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Nov 21, 2025; Kansas City, MO, USA; Nebraska Cornhuskers forward Braden Frager (5) shoots over Kansas State Wildcats guard David Castillo (10) during the first half of the game at T-Mobile Center. Mandatory Credit: Denny Medley-Imagn Images <\/span><\/div>\n<\/section>\nSam 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.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n 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.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n He intentionally missed the second attempt.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n 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.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n 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.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n 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.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n <\/p>\n Hoiberg drove the lane to tie the game with 1:36 remaining.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n 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.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n Nebraska used a 15-0 run early in the first half to create space, keyed by 11 points from Sandfort. A layup from Hoiberg closed the run and gave the Cornhuskers a 19-7 lead at the 13:38 mark.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n Kansas State was haunted by nine turnovers in the opening frame, as Nebraska scored 17 points off those giveaways en route to a 45-35 lead at the break.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n Sandfort led all scorers with 13 first-half points. Haggerty had 12 for Kansas State.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n The Wildcats quickly erased the Huskers’ advantage to open the second half, going on an 11-0 run capped by Bashir’s back-to-back 3-pointers to go up 46-45 in less than three minutes. The game was close the rest of the way.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n New Mexico defeated Mississippi State 80-78 in the consolation game earlier Friday.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n