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Braden Frager scores the go-ahead basket for Nebraska in the final seconds, while Tyler Tanner’s heave almost drops as the Cornhuskers outlast the Commodores. (0:32)OKLAHOMA CITY — Braden Frager froze.Seconds earlier, the Nebraska forward and Lincoln native had seemingly etched his name in his hometown program’s annals.Facing a tied game with nine seconds go to, Frager collected a pass from guard Pryce Sandfort, drove the lane and kissed the ball off the glass with his left hand for the bucket that gave the Cornhuskers a 74-72 lead with 2.2 seconds left and appeared destined to send Nebraska to its first…

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NCAAMMen's MarchMadnessLIVE2m agoRienk Mast and Nebraska topped Vanderbilt 74-72 on Saturday night. Alonzo Adams / Imagn ImagesThe Athletic has live coverage of the second round of 2026 Men’s March Madness.OKLAHOMA CITY — First NCAA Tournament win? How about the first two? How about the first Sweet 16?The Nebraska Cornhuskers got all of that done this weekend at Paycom Center, in front of what seemed like half the state of Nebraska roaring in red. The South Region No. 4 seed Cornhuskers had to earn it against No. 5 seed Vanderbilt, even with that crowd in its favor and the lead for…

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NASHVILLE, TN – Vanderbilt sophomore guard Mikayla Blakes cemented her name into program history Saturday night, setting the program’s single-season scoring record. Blakes surpassed Wendy Scholtens’ 855 points during a 102-61 first-round NCAA Tournament win over High Point.Blakes broke the record on an assisted layup midway through the second quarter, extending the Commodores’ lead to 24 points and causing the crowd to erupt inside Memorial Gymnasium.She wasn’t chasing history at the moment. In fact, she didn’t even know history could happen tonight.“I didn’t know that,” Blakes said. “I’m just excited. I’m really doing whatever my team needs me to do,…

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Final heave by Tyler Tanner rims out as Commodores fall in Round of 32OKLAHOMA CITY –– Vanderbilt men’s basketball fell to Nebraska in the NCAA Tournament Round of 32 on Saturday by a score of 74-72. Tyler Tanner, who led the Commodores with 27 points, heaved a half-court shot at the buzzer that rattled in and out.Tanner added four assists and four steals to his game-leading point total. Tyler Nickel caught fire in the second half, nailing four of his five 3-pointers. The senior finished the game with 16 points and seven rebounds. Duke Miles had nine points and six…

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