Jim Ferry addresses Penn State's hard-fought loss to Nebraska
Penn State battled back in the second half of Sunday’s game, but the end result was another close and hard-fought loss for the Nittany Lions this season.
Entering Sunday’s game, Nebraska had not won a B1G game since January 2020. That did not deter the Huskers as they came out fighting and opened up a lead in the second half.
With nine minutes left to go in the game, the Nittany Lions were facing a nine-point deficit. It is not where the team expected to find themselves, but Jim Ferry was able to adjust and turn the team around.
Down the stretch, Penn State mounted a comeback and took a 61-60 lead with just under two minutes to go. Unfortunately, the Nittany Lions would not score again with Nebraska’s Teddy Allen hitting a game-winning bucket with 12 seconds remaining.
It was a tough loss for Penn State, making it back-to-back losses by a total of three points after the loss to Michigan State. The loss also dropped the Nittany Lions to 4-9 in the conference this season.
After the game, Ferry discussed the loss and some of the late-game issues for the Nittany Lions. Here’s what he had to say:
Jim Ferry said that he wanted his team to foul on the game-winning possession from Nebraska but were not able to execute.
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What can @PennStateMBB do to make their end of game situations work for them to win
I asked that to Interim Head Coach Jim Ferry #PennState #NEBvsPSU pic.twitter.com/WeuSVflq86
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Ferry on the need for positivity from his team:
Our guys are working their tales off, they are putting in extra work all the time. I'll always go to war with these guys.
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Ferry on Nebraska today:
Every team has Big Ten talent. They have good players too and they just played better than we did tonight.
— Collegian Basketball (@CollegianHoops) February 14, 2021