Nebraska Cornhuskers vs Boise State Broncos Picks and Predictions April 5th 2025

Boise State Battles Nebraska for Spot in Crown Championship

Boise State and Nebraska are set to collide Saturday in Las Vegas for a shot at the title game of the inaugural College Basketball Crown tournament. Both teams are finding momentum at just the right time—and both have something to prove.

Boise State (26-10) surged into the semifinals with a high-scoring 100-93 win over Butler on Wednesday. The star of the night was senior forward Tyson Degenhart, who dropped 21 points and became the first player in program history to eclipse 2,000 career points.

“He did it in legit four years… People are breaking records now, but he’s so humble and unselfish,”

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– Boise State guard Alvaro Cardenas on Degenhart’s milestone achievement.

The Broncos, winners of two straight, are locked in on the prize ahead—both competitively and financially. By reaching the semifinals, the team has secured at least $50,000 in NIL money to be split among players.

“The only thing we’re thinking about is winning… In my mind, I’m not thinking, ‘Oh, I’m gonna get a share of $50,000.’ But I’ll take it,”

– Cardenas on the team’s focus in the tournament.

Boise State enters the game averaging 76 points per contest and has hit the 100-point mark twice this season. Nebraska (19-14), meanwhile, took down Georgetown 81-69 to punch their ticket to the semifinals behind Brice Williams’ 28-point performance. The first-team All-Big Ten guard now has 19 games of 20+ points and sits third all-time in single-season scoring at Nebraska with 678 points.

After limping to the finish line in the regular season with five straight losses, the Cornhuskers have bounced back to win two in a row and are rediscovering their rhythm.

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“It is important to get a couple of wins here at the end of the season… We hope they have a good taste when they walk out of here at the end,”

– Nebraska head coach Fred Hoiberg on building positive momentum.

With both teams averaging over 75 points per game and boasting in-form stars, expect a high-tempo, tightly contested semifinal as each side chases a shot at the Crown title—and a meaningful end to their season.

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