Frager's last‑second dagger
Braden Frager hit a buzzer‑beating game‑winner to lift Nebraska past Vanderbilt 74–72 in a classic March Madness finish — the sequence is already viral. The highlight clip and tight finish are driving bracket chaos and social buzz into the Sweet 16. (youtube.com) (usatoday.com)
Nebraska improved to 28-6 on the season and reached the Sweet 16 for the first time in program history. (huskers.com) Braden Frager and Pryce Sandfort each finished with 15 points for the Huskers, while Rienk Mast added 13 and Berke Buyuktuncel chipped in 12. (huskers.com) Vanderbilt guard Tyler Tanner led all scorers with 27 points, including 15 in the first half, and the Commodores closed their season at 27-9. (huskers.com) Nebraska shot 56 percent from the floor and hit 9 of 19 from long range, while Vanderbilt made 13 three-pointers overall — 10 of them coming in the second half. (huskers.com) The game was played at the Paycom Center in Oklahoma City, and Nebraska will meet the winner of Sunday’s Iowa–Florida game in the South Regional Sweet 16 at Houston’s Toyota Center on March 26. (huskers.com) Nebraska entered the tournament as the No. 4 seed against No. 5 Vanderbilt. (espn.com) The Huskers’ earlier first-round victory over Troy was the program’s first NCAA Tournament win in school history. (sbnation.com)
