Sam Hoiberg’s lasts-second FT lifts Nebraska over K-State

Sam Hoiberg sank a free throw with less than a second left to help Nebraska win the championship of the Hall of Fame Classic 86-85 over Kansas State on Friday in Kansas City, Mo.With the game tied 85-85, Hoiberg collected a miss of a desperation 3-pointer and missed his put-back, but a foul was whistled on David Castillo, allowing Hoiberg to give his team the win at the line.He intentionally missed the second attempt.Four players reached double-figure scoring for Nebraska (6-0), paced by Pryce Sandfort with 21 points. Rienk Mast had 20 and Braden Frager scored 16. Hoiberg had 13.PJ Haggerty, who came into the game leading the nation in scoring at 28.2 points per game, scored 27 and added seven assists and six rebounds for Kansas State (5-1). Abdi Bashir Jr. scored 26 points, canning seven 3-pointers. Nate Johnson had 12 points, five rebounds and four assists.Castillo sank a pair of free throws with 2:39 to play to give Kansas State an 80-78 lead. Sandfort answered with a 3-pointer, and then Haggerty responded with a three-point play to put the Wildcats back in front 83-81 with 2:09 left.Hoiberg drove the lane to tie the game with 1:36 remaining.Neither team could score over the next minute until Mast broke the tie by sinking a layup with 35 seconds left. Haggerty responded with a quick layup to make it 85-85.

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