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Photos: Nebraska men’s basketball takes on Vanderbilt in NCAA second round Omaha World-Heraldsource

In this story:OKLAHOMA CITY – Some Vanderbilt players stared blankly at the ground shaking their heads, trying to process what happened. Others put their faces in their hands, showing visible emotion.In the bowels of Paycom Center, a palpable feeling of heartbreak, distraughtness and disbelief filled the Commodores’ locker room. A memory they want to forget just happened, but it will be nonerasable.And rightfully so. Just moments before, Vanderbilt’s magical 2025-2026 basketball season came to an end in what could only be described as a moment that will live in infamy in the brains of Vanderbilt fans. A halfcourt miss from…

For the first time in program history, Nebraska men’s basketball will play in the Sweet 16. The fourth-seeded Cornhuskers defeated fifth-seeded Vanderbilt 74-72 in the second round of the NCAA Tournament on Saturday night inside Paycom Center in Oklahoma City and will play the No. 1 Florida-No. 9 Iowa winner in Houston.  An incredible back-and-forth game, Nebraska’s victory came down to the wire and the final minute included each team trading blows.  Tyler Tanner gave Vanderbilt (27-9) a 72-70 lead on a layup with 58 seconds remaining before Nebraska’s Rienk Mast scored on a tip-in with 37 seconds left. Nebraska’s Braden Frager made…

In this story:OKLAHOMA CITY—Tyler Tanner and Tyler Nickel hadn’t yet re-emerged from the media room yet, but a number of Vanderbilt managers were there ripping signs off the wall and shoving them into duffel bags. The signs had previously served as locker room decor for a run that was set to be magical. Now, they’re left for dead. No more room for “Beast Mode,” “Belt” or “Road Game.” All this group can use to label the end of this once-promising run is agony and gut-wrenching heartbreak. It was all there for this Vanderbilt team and staff to move its laminated signs…

Live recap: Houston, here come the Huskers! Nebraska beats Vanderbilt to make Sweet 16 Omaha World-Heraldsource

In this story:OKLAHOMA CITY—Heartbreak is all that Vanderbilt basketball will remember from this one. And it will cloud the memory of this otherwise-special season for a long time. It was right there for Vanderbilt basketball to win this thing. It was right on the rim, even. Yet Tyler Tanner's shot fell to the floor and this group had suffered a gut-wrenching loss. Here's a few takeaways from the outing. The Tyler Tanner shot will haunt a lot of memoriesClassic heroism awaited Tanner as he fired up a halfcourt heave with 2.2 seconds to go in Vanderbilt’s eventual NCAA Tournament loss…

Vanderbilt guard Mikayla Blakes drives the ball past High Point guard Dom Nesland during the first half of an NCAA Tournament first-round game on Saturday in Nashville, Tenn.Get up-to-the-minute news sent straight to your device.Sorry, an error occurred.Already Subscribed!Cancel anytimeAccount processing issue – the email address may already existSign up withThank you .Your account has been registered, and you are now logged in.Check your email for details.Invalid password or account does not existSign in withSubmitting this form below will send a message to your email with a link to change your password.An email message containing instructions on how to reset…

NCAA Tournament roundup: Nebraska tops Vanderbilt for 1st Sweet 16 spot Reuterssource

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By Aaron Bonderson , Reporter/Producer Nebraska Public MediaMarch 21, 2026, 10:17 p.m. · How Sweet it is.Redshirt freshman Braden Frager made a layup with 2.2 seconds left to send Nebraska to its first-ever Sweet 16.Frager’s two points completed a late comeback as the Big Red knocked off No. 5 seed Vanderbilt, 74-72, in the second round of the NCAA Tournament amongst a rowdy crowd in Oklahoma City."As we've talked going into this tournament, if you want to advance, it's all about how you handle adversity," head coach Fred Hoiberg said. "And our guys did a masterful job of hanging in…