Nigel Hayes relied on his dry sense of humor to cope with a missed free throw that cost him a triple-double on Tuesday night.With 39 seconds to play in Wisconsins 77-60 win over Syracuse in the ACC/Big Ten Challenge, Hayes went to the free throw line after recording nine points, 11 rebounds and 10 assists in a magnificent performance against the Orange.Wisconsin coach Greg Gard kept the senior in the game late after fans chanted, We want Nigel! and he realized Hayes needed only one point for the milestone.Hayes initial reaction when he realized he was at the free throw line just one point shy of a triple-double?S---, he said.Hayes missed the front end of a one-and-one before Gard pulled him for good.I said, All right, youve got one chance to go do it, Gard said. Hes gotta practice his free throws.The miss cost Hayes a chance to join former Wisconsin star Josh Gasser, the only Badgers player to record a triple-double.But Hayes said he was unaware that he was approaching the feat at the end of the game.I didnt know I was close to a triple-double, Hayes said. Something fishy happened. I grabbed that last rebound and everyone screamed really loud and I was like, Why is everyone screaming?Then, when I came out, the guys were all running up to me like, You need one point. So when I got back in, I was like s---, I dont really want this free throw. When I got fouled, in my mind, Im going, Please dont be one-and-one. I didnt want that pressure right there, and as you saw, I missed the free throw. It was just too much.Hayes said he is more worried about his siblings reaction to the missed mark than anything else.My sister is gonna text me, Hayes deadpanned. Shes gonna give it to me. I know she is. Shes not gonna let me live this one down. 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Deloya never mentioned the promise again, but when it came time, Rubio had the tickets ready for him and his wife.One promise kept. One to go.Spain started the tournament 0-2 and Rubio was not playing well. Tona was not there, and he could not get her absence out of his head.I had a lot going on in my mind. It started with doubts. I started wondering if all the sacrifice was worth it, he said. I put a lot of pressure on myself, like Ive been doing my whole career. At one point I decided to forget about all the pressure and just play for fun and do my game and enjoy what I do.He has gradually settled in, and Spain is humming heading into the rematch with Rubio at the controls. In the first two games of the tournament, Spain was outscored by six points in the 28 minutes he was on the floor. 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