Vanderbilt basketball will face Nebraska in the second round of the 2026 NCAA Tournament at the Paycom Center in Oklahoma City on March 21.
The round of 32 game between the No. 5 seed Commodores (27-8) and the No. 4 seed Cornhuskers (27-6) will tip off around 7:45 p.m. CT on TNT, after the early game in Oklahoma City between Texas A&M and Houston.
Vanderbilt opened March Madness with a 78-68 win over No. 12 seed McNeese State on March 19. Tyler Tanner scored 26 points for the Commodores, who shot over 50% from the field as they rallied from an 11-point first-half deficit to win their first NCAA Tournament game in 14 years.
Nebraska defeated No. 13 seed Troy 76-47 in the early game at the Paycom Center for its first-ever win in March Madness. Pryce Sandfort led the Huskers with 24 points and seven 3-pointers against the Trojans.
Date: Saturday, March 21
Time: 7:45 p.m. CT
TV: TNT
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