Homefield — March Madness

VanderbiltNo. 5

NebraskaNo. 4

FinalTNT

42.1%

36.1%

3PT

REB

AST

55.8%

47.4%

3PT

REB

AST

Since 1985, 5-seeds have upset 4-seeds 37 times in 88 meetings (42.0%).

Nebraska Survives Tanner's 27-Point Onslaught

Nebraska held off Vanderbilt 74-72, shooting 55.8% from the field to offset a second-half comeback the Commodores nearly completed.

Tyler Tanner gave Nebraska everything it could handle: 27 points on 9-of-20 shooting, six free throw attempts, and four steals that disrupted Nebraska's offense across 38 minutes. He was the engine of Vanderbilt's second-half rally, and the Cornhuskers had no clean answer for him.

Nebraska's first-half foundation came from a balanced trio: Pryce Sandfort and Braden Frager each posted 15 points while Rienk Mast contributed 13 points and four assists, giving Nebraska three reliable scoring options that Vanderbilt's defense couldn't consistently contain.

The shooting gap is ultimately what kept Nebraska alive: a 55.8%-to-42.1% field goal advantage gave the Cornhuskers enough of a cushion to absorb 12 turnovers and Vanderbilt's 11 offensive rebounds, the latter generating second-chance opportunities that made the final margin closer than Nebraska would have liked. Vanderbilt's Tyler Nickel hit five threes and AK Okereke crashed the glass relentlessly, but converting just 57.9% at the free throw line on 19 attempts left points on the board that the Commodores could not afford to lose.

Game Story

The Nebraska Cornhuskers narrowly escaped with a 74-72 victory over the Vanderbilt Commodores in a thriller.•Tyler Tanner topped all scorers with 27 points in defeat.•Nebraska had a huge shooting edge, shooting 55.8% compared to just 42.1% for Vanderbilt.•The Nebraska Cornhuskers narrowly escaped with a 74-72 victory over the Vanderbilt Commodores in a thriller.•Tyler Tanner topped all scorers with 27 points in defeat.•Nebraska had a huge shooting edge, shooting 55.8% compared to just 42.1% for Vanderbilt.•