(Oklahoma City, OK) — Nebraska will be looking for its first ever win in the men’s basketball NCAA Tournament today with a first round game against Troy. The Huskers have appeared in eight tournaments under four head coaches in their team history — the last being two seasons ago under current Head Coach Fred Hoiberg. Senior Sam Hoiberg knows the history but says the past cannot dictate what they do tonight
Iowa transfer Pryce Sandfort leads the #15 ranked and #4 seed in scoring with 17.4 ppg. He did not get the chance to play in the big dance the last two years with the Hawkeyes but hopes to make the most of his opportunity this year
Troy has four players who average in double figures — 6-7 Junior Victor Valdes and 6-8 Junior Thomas Dowd both lead the way with 14.8 ppg. Valdes gets his points inside while Dowd has hit 34 percent from three point land. The Campbell brothers — Sophomore Cooper and Junior Cobi are both outside shooters. Head Coach Fred Hoiberg is impressed with their discipline
The main storyline of the game will be that Nebraska is the only power conference team without a NCAA Tournament win. Coach Hoiberg says they are just focused on playing the game
Nebraska is 26-6, Troy is 22-11 from the Sun Belt Conference, game time is 11:40 am this morning, coverage on truTV.
