No. 4 Nebraska gets its first men's NCAA tournament win in school history with victory over No. 13 Troy
Nebraska had lost each of its first eight tournament games.
Nebraska finally has an NCAA tournament win. The No. 4 Cornhuskers vanquished ghosts that have haunted the basketball program for 40 years with a 76-47 win over No.
13 Troy in the first round of the South region on Thursday. The win is Nebraska’s first in nine March Madness appearances since it first made the tournament in 1986. The Huskers made sure to leave little doubt that the ninth appearance was going to result in another first-round loss, too.
Nebraska closed the first half on a 17-6 run over the final seven minutes before halftime to take a 16-point lead. Pryce Sandfort was a big reason why. He scored 17 first-half points and was 5-of-8 from behind the arc.
Pryce Sandfort AGAIN ‼️ #MarchMadness @HuskerMBB pic. twitter. com/moWzAWPBHh — NCAA March Madness (@MarchMadnessMBB) March 19, 2026 Sandfort did that with his brother Payton in attendance after he scored the first NBA points of his career.