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

College BasketballNCAA Men's Basketball Championship · South Region - 2nd Round

#5Vanderbilt

27-9

72-74

Final

#4Nebraska

28-6

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Lead tracker

VAN leadsBiggest lead VAN 5, NEB 10

NEB leads

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).

Every player rated

Chirp Rating, 3.0 to 10.0

Team stats

VANNEB

24-58FG29-52

41Field Goal %56

13-373PT9-19

35Three Point %47

11-19FT7-10

58Free Throw %70

30Rebounds31

11Offensive Rebounds5

19Defensive Rebounds26

15Assists17

6Steals5

4Blocks0

8Turnovers12

0Team Turnovers2

8Total Turnovers12

0Technical Fouls0

0Total Technical Fouls0

0Flagrant Fouls0

13Points Off Turnovers12

6Fast Break Points4

22Points in Paint38

16Fouls18

5Largest Lead10

4Lead Changes4

18Percent Led76

Player of the game

Tyler Tanner

VAN · 27 PTS, 4 AST, 4 STL

8.7

Win probability

100%NEB final

VANNEB

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Play by play

End of Game
End of 2nd half
H2 0:00NEB
Dead ball rebound
Nebraska Deadball Team Rebound.
H2 0:00
Misses 49-foot three point pullup jump shot
Tyler Tanner misses 49-foot three point pullup jump shot
T. Tanner · 27 PTS
H2 0:02VAN
Regulartimeout
Vanderbilt Timeout
H2 0:02
+2
Layup
Braden Frager makes layup (Pryce Sandfort assists)
B. Frager · 15 PTS · ast P. Sandfort
VAN 72 - 74 NEB
H2 0:08
Defensive rebound
Pryce Sandfort Defensive Rebound.
H2 0:10
Misses driving layup
Chandler Bing misses driving layup
C. Bing · 2 PTS
H2 0:37
+2
Tip in layup, 0 ft
Rienk Mast makes 0-foot tip in layup
R. Mast · 13 PTS
VAN 72 - 72 NEB
H2 0:37
Offensive Rebound
Rienk Mast Offensive Rebound.
R. Mast · 13 PTS
H2 0:40
Sam Hoiberg misses driving layup
S. Hoiberg · 8 PTS
H2 0:58
+2
Driving layup
Tyler Tanner makes driving layup
T. Tanner · 27 PTS
VAN 72 - 70 NEB
H2 1:20
+2
Sam Hoiberg makes layup
S. Hoiberg · 8 PTS
VAN 70 - 70 NEB
H2 1:21
Sam Hoiberg Offensive Rebound
Sam Hoiberg Offensive Rebound.
S. Hoiberg · 8 PTS
H2 1:24
Misses 27-foot three point jumper
Rienk Mast misses 27-foot three point jumper
R. Mast · 13 PTS
H2 1:42VAN
Shorttimeout
Vanderbilt Timeout
THREEH2 1:44
Three! Jumper, 23 ft
AK Okereke · 9 PTS · ast D. Miles
AK Okereke makes 23-foot three point jumper (Duke Miles assists)
VAN 70 - 68 NEB
H2 2:08
+2
Layup
Berke Buyuktuncel makes layup (Rienk Mast assists)
B. Buyuktuncel · 12 PTS · ast R. Mast
VAN 67 - 68 NEB
H2 2:28
Defensive rebound
Pryce Sandfort Defensive Rebound.
H2 2:33
Misses 26-foot three point jumper
Tyler Nickel misses 26-foot three point jumper
T. Nickel · 16 PTS
H2 2:51
Defensive rebound
Devin McGlockton Defensive Rebound.
H2 2:52
Misses free throw 1 of 1
Pryce Sandfort misses free throw 1 of 1
P. Sandfort · 15 PTS
H2 2:52
Foul on Tyler Nickel
Foul on Tyler Nickel.
T. Nickel · 16 PTS
H2 3:08
Defensive rebound
Berke Buyuktuncel Defensive Rebound.
H2 3:12
Misses 24-foot three point pullup jump shot
Duke Miles misses 24-foot three point pullup jump shot
D. Miles · 9 PTS