On March 21, 2026, at Paycom Center in Oklahoma City, the No. 4 seed Nebraska Cornhuskers beat the No. 5 seed Vanderbilt Commodores in the second round of the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament. The score was 74–72. With only 2.2 seconds left, Braden Frager’s driving layup sealed the win and sent Nebraska to the Sweet 16 for the first time ever.
There were a lot of lead changes in the game, with four ties in the last 2:08. Tyler Tanner of Vanderbilt scored 27 points, which was the most of any player. He almost sent the game into overtime with a half-court three-pointer that hit the rim at the buzzer. Nebraska came back from being down 39-32 at halftime. They shot 29 of 52 from the field (55.8%) and 9 of 19 from three.
The Huskers got 15 points from Frager and Pryce Sandfort, 13 from Rienk Mast, and 12 from Berke Buyuktuncel. Fred Hoiberg’s Nebraska team, which is now 28-6, will play Florida or Iowa in the South Region semifinals in Houston on Thursday.
In the 2026 NCAA Tournament, Nebraska beat Vanderbilt in the Sweet 16. Tyler Tanner scored 27 points and Braden Frager made a layup.
