The run is over for another former Husker in Paris.
Former Nebrasketball forward and Australian men’s basketball fell to Serbia 95-90 Tuesday. The loss in the Paris Olympics quarterfinals sends the Aussies home without a medal.
Australia led by as much as 24 in the first half, but had to mount a comeback late after trailing 69-65 early in the fourth quarter. It took a jumper from Patty Mills with 1.6 seconds to even get the Boomers into overtime.
McVeigh hit his third triple of the game early in overtime, but Nikola Jokic hit a couple baskets in a row, including a go-ahead with just over a minute remaining. Serbia would score the final eight points of the game.
The former Husker scored 13 points on 5-of-8 shooting, including 3-of-5 from 3-point range. He also added two rebounds and two assists.
For the Games, McVeigh averaged 9.5 points on 52% shooting. He’ll return to the United States this fall to play on a two-way contract with the Houston Rockets.
Watch a replay of the Australia-Serbia game on Peacock.