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Nebrasketball: Magical Run at Big Ten Tournament Ends to Badgers

After two wins in two days, James Palmer Jr. and Glynn Watson Jr. did their best to keep their undermanned squad afloat in Chicago. Ultimately, it wasn’t enough.

After two huge wins in the last two days, Nebraska has set itself up for a potential postseason berth. After hopes were all but dashed, these two wins have put the Huskers not only in the NIT, but the bubble of the NCAA Tournament. The latter doesn’t matter without a win against the Wisconsin Badgers on Friday afternoon. This will be Nebraska’s nation-leading (tied with Kansas) 20th Quadrant 1 or 2 game, which is important for resumes these days.

While the game started off with a good block from Isaiah Roby, the Badgers were not shaken as they got out to an eight to nothing lead. Roby finally got the Huskers on the board three minutes into the game. Buckets from the legendary Johnny Trueblood and steady Tanner Borchardt cut that lead to four with 15 minutes to go.

After a missed James Palmer Jr. layup, Roby put it back down after it was rolling off the rim. The refs, however, called it goaltending, even though it should not have been. A frustrated Miles got a technical when arguing with the refs, which gave the Badgers two free throws and the ball. They made both and Aleem Ford would push the lead to 13 points on a three and four-point play.

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