""To beat Michigan, you have to play almost perfect, and we had a lapse at the end," Cornhuskers guard Sam Hoiberg said."
""That just proved, hopefully to everybody, most importantly to the guys in the locker room, that we can compete with anybody," coach Fred Hoiberg said."
""It's unfortunate, but I give our guys a lot of credit for the fight they showed in the game from start to finish," Fred Hoiberg said."
""We haven't had this feeling in a long time. It's been almost a year," Fred Hoiberg said. "They were hurt by it. We're going to find out what we're made of.""
Nebraska's 24-game winning streak ended with a 75-72 loss at No. 3 Michigan, snapping the longest Division I streak since 2014-15 Kentucky. The Cornhuskers failed to score over the final 3:20, missing their last five shots after leading most of the game. Rienk Mast missed the game with an illness and Braden Frager was out again with an ankle injury. The streak began after a March 9 loss to Iowa and a four-game sweep to win the College Basketball Crown in Las Vegas. Nebraska remains 20-1, holds its highest-ever No. 5 AP ranking, and will host No. 9 Illinois on Sunday.
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