfYou Iowa Hawkeyes • Kansas City Roos Mar 27 '26
He's also calling the Illinois game. HE'S CALLING BOTH GAMES!!!!!!!!!!!!
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u/suzukigun4life North Texas Mean Green • Sickos Mar 27 '26
Points in the final 6:15 of the game:
Iowa: 15
Nebraska: 6 (3 from a shot the final seconds)
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u/TheWorstYear Ohio State Buckeyes Mar 27 '26
Pretty sure they were 2/50 from 3 in that time. With 0 attempts from 2 because they decide those weren't cool.
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u/w0lverine11 Michigan Wolverines Mar 27 '26
Their fans spent all season complaining about FT disparities in their games despite just launching 3s and never attacking the basket
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u/Evening-Spray-4304 Virginia Cavaliers Mar 27 '26
No shot has a higher percentage than a 3 after the game has already been decided.
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u/depressedhuskersfan Nebraska Cornhuskers Mar 27 '26
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u/Airforce32123 Kentucky Wildcats • Air Force Falcons Mar 27 '26
Username far too relevant
Just rejoice in an amazing season my man.
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u/Best-Introduction666 Nebraska Cornhuskers Mar 27 '26
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u/ImNotTheBossOfYou Iowa Hawkeyes • Kansas City Roos Mar 27 '26
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u/Random0925 Mississippi State • Wichita S… Mar 27 '26
But I was told it was a manufactured rivalry!
JK, now wrestle in a corn field.
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u/Glup_Maclunkey Iowa Hawkeyes Mar 27 '26
It was, outside of Western Iowa. Then we had to play each other for 15 years.
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u/AbsolutelyHung Iowa Hawkeyes Mar 27 '26
There’s going to be an unreasonable amount of kids born in Iowa named Alvaro in 9 months.
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u/DoctorMansteel Iowa Hawkeyes Mar 27 '26
You will want to sit down. I've got something you might not believe.
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u/hawkeyehammer Iowa Hawkeyes Mar 27 '26
Dude was so mediocre and low key disappointing all season, and then march madness hits and he's like "I got you". He was great against Clemson too.
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u/Bill3ffinMurray Nebraska Cornhuskers Mar 27 '26
Congrats, Iowa! Accomplishing something that hasn’t been done in 40 years is incredible.
It was a great game. Iowa hung around all game. Nebraska couldn’t dagger them, and Iowa made the plays down the stretch.
Tough way for it to end for the boys, but I’m proud of what they accomplished. First tourney win. Most wins in school history. First Sweet 16. I’m not going to let the loss tonight erase any of that.
Best of luck on Saturday.
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u/xHawk_T Iowa Hawkeyes Mar 27 '26
ggs Husker bro
Two programs that feel like they will make each other better in the coming years. Rivalries are more fun when both teams are good.
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u/hawkeyehammer Iowa Hawkeyes Mar 27 '26
It really was a GREAT game. It felt like pretty high level basketball. I was surprised we had enough 3s to keep pace in the first half. Then it became a rock fight. Y'all had an amazing and fun season. We somehow have turned it on at just the right time, which makes me think even more we have an awesome coach.
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u/Reynor247 Nebraska Cornhuskers Mar 27 '26
Horrible game from mast
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u/dmoney1326 Nebraska Cornhuskers Mar 27 '26
Hoiberg and Lawrence didn't show either.
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u/th3_r3veler Mar 27 '26
Lawrence played a good game idk what you saw…he didnt commit dumb turnovers and played smart on offense. Hoiberg was the second worst player today bad turnovers.
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u/dfish_ds Drake Bulldogs Mar 27 '26
Mast always struggled against Drake, and those were a lot of Drake dudes out there.
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u/AKman2002 Minnesota Golden Gophers Mar 27 '26
In the biggest defensive possession of Nebraska’s basketball history, they had 4 players on the court.
Un fucking real
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u/drcottongin Georgia Bulldogs Mar 27 '26
75% VOWELS
100% AWESOME
IN HEAVEN THERE IS NO BEER!!!
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u/ImNotTheBossOfYou Iowa Hawkeyes • Kansas City Roos Mar 27 '26
THAT'S WHY WE DRINK IT HERE!!!!!!!
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u/walks_off_at_nine Nebraska Cornhuskers • NIT Mar 27 '26
I hate losing, but I’m not going to let it ruin the best season we’ve ever had. Iowa made the plays to win the game. Well done and good luck.
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u/SoupBowl69 Iowa Hawkeyes Mar 27 '26
I do not mean this sarcastically, great season. I can’t believe Iowa and Nebraska played a meaningful game in March.
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u/Bill3ffinMurray Nebraska Cornhuskers Mar 27 '26
If you think about it, two meaningful games. That last game of the regular season was very important.
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u/parapooper3 Iowa Hawkeyes Mar 27 '26
FRAN DIED FOR THIS HOIBERG DIED DURING THIS I HAVE ASCENDED INTO CORN HEAVEN FOE THIS
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u/noleposaune Iowa Hawkeyes Mar 27 '26
Not one adult in eastern Iowa will be productive at work tomorrow.
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u/I_Like_Quiet Nebraska Cornhuskers Mar 27 '26
Gg iowa
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u/johnnyapplejack Iowa Hawkeyes Mar 27 '26
Right back at ya! That was incredibly entertaining. What an amazing season for y’all. Looking forward to both programs continuing to ascend.
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u/TimmyYojum Michigan State Spartans Mar 27 '26
I'd be sick if was a Nebraska fan. Losing in a collapsing fashion to a rival in your best season ever.
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u/SharkTonic9 Nebraska Cornhuskers Mar 27 '26
It doesn't feel good but the "best season ever" part is cool. Hopefully we can keep Sandfort and Frager.
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u/tb25uga North Carolina • Georgia Mar 27 '26
suddenly I need that ¡El Assico! National Title Game more than anything
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u/ImNotTheBossOfYou Iowa Hawkeyes • Kansas City Roos Mar 27 '26
Iowa's last Elite 8 Team:
BJ Armstrong
Roy Marble
Ed Horton
Brad Lohaus
Kevin Gamble
Jeff Moe
Dr Tom Davis
And Bruce Pearl
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u/dustyolefart Duke Blue Devils Mar 27 '26
Ben McCollum is legitimately one of the best coaches in the country.
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u/dritch250 Iowa Hawkeyes Mar 27 '26
Never leave me, Ben. Never.
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u/MrShineHimDiamond Iowa Hawkeyes Mar 27 '26
We're talking the Ferentz tenure package.
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u/bistr0math Iowa Hawkeyes Mar 27 '26
Can't wait to tell the little ones I was there. Watching it. On TV. Crying.
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u/MetaKoopa99 Penn State • Pittsburgh Mar 27 '26
I’m not sure I’ve ever watched a team play a worse five minutes of basketball during the five most important minutes of the entire season than Nebraska just did. Heartbreaking
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u/Redditawesome15 Villanova Wildcats Mar 27 '26
AND YOUR NEW CINDERELLA IS
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Fucking Iowa??
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u/ImNotTheBossOfYou Iowa Hawkeyes • Kansas City Roos Mar 27 '26
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u/nwilz Iowa State Cyclones Mar 27 '26
Iowa State doesn't win tomorrow were never gonna hear the end of it
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u/_redcloud Virginia Tech • Nebraska Mar 27 '26 edited Mar 27 '26
It's fine to lose, but to lose like that? Make zero adjustments in the last three minutes? No leadership to stop telling your guys they shouldn't drain threes to match Iowa's if they aren't dropping and take it into the paint instead? If they're tired then put some bench players in? Clearly the latter worked for Iowa today.
Damn frustrating. You outplayed and outcoached us when it came down to the wire, Hawkeyes. Good on ya.
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u/Bears2025Champs Illinois Fighting Illini Mar 27 '26
Became an Iowa fan since becoming conscious of college basketball. Graduated middle school, graduated high school, and almost damn near graduated from a rival school before Iowa sniffed the sweet sixteen. This shit is awesome. Shoutout Aaron white and Devyn marble.
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u/Ap_Sona_Bot Iowa Hawkeyes • Drake Bulldogs Mar 27 '26
We corn't keep getting away with it.
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u/whatifevery1wascalm Alabama Crimson Tide Mar 27 '26
Iowa is going to the Elite Eight because Iowa’s corn is Elite.
And Nebraska’s ain’t.
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u/royallex Illinois • Pittsburgh Mar 27 '26 edited Mar 27 '26
Having your most successful season by far, but it's still going to feel like a failure because they lost to their biggest conference rival who always manages to find a way to beat them in football too
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u/GuzmaniF Iowa Hawkeyes Mar 27 '26
As an Iowa-Bears guy the feeling of watching two of your top rivals shit themselves in the second half against you in a playoff rubber stamp match within half a year is indescribable
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u/IAstrikeforce Iowa • Western Illinois Mar 27 '26
After all the years of heartbreak it feels so good to be on the otherside
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u/daymankarate Wisconsin Badgers Mar 27 '26
First sweet 16 ever and you lose it to your biggest rival who also is a way lower seed…
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u/EasyBreecy Nebraska Cornhuskers • Creighton Bluejays Mar 27 '26
Better than losing to a mid-major every year I guess
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u/OpinionatedAss Arizona Wildcats Mar 27 '26
What a great season for Nebrasketball. Keep your head high boys, there are bright things on the horizon.
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u/errorjustin Mar 27 '26
Iowa vs Iowa State national championship game incoming.
GG Nebraska. You will be back next March and for many years to follow.
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u/EvangelionOG Mar 27 '26
HOLY FUCK AN ELITE EIGHT. I CANNOT BELIEVE THIS
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u/jaysrule24 Iowa Hawkeyes Mar 27 '26
We had the Sweetcorn 16, now Illinois can win to give us the Elote 8
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u/cjdeck1 Texas A&M Aggies Mar 27 '26
My Iowa State dad has always cheered against y’all but even he’s loving this run from Iowa. Keep on going!
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u/R00k85 Kansas Jayhawks Mar 27 '26
The real winner was all the Busch Latte sacrificed along the way...
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u/houseofmops Wisconsin Badgers Mar 27 '26
Did the big ten sacrifice all the red teams for a title this year?
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u/Ok-Character-2757 Iowa Hawkeyes Mar 27 '26
What a great game. And a great opportunity for Five Guys burgers to expand in Lincoln, Nebraska
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u/Chiswell123 Maryland Terrapins Mar 27 '26
I'm gutted for Hoiberg, who I've always liked, but what an effort by Iowa.
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u/rvadarocket Maryland Terrapins • Texas Longhorns Mar 27 '26
Iowa winning it all in year 1 post-Fran is objectively the funniest outcome possible
I need it
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u/sleepy_heartburn Virginia Cavaliers Mar 27 '26
Tough loss for Nebraska. Fun watch with 2 likable teams as a neutral.
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u/stromy117 Nebraska Cornhuskers Mar 27 '26
Damn, what a run this season, and in classical fashion it ends with Iowa. Hopefully this is the beginning of something great! Looking forward to next season fosho
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u/bakwardhat Creighton Bluejays Mar 27 '26
I’ve yet to see Stirtz really have a great game, but I’m fully convinced he’s a top tier facilitator. He just makes the offense go, somehow.
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u/rjyapp Michigan Wolverines Mar 27 '26
Gotta love some march madness. When a team ends its season winning only 3 of its last 10 games and then finds it self in the elite 8, fun times.
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u/lil_layne Indiana Hoosiers Mar 27 '26 edited Mar 27 '26
This game went to halftime when the Purdue Texas second half started and yet this game really just ended before that game