Vanderbilt gets late tip for Saturday game vs. Nebraska

OKLAHOMA CITY, OKLAHOMA - MARCH 19: Tyler Tanner #3 of the Vanderbilt Commodores dribbles the ball against the McNeese Cowboys during the second half in the first round of the 2026 NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament at Paycom Center on March 19, 2026 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. (Photo by Stacy Revere/Getty Images) | Getty Images Vanderbilt advanced to the second round of the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 2012, and per CBS Sports’s Matt Norlander, the Commodores’ second-round game against Nebraska will tip off late on Saturday: Matt Norlander (@MattNorlander) on X After landing in the afternoon window for the first round, things flip for the second round: the two evening winners in Oklahoma City on Thursday (Texas A&M and Houston) will tip off at 5:10 PM CT, and the second game between Vanderbilt and Nebraska will be roughly 30 minutes after that one ends — approximately 7:45 PM if everything goes to plan. Both games from Oklahoma City will be broadcast on TNT.

Nebraska blasted Troy 76-47 on Thursday for its first NCAA Tournament win. In spite of being the lower-seeded team, FanDuel’s early odds have Vanderbilt as a 3. 5-point favorite over the Cornhuskers.