Our beloved Nebraska Cornhuskers finally get their first ever NCAA basketball tourney win with a smashing defeat of Troy 76-47.
It wasn’t close.
Nebraska was in this command of this game pretty much from about two-thirds of the way through the first half until the end. It’s a win for Kent Pavelka. The guy has been calling games for 40 years, and this is one thing that’s always eluded us. I’m glad for him.
And Fred Hoiberg.
Hoiberg came to Nebraska knowing damn well about our history. It took him a while to figure it out, but he finally did it. And he built a team this year that has not only been fun to watch, but extremely successful in the process.
How much further can Nebraska go? If they play like they did today, maybe Sweet 16. I don’t know.
I’m just going to enjoy it now.
Tomorrow, come what may!