Vanderbilt Commodores vs. Nebraska Cornhuskers

Mar 21, 2026

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	T
VAN	32	40	72
NEB	39	35	74

Game Recap

Frager's layup puts Nebraska ahead and Huskers reach Sweet 16 when Tanner's heave rims out for Vandy. Tyler Tanner nearly sent Nebraska's boisterous fans home in stunned silence.

Player Stats

VANDERBILT	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
10AK Okereke	32	3-7	3-5	0-0	7	1	0	2	0	3	9
5Tyler Nickel	33	5-13	5-12	1-2	5	1	1	0	1	3	16
99Devin McGlockton	29	1-2	1-2	0-4	8	0	0	0	1	2	3
3Tyler Tanner	38	9-21	3-10	6-9	2	4	4	0	0	1	27
2Duke Miles	32	2-10	1-8	4-4	0	6	1	0	4	2	9
13Jalen Washington	14	3-3	0-0	0-0	5	0	0	1	1	2	6
7Chandler Bing	22	1-2	0-0	0-0	2	3	0	1	1	3	2

TOTAL	-	24-5841.4%	13-3735.1%	11-1957.9%	29	15	6	4	8	16	72

NEBRASKA	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	TO	PF	PTS
9Berke Buyuktuncel	27	5-6	2-2	0-1	4	1	0	0	2	12
21Pryce Sandfort	37	5-9	3-6	2-3	5	2	1	1	3	15
51Rienk Mast	34	5-10	3-6	0-0	5	4	0	0	3	13
10Jamarques Lawrence	20	4-6	0-1	1-1	1	1	2	2	4	9
1Sam Hoiberg	38	3-6	0-0	2-2	4	8	1	1	3	8
33Leo Curtis	2	1-1	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	2
5Braden Frager	28	6-11	1-3	2-3	5	1	1	3	2	15
31Cale Jacobsen	14	0-3	0-1	0-0	2	0	0	3	1	0
TOTAL	-	29-5255.8%	9-1947.4%	7-1070.0%	26	17	5	10	18	74

Play-by-Play

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1st halfVANNEB

(20:00) Start game.
(19:57) Jump Ball won by Vanderbilt.
(19:57) Jump Ball lost by Nebraska.
(19:40) Tyler Nickel misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(19:37) Rienk Mast Defensive Rebound.
+3 (19:14) Berke Buyuktuncel makes 23-foot three point jumper (Sam Hoiberg assists).
03
(18:52) Duke Miles misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(18:48) Rienk Mast Defensive Rebound.
(18:32) Nebraska Coach's Challenge (Overturned) Nebraska retains its timeout.
+2 (18:32) Jamarques Lawrence makes layup (Sam Hoiberg assists).
05
(18:32) Tyler Nickel misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(18:25) Tyler Nickel Offensive Rebound.
(18:07) Tyler Nickel bad pass turnover.
(18:07) Jamarques Lawrence Steal.
+3 (17:53) Rienk Mast makes 23-foot three point jumper.
08
+2 (17:29) Tyler Tanner makes 10-foot floating jump shot.
28
(17:10) Jamarques Lawrence misses 17-foot pullup jump shot.
(17:07) AK Okereke Defensive Rebound.
(16:53) AK Okereke misses 14-foot pullup jump shot.
(16:50) Berke Buyuktuncel Defensive Rebound.
(16:34) Rienk Mast misses 10-foot turnaround jump shot.
(16:32) AK Okereke Defensive Rebound.
(16:22) Tyler Tanner misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(16:18) Rienk Mast Defensive Rebound.
(16:11) Pryce Sandfort misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(16:09) Tyler Tanner Defensive Rebound.
(16:09) Foul on AK Okereke.
+3 (16:06) Rienk Mast makes 26-foot three point jumper (Sam Hoiberg assists).
211
(15:49) Tyler Nickel misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(15:47) Jalen Washington Offensive Rebound.
+2 (15:43) Tyler Tanner makes driving layup.
411
(15:23) Pryce Sandfort bad pass turnover.
(15:23) Tyler Nickel Steal.
(15:09) Tyler Tanner misses 14-foot floating jump shot.
(15:06) Sam Hoiberg Defensive Rebound.
+2 (14:57) Jamarques Lawrence makes layup (Rienk Mast assists).
413
(14:57) Foul on Duke Miles.
+1 (14:57) Jamarques Lawrence makes free throw 1 of 1.
414
+2 (14:37) Jalen Washington makes layup (Tyler Tanner assists).
614
(14:20) Foul on Jalen Washington.
(14:15) Foul on Jamarques Lawrence.
(14:15) Jamarques Lawrence turnover.
(13:55) Foul on Braden Frager.
+1 (13:55) Tyler Tanner makes free throw 1 of 2.
714
+1 (13:55) Tyler Tanner makes free throw 2 of 2.
814
(13:29) Cale Jacobsen bad pass turnover.
(13:00) AK Okereke misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(12:58) Pryce Sandfort Defensive Rebound.
(12:40) Cale Jacobsen misses layup.
(12:38) Tyler Tanner Defensive Rebound.
(12:26) Jalen Washington bad pass turnover.
(12:26) Pryce Sandfort Steal.
(12:19) Cale Jacobsen bad pass turnover.
(12:19) Tyler Tanner Steal.
+2 (12:16) Tyler Tanner makes 5-foot dunk.
1014
(12:06) Foul on Devin McGlockton.
(11:51) Berke Buyuktuncel misses 10-foot turnaround jump shot.
(11:48) Devin McGlockton Defensive Rebound.
(11:40) AK Okereke misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(11:36) Jamarques Lawrence Defensive Rebound.
+2 (11:25) Braden Frager makes driving layup (Pryce Sandfort assists).
1016
(11:04) Tyler Nickel misses 30-foot three point jumper.
(11:01) Cale Jacobsen Defensive Rebound.
(10:56) Jamarques Lawrence misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(10:52) Tyler Nickel Defensive Rebound.
(10:48) Foul on Berke Buyuktuncel.
(10:27) Foul on Cale Jacobsen.
(10:27) Devin McGlockton misses free throw 1 of 2.
(10:27) Vanderbilt Deadball Team Rebound.
(10:27) Devin McGlockton misses free throw 2 of 2.
(10:26) Sam Hoiberg Defensive Rebound.
+2 (10:15) Braden Frager makes layup (Sam Hoiberg assists).
1018
(9:45) Foul on Jamarques Lawrence.
+1 (9:45) Duke Miles makes free throw 1 of 2.
1118
+1 (9:45) Duke Miles makes free throw 2 of 2.
1218
(9:13) team shot clock turnover .
+3 (8:52) Tyler Tanner makes 26-foot three point jumper (Tyler Nickel assists).
1518
+3 (8:38) Rienk Mast makes 28-foot three point jumper (Sam Hoiberg assists).
1521
(8:05) Tyler Nickel misses 15-foot pullup jump shot.
(8:02) Devin McGlockton Offensive Rebound.
(8:02) Foul on Sam Hoiberg.
+2 (8:00) Jalen Washington makes 3-foot dunk (Tyler Tanner assists).
1721
(7:36) Cale Jacobsen bad pass turnover.
(7:36) Tyler Tanner Steal.
(7:14) Tyler Tanner misses 27-foot three point pullup jump shot.
(7:11) Jalen Washington Offensive Rebound.
(7:04) Duke Miles misses 9-foot pullup jump shot.
(7:01) Braden Frager Defensive Rebound.
+2 (6:45) Braden Frager makes layup (Rienk Mast assists).
1723
+2 (6:22) Jalen Washington makes 1-foot dunk (Chandler Bing assists).
1923
+2 (5:52) Berke Buyuktuncel makes layup.
1925
(5:33) Duke Miles bad pass turnover.
(5:33) Sam Hoiberg Steal.
(5:26) Rienk Mast misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(5:22) Nebraska Offensive Rebound.
+2 (5:07) Pryce Sandfort makes 11-foot turnaround jump shot.
1927
(4:45) Chandler Bing traveling turnover.
(4:37) Sam Hoiberg bad pass turnover.
(4:37) Tyler Tanner Steal.
+2 (4:33) Tyler Tanner makes 2-foot dunk.
2127
(4:21) Foul on Devin McGlockton.
+1 (4:21) Sam Hoiberg makes free throw 1 of 2.
2128
+1 (4:21) Sam Hoiberg makes free throw 2 of 2.
2129
(4:07) Tyler Tanner misses 12-foot turnaround jump shot.
(4:03) Pryce Sandfort Defensive Rebound.
+2 (3:59) Braden Frager makes driving layup.
2131
+3 (3:45) AK Okereke makes 27-foot three point jumper (Chandler Bing assists).
2431
(3:30) Braden Frager misses driving layup.
(3:30) AK Okereke Block.
(3:27) Tyler Nickel Defensive Rebound.
(3:25) Foul on Berke Buyuktuncel.
+1 (3:25) Tyler Tanner makes free throw 1 of 2.
2531
+1 (3:25) Tyler Tanner makes free throw 2 of 2.
2631
+3 (3:03) Pryce Sandfort makes 25-foot three pointer.
2634
(2:44) Foul on Rienk Mast.
+1 (2:44) Duke Miles makes free throw 1 of 2.
2734
+1 (2:44) Duke Miles makes free throw 2 of 2.
2834
(2:41) Foul on Tyler Nickel.
(2:21) Braden Frager misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(2:19) Vanderbilt Defensive Rebound.
(2:19) Foul on Rienk Mast.
+1 (2:19) Tyler Nickel makes free throw 1 of 2.
2934
(2:19) Tyler Nickel misses free throw 2 of 2.
(2:18) Braden Frager Defensive Rebound.
(2:18) Foul on Chandler Bing.
(2:18) Braden Frager misses free throw 1 of 1.
(2:17) Tyler Nickel Defensive Rebound.
(1:59) Tyler Tanner misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(1:57) Braden Frager Defensive Rebound.
+2 (1:35) Leo Curtis makes 1-foot dunk (Braden Frager assists).
2936
(1:22) Duke Miles misses 27-foot three point jumper.
(1:19) AK Okereke Offensive Rebound.
+3 (1:07) Tyler Nickel makes 27-foot three point jumper (Duke Miles assists).
3236
+3 (0:51) Pryce Sandfort makes 24-foot three pointer.
3239
(0:25) Duke Miles misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(0:21) Cale Jacobsen Defensive Rebound.
(0:00) Braden Frager misses driving layup.
(0:00) Chandler Bing Defensive Rebound.

2nd half

Team Stats

VAN

NEB

72Points74

24-58(41.4%)Field Goal(%)29-52(55.8%)

13-37(35.1%)3-Point(%)9-19(47.4%)

11-19(57.9%)Free Throw(%)7-10(70.0%)

30(11)Rebounds(Offensive)31(5)

15Assists17

6Steals5

4Blocks0

8Turnovers12

16(0)Fouls(Technical)18(0)

5Largest Lead10

Game Details

Saturday, March 21, 2026 · 9:02 PM

Paycom Center · Oklahoma City, OK

attendance: 14,887 (81.8%)

tv: TNT

spread: VAN -1.5

over/under: 146.5