Date: Saturday, March 21st, 2026

Tipoff: 7:45 p.m. (central)

Location: Paycom Center (Oklahoma City, Okla.)

TV/Online:

Saturday’s game will be broadcast on TNT with Brandon Gaudin, Chris Webber and Andy Katz on the call. The game will be available online at NCAA March Madness Live and on HBO Max.

Radio:

Saturday’s game will be carried on the Huskers Radio Network with Kent Pavelka and Jeff Smith on the call, including KLIN (1400 AM) in Lincoln, KCRO (660 AM) and KIBM (1490 AM) in Omaha and KRVN (880 AM) in Lexington. NCAA Tournament games will not be available on Huskers.com or the Huskers app. 

Jarek’s pre-tipoff thoughts:

Well, the pressure of winning of a tournament game is now gone. Time to see the free-flowing Huskers we have seen all season long. If the Huskers play like they did against Troy, we will have a really decent shot at winning. Vanderbilt will cause many problems, not least of which include a star guard and decent rebounding. See the two matchups against Purdue for proof. The Huskers will definitely have their hands full on this one.

Since we have officially reached unchartered territory, I’m honestly not sure what to think here. I know what my brain wants, but my heart feels slightly conflicted as to our chances. If the Commodores control the boards, we are in deep doo-doo. If the Huskers play a full 40 minutes like they do in second halves of games, we shouldn’t have many issues. This one is basically a coin flip, and I hope it comes up red. Score Prediction: Nebraska 79 Vanderbilt 77