Overview
- Tip-off is listed for 8:45 p.m. ET at Paycom Center in Oklahoma City, with some outlets earlier posting 7:50 and the start subject to delay after Houston–Texas A&M.
- TNT carries the broadcast with Brandon Gaudin, Chris Webber and Andy Katz on the call.
- Streaming options include DIRECTV and Sling, and radio coverage is available on SiriusXM channel 202.
- USA TODAY reporters largely picked Vanderbilt, and opening odds listed the Commodores around -1.5 with a -120 moneyline.
- Nebraska enters after its first NCAA Tournament win over Troy, while Vanderbilt is chasing its first Sweet 16 appearance since 2007.