Premium ContentMouse over Home then click on Premium Content for information.LINCOLN — George Pomey remembers the last time he was at Nebraska for a basketball game, but he would just as soon forget.
The Ann Arbor, Mich., insurance salesman was a member of the 1964-65 Wolverine team ranked No. 1 nationally in both polls that came to the NU Coliseum on Dec. 12, 1964, to face Nebraska.
Michigan had All-American Cazzie Russell, who scored 29 points, and two other stars in Bill Buntin and Oliver Darden.
But the Huskers won 74-73 when Omaha's Fred Hare grabbed a loose ball and flipped it blindly into the basket with one second left for the win.
Pomey, who Wednesday night sat in the second row behind the UM bench, said he didn't have many memories of that upset 47 years ago.
"The only thing I remember is the guy who threw it in over his shoulder at the end," Pomey said.
The former 6-foot-4 forward from Elk Grove, Ill., said he'll always remember playing with Russell, who went on to the NBA and now is a minister in Georgia.
"He was a great player, and nobody worked any harder than he did," Pomey said. "We had a lot of good players. We still meet. We had been meeting every five years, but it's every three now because we are getting older."
Huskers feeling low
With Nebraska at 3-9 in the Big Ten and one game ahead of last-place Penn State, the Husker locker room is a quiet place these days.
"Every player in that locker room is disappointed," NU coach Doc Sadler said. "I'm disappointed. I hope our fans are disappointed. I hope every fan that wasn't here is disappointed. But I wasn't disappointed in my players' effort. It's not their fault."
Nebraska's next game is at Penn State (10-15, 2-10) at noon Saturday.
Bits and pieces
• Michigan had just one turnover in the first half and seven for the game, the fewest by a Husker foe this season.
• NU senior wing Toney McCray had a career-high five assists, but he didn't score until there was 1:02 left in the game. He was averaging 10.5 points.
• The road win was just the second in eight tries for Michigan.
— Lee Barfknecht
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