March Madness Day 1
March Madness kicked off with electric first‑round games — Duke vs. Siena and Nebraska vs. Troy produced highlight reels and bracket drama on Day 1 ( ). Full-game highlight packages and live reaction streams are already up for fans scouting under-the-radar teams and Cinderella potential (youtube.com).
No. 1 overall seed Duke rallied from a 13-point deficit and a 43-32 halftime hole to beat 16-seed Siena 71-65 on March 19, 2026 in Greenville, S.C. (espn.com ) Cameron Boozer posted 22 points and 13 rebounds for Duke while Siena’s Gavin Doty scored 21 and had the go‑ahead 3 that made it 61-56 with 7:53 left before Duke’s 11-0 run; Duke advances to face TCU in the second round. (espn.com ) No. 4 seed Nebraska routed No. 13 Troy 76-47 on March 19, 2026 at the Paycom Center in Oklahoma City, handing the program its first NCAA Tournament victory after an 0-8 tournament history. (espn.com ) Pryce Sandfort led Nebraska with 23 points and seven 3-pointers, Braden Frager and Jamarques Lawrence added 13 apiece, and Nebraska will meet No. 5 seed Vanderbilt in the second round. (espn.com ) The result preserved the rarity of a 16-over-1 upset—1-seeds entered the week with a 158-2 all-time record versus 16s—after Duke narrowly avoided joining the two historic exceptions. (espn.com ) Major highlight packages from Thursday’s games were posted to social channels within hours, including House of Highlights’ Nebraska full-game highlights and the NCAA March Madness channel’s extended Duke highlights on YouTube. (youtube.com ) (youtube.com )
