At the onset of Nebraska’s 68-55 Big Ten loss at Indiana, Fred Hoiberg’s club looked as if it had recovered from the tired leg syndrome it had to have acquired during Wednesday’s 104-100 quadruple overtime loss at North Carolina State in the Big Ten/ACC Challenge.
As the first half unfolded, however, it appeared as if the Cornhuskers were still struggling after arriving back in Lincoln at 3 a.m. Thursday following the marathon contest.
“Had some good looks, unfortunately, they just weren’t falling,” Hoiberg said during the Husker Sports Network’s postgame show. “Whether it was legs not being back from the other night, or whatever it was, we just did not convert when we had opportunities or had good looks, which obviously could’ve been a different outcome had that happened.