Both the Arizona State and Nebraska men's basketball teams had trouble this season closing out games. Something had to give when they squared off in first-round play at the inaugural College Basketball Crown tournament.

After a late-season skid ended its hopes at a second-straight NCAA Tournament, Nebraska relished the chance to try and end the year on a high note at the College Basketball Crown. For 25 minutes, many of the same struggles that led to the Huskers dropping six of their final seven games returned.