How the Cornhuskers can advance to the Sweet 16: Nebraska has already made history by winning the first NCAA tournament game in school history. Now it can add to that feat with another victory and its first Sweet 16 appearance. How? Its defense has the ability to force Vanderbilt star Tyler Tanner into difficult shots. He was just 2-for-6 against McNeese in the first half Thursday, struggling against its relentless pressure. Nebraska is bigger and better (top 10 defense nationally) than McNeese, and the Cornhuskers have put the same defensive clamps on elite teams in Big Ten play. Against everyone else, they've been ferocious. But they did hold Troy to just 47 points (77 points per 100 possessions) -- the best defense we've seen in the opening round through the first half of Thursday. Combine that with Pryce Sandfort, Rienk Mast and Sam Hoiberg all hitting big shots in the first round, and Nebraska might be on its way to the Sweet 16 for the first time. -- Myron Medcalf
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