Coaches would never call any regular game a “Super Bowl.” But that’s where Fred Hoiberg is right now. He's pushed seemingly every button, so all that's left is pushing all

Hoiberg said defensive lapses are the main contributor to the Huskers' struggles. Nebraska is allowing an average of 86 points during its losing streak. “We’ve lost our identity,” Hoiberg said. “Our identity was a gritty, dirty, ugly, grind-it-out type of team.”

The first question to Nebraska coach Fred Hoiberg on Wednesday in Lincoln, Neb., was about Illinois. Specifically the challenges the Illini might present in Thursday's game at Pinnacle Bank Arena. "A lot jumps out on problems they can cause,

Nebraska is a desperate team, and the only path out of the box it’s trapped in is to win several games in a row, beginning when it hosts No. 18

In the days following Sunday’s blowout loss at Wisconsin, its six-straight dating back to early January, Fred Hoiberg has done some re-decorating inside of his team’s locker room.

Nebraska head coach Fred Hoiberg had high praise for Wisconsin following the Badgers’ blowout win over the Cornhuskers on Sunday.

Nebraska’s starting point guard spot will be a revolving door going forward, according to head coach Fred Hoiberg.

For Fred Hoiberg's Cornhuskers, the result marked the team's sixth connective loss to a Big Ten opponent dating back to Jan. 7. After Nebraska fell behind 19-2 in the game's first five minutes, Wisconsin completely controlled the pace for the remainder of the contest.

On a four-game losing streak, Nebraska returns to the comforts of home to face Southern ... we just didn't play with the toughness that we needed," coach Fred Hoiberg said Tuesday. USC (11-7, 3-4) enters after an 84-69 home loss against then-No. 24 ...

Defense wasn’t supposed to be the problem for Nebraska men's basketball, but it has been during a three-game losing streak. The Huskers' ability to regain their defensive edge will tell

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While Illinois appears to be on a collision course with a top-four seed in the NCAA Tournament, the Cornhuskers have hit tough times. Sunday's 83-55 setback at then-No. 18 Wisconsin stretched their losing streak to six games and has them missing the conference tournament, which leaves out the bottom three teams in the 18-team league.