The fourth-seeded Nebraska Cornhuskers beat the 13th-seeded Troy Trojans 76-47 on March 19, 2026, in the first round of the NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament at Paycom Center in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.[1][2]
The win marked the first NCAA tournament victory in Nebraska program history after nine prior first-round losses dating to 1986.[3][4]
Pryce Sandfort scored a game-high 23 points for Nebraska, including 17 in the first half on 5-of-8 three-point shooting. Jamarques Lawrence added 13 points on 4-of-8 shooting, while reserve Braden Frager also had 13 points.[1][2]
Troy shot 28% from the field (13-for-46) and 29% from three-point range (8-for-28).[1][2]
Nebraska (27-6) entered the tournament after losing to Purdue in the Big Ten Conference tournament quarterfinals as the No. 2 seed against the No. 7 seed Boilermakers.[1][2]
The Cornhuskers' previous NCAA appearance was in 2014, a 74-60 first-round loss to sixth-seeded Baylor.[3][5] They participated in the 2024 NIT, losing 87-74 to Texas A&M in the first round.[6]
Nebraska advances to the second round to face Vanderbilt, which defeated McNeese State.[1][2]
Sources
- NCAA, "Men's Basketball Championship - 2026 First Round: Nebraska vs. Troy boxscore/match center", March 19, 2026, https://www.ncaa.com/game/mbkb/2026/6173/m1/nebraska-vs-troy
- Fox News Digital, "Nebraska Cornhuskers make history with first NCAA Tournament win over Troy Trojans", Scott Thompson, March 20, 2026, https://www.foxnews.com/sports/nebraska-cornhuskers-troy-trojans-ncaa-tournament-2026
- Wikipedia, "Nebraska Cornhuskers men's basketball", accessed March 20, 2026, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nebraska_Cornhuskers_men%27s_basketball
- NCAA, "Division I Men's Basketball Tournament History", accessed March 20, 2026, https://www.ncaa.com/history/basketball-men/d1
- ESPN, "Baylor 74, Nebraska 60 - 2014 NCAA Tournament First Round boxscore", March 21, 2014, https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/boxscore/_/gameId/400526650
- ESPN, "Texas A&M 87, Nebraska 74 - 2024 NIT First Round boxscore", March 20, 2024, https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/boxscore/_/gameId/401580406
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