Thanks to Nebraska basketball fans for bringing March Madness to OKC | Mussatto
Nebraska fans ran Oklahoma City dry. And that was before their Huskers, in epic fashion, beat Vanderbilt 74-72 on Saturday night.
Nebraska fans ran Oklahoma City dry. And that was before their Huskers , in epic fashion, beat Vanderbilt 74-72 on Saturday night to advance to the first Sweet 16 in program history. After that, city officials could’ve filled the length of the Bricktown Canal with Busch Light and it still wouldn’t have been enough.
Not nearly enough to satisfy the horde of Huskers who descended here hoping to see history. Nebraska fans waited decades to see an NCAA Tournament win. And then they witnessed two of them over a magical three-day stretch in Oklahoma City — now forever a holy city for the Big Red faithful.
“Unbelievable game,” Nebraska sharpshooter Pryce Sandfort said. More: Nebraska basketball ends March Madness drought with rout of Troy And how lucky were we to host it? Ten months ago, the Thunder beat the Pacers in Game 7 of the NBA Finals.
At the time, it would’ve been preposterous to even suggest that any environment could match the raucous jubilee of Thunder fans that night. To which Nebraska fans, if there had been any beer left, would’ve told Thunder fans to hold theirs. Paycom Center rumbled in a way that, up until Saturday, had only been reserved for Thunder playoff games.