Vanderbilt Commodores vs Nebraska Cornhuskers, NCAA Men's Basketball Championship South Region 2nd Round

College Basketball

27-9

72-74

Final

28-6

Paycom Center

TV: TNT

Team	1H	2H	T
VAN	32	40	72
NEB	39	35	74

Who won: Nebraska 74-72

The Nebraska Cornhuskers beat the Vanderbilt Commodores 74-72 in NCAA Men's Basketball Championship South Region 2nd Round on Saturday, March 21, 2026 at Paycom Center. Pryce Sandfort led the Nebraska in points (15). Tyler Tanner led the Vanderbilt in points (27).

Leaders

VANNEB

Points

Tyler Tanner

27

Pryce Sandfort

15

Assists

Duke Miles

6

Sam Hoiberg

8

Rebounds

Devin McGlockton

8

Pryce Sandfort

5

Scoring

1st Half

2:44

MadeFreeThrow

Duke Miles makes free throw 1 of 2

27-34

2:44

MadeFreeThrow

Duke Miles makes free throw 2 of 2

28-34

2:19

MadeFreeThrow

Tyler Nickel makes free throw 1 of 2

29-34

1:35

DunkShot

Leo Curtis makes 1-foot dunk (Braden Frager assists)

29-36

1:07

JumpShot

Tyler Nickel makes 27-foot three point jumper (Duke Miles assists)

32-36

0:51

JumpShot

Pryce Sandfort makes 24-foot three pointer

32-39

2nd Half

19:51

MadeFreeThrow

Tyler Tanner makes free throw 2 of 2

33-39

19:27

JumpShot

Tyler Nickel makes 23-foot three point jumper (Duke Miles assists)

36-39

19:05

LayUpShot

Sam Hoiberg makes driving layup

36-41

16:50

DunkShot

Jamarques Lawrence makes 2-foot dunk

36-43

16:36

JumpShot

Duke Miles makes 9-foot pullup jump shot

38-43

16:17

LayUpShot

Jamarques Lawrence makes layup (Rienk Mast assists)

38-45

16:01

JumpShot

Tyler Nickel makes 24-foot three point jumper (Duke Miles assists)

41-45

15:31

JumpShot

Berke Buyuktuncel makes 23-foot three point jumper (Jamarques Lawrence assists)

41-48

15:13

JumpShot

Duke Miles makes 23-foot three pointer

44-48

13:49

LayUpShot

Sam Hoiberg makes layup

44-50

13:33

JumpShot

Tyler Nickel makes 24-foot three point jumper (Tyler Tanner assists)

47-50

11:40

LayUpShot

Chandler Bing makes layup

49-50

10:46

JumpShot

Pryce Sandfort makes 24-foot three point jumper (Braden Frager assists)

49-53

10:19

JumpShot

Tyler Tanner makes 23-foot three point jumper (AK Okereke assists)

52-53

10:07

MadeFreeThrow

Braden Frager makes free throw 1 of 2

52-54

10:07

MadeFreeThrow

Braden Frager makes free throw 2 of 2

52-55

9:49

MadeFreeThrow

Tyler Tanner makes free throw 2 of 2

53-55

9:05

LayUpShot

Tyler Tanner makes driving layup

55-55

8:26

JumpShot

AK Okereke makes 25-foot three point jumper (Duke Miles assists)

58-55

8:00

LayUpShot

Rienk Mast makes driving layup

58-57

7:38

JumpShot

Devin McGlockton makes 23-foot three point jumper (Chandler Bing assists)

61-57

7:14

JumpShot

Braden Frager makes 23-foot three point jumper (Sam Hoiberg assists)

61-60

6:46

JumpShot

Tyler Tanner makes 23-foot three point jumper (Duke Miles assists)

64-60

6:26

LayUpShot

Berke Buyuktuncel makes driving layup

64-62

5:34

JumpShot

Tyler Nickel makes 26-foot three point jumper (Tyler Tanner assists)

67-62

5:11

JumpShot

Pryce Sandfort makes 7-foot pullup jump shot

67-64

3:38

MadeFreeThrow

Pryce Sandfort makes free throw 1 of 2

67-65

3:38

MadeFreeThrow

Pryce Sandfort makes free throw 2 of 2

67-66

2:08

LayUpShot

Berke Buyuktuncel makes layup (Rienk Mast assists)

67-68

1:44

JumpShot

AK Okereke makes 23-foot three point jumper (Duke Miles assists)

70-68

1:20

LayUpShot

Sam Hoiberg makes layup

70-70

0:58

LayUpShot

Tyler Tanner makes driving layup

72-70

0:37

TipShot

Rienk Mast makes 0-foot tip in layup

72-72

0:02

LayUpShot

Braden Frager makes layup (Pryce Sandfort assists)

72-74

Scores shown as VAN-NEB.

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