OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla. (WOWT) – The Nebraska Cornhuskers, riding the high of their dominant win over Troy in the first round of the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament, are looking to add to their newly-made March Madness legacy.
However, their opponent is no slouch. The 27-8 Vanderbilt Commodores are coming off their own win, admittedly a closer match, against the 12-seed McNeese Cowboys.
The Commodores, who finished 4th in the SEC conference, are the 5-seed in their quadrant, against Nebraska’s 4-seed.
Raucous crowds in Oklahoma City made Nebraska’s first March Madness win feel like a home game, even with Vanderbilt Head Coach Mark Byington expecting a hostile environment Saturday night.
“I think it’s neutral by name only,” Byington said. “This is going to be a road game. I heard reports. They said it was even better than the home games in Nebraska — the noise, the environment.”
Nebraska plays Vanderbilt for the right to make it to the Sweet 16 at 7:45 p.m. Saturday on TNT.
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