Huskers fall to No. 3 Oregon State in second round of NCAA Tournament

The Nebraska women’s basketball team entered the second round of the NCAA tournament on Sunday afternoon.

On Sunday afternoon, the Nebraska women’s basketball team entered the second round of the NCAA tournament. The No. 6 Huskers faced off against host No. 3 Oregon State for a chance to reach the Sweet Sixteen for the first time since 2013. However, this did not come to pass. Nebraska fell to the Beavers 61-51, ending its run and the season.

The Beavers took a 19-11 lead at the end of the first quarter and kept their cushion of a lead for the remainder of the game. The middle quarters resulted in 34 total points combined, with Nebraska outscoring Oregon State 18-16. The Huskers scored 22 points in the fourth, but the Beavers scored 26.

Jaz Shelley scored 10 points, leading Nebraska in the field as its only double-digit scorer. Alexis Markowski and Annika Stewart both scored eight points in the loss. Markowski also hauled in eight rebounds to lead the team. Oregon State meanwhile finished with three players in double-digits for scoring.

Nebraska concluded the season with a final record of 23-12, the second-best record under head coach Amy Williams.

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Texas A&M guards Wade Taylor IV, Manny Obaseki & Tyrece Radford reflect on Nebraska win in March Madness

“I feel like the circle and camaraderie that we have together plays a huge part on how we come out and perform each night, so credit them.”

Texas A&M‘s tremendous trio of guards, juniors Wade Taylor IV & Manny Obaseki, and senior Tyrece “Boots” Radford led the No. 9 Aggies to a dominant victory against No. 8 Nebraska in the first round of the NCAA Tournament on Friday night in Memphis.

Taylor tallied a game-high 25 points on 8-of-14 field goal attempts & 7-of-10 from 3-point range with 5 assists.

“It’s the consistency in our work. We work every day the same way no matter if we have a good game or a bad game,” Taylor explained. “My teammates have been phenomenal on both ends. I feel like the circle and camaraderie that we have together plays a huge part on how we come out and perform each night, so credit to them.”

Obaseki was unconscious in the final 5:20 of the first half, scoring 16 straight points to give the Aggies a 14-point halftime lead. He finished with 22 points on 8-of-17 shots, 3-of-5 from downtown & 3-of-5 from the free-throw line.

“I’m just thankful to my coaches and teammates for trusting in me,” Obaseki said. “They gave me the ball and allowed me to do my thing. I knew I had a mismatch all night and they allowed me to take advantage of that.”

Radford recorded a double-double with 20 points on 8-of-17 attempts & 3-of-5 from the charity stripe with 10 rebounds (5 offensive) and 5 assists.

“I don’t think we changed anything defensively, we just played with our HOH, hands on our head, because they have really good shooters and we just tried to prevent them from going off or getting hot,” Radford recalled. “We knew they were a good team that was going to make a couple of shots but all credit goes to the team just by staying in it.”

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Texas A&M men’s basketball team begins March Madness with win vs. Nebraska in NCAA Tournament

Manny Obaseki was unconscious in the final 5:20 of the first half, scoring 16 straight points to give the Aggies a 14-point halftime lead.

The Texas A&M men’s basketball team is moving on to the round of 32 in the NCAA Tournament.

The No. 9 Aggies (21-14) beat No. 8 Nebraska (23-11) by a final score of 98-83 in the first round of the South Region on Friday night at the FedEx Forum in Memphis. In their first March Madness appearance since 2014, the Cornhuskers (0-8) remain as the only Power Five conference program to never win an NCAA Tournament game.

The tremendous trio of guards, juniors Wade Taylor IV & Manny Obaseki, and senior Tyrece “Boots” Radford led Texas A&M to victory. Taylor tallied a game-high 25 points on 8-of-14 field goal attempts & 7-of-10 from 3-point range with 5 assists.

Obaseki was unconscious in the final 5:20 of the first half, scoring 16 straight points to give the Aggies a 14-point halftime lead. He finished with 22 points on 8-of-17 shots, 3-of-5 from downtown & 3-of-5 from the free-throw line. Radford recorded a double-double with 20 points on 8-of-17 attempts & 3-of-5 from the charity stripe with 10 rebounds (5 offensive) and 5 assists.

Texas A&M will play the winner of No. 1 Houston versus No. 16 Longwood on Sunday. The top seed Cougars narrowly defeated the Aggies 70-66 earlier this season on Dec. 16 at the Toyota Center.

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Janiah Barker & Aicha Coulibaly speak to media before Texas A&M plays Nebraska in March Madness

“I think we’re all really excited to be here. Honestly, all respect to Nebraska but we’re ready to do what we need to do… which is win.”

Prior to the Texas A&M women’s basketball team playing Nebraska in the first round of the NCAA Tournament on Friday night, senior guard Aicha Coulibaly and sophomore forward Janiah Barker spoke to the media on Thursday.

“I was super excited because this is the first time that I’ve made it to the NCAA Tournament. I’m a senior and it was just a lot of excitement, I didn’t know what to say and it feels great,” Coulibaly explained. “They called our name really fast and I was just sitting in my chair, screaming and jumping all over the place and full of emotions. It’s exciting to see how far we came this season. We had some lows, ups and downs, but we kept fighting and this is where we’re at now, it feels great.”

Barker is grateful to be competing in March Madness as an underclassman.

“First, it’s a blessing to be here,” Barker said. “It was really cool and fun to be apart of the (selection process). It was all very genuine, we had an off day and then we came in ready to work. After the selection show, we saw the coaches and they left to go scout. They came to us and told us that we have a really good chance to do this and they believe in us. I think we’re all really excited to be here.

“Honestly, all respect to Nebraska and everyone here but we’re ready to do what we need to do… which is win.”

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Texas A&M women’s basketball coach Joni Taylor previews matchup vs. Nebraska in NCAA Tournament

“They just have weapons all over the floor and it makes it hard to double because they can hit you from three,” Taylor proclaimed Thursday.

In the second of two installments of the Trev Alberts Invitational, the Texas A&M women’s basketball team faces Nebraska in the first round of the NCAA Tournament on Friday night.

The Aggies enter March Madness as the No. 11 seed in the Albany 1 Region versus the No. 6 Cornhuskers. Texas A&M is currently 19-12 overall and Nebraska enters the contest at 22-11. Aggies head coach Joni Taylor spoke to the media on Thursday to preview the matchup.

“They put five scorers on the floor,” Taylor said. “You look at their starters and four out of five make the all-tournament team in some way whether its freshman of the year, first team, all freshman team. They’re extremely talented, play with great pace and also slow you down, pound it inside. They just have weapons all over the floor and it makes it hard to double because they can hit you from three.

“They just stretch you defensively and then offensively they make it very hard as well. In my opinion from the film that I’ve watched, they are as good defensively as they are offensively and I don’t think they get enough credit for how good they are defensively.”

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What Nebraska football players are saying heading into spring ball

The Nebraska football team is preparing to enter the spring practice period and, with it, the start of the 2024 season. Head football coach Matt Rhule told the media that he’s excited about his team heading into the spring game. I’ve met amazing …

The Nebraska football team is preparing to enter the spring practice period and, with it, the start of the 2024 season. Head football coach Matt Rhule told the media that he’s excited about his team heading into the spring game.

I’ve met amazing people but I’m here for that reason and I’m looking for players that are here for that reason, that want to build something, that want to leave something. I just want to somebody be able to, like Coach Osborne, walk back into the building and have people be happy to see me. Sometimes we go out to eat, with my family and we’ll sit down and I’m like ‘man I hope we have a good season next year’ but I just believe so much in the fans and the people in the state of Nebraska that even if they’re disappointed when we lose a game or excited when we win a game, they’ve always treated myself and my family with such great dignity and respect. That was maybe just me saying ‘Hey we’re all in. My team’s all in. My coaches are all in and we’re all doing it in a way that responds to this state.

Below are more social media comments from three Nebraska players (Jahmal Banks, Jimari Butler, and Marques Buford Jr.).

PREVIEW: Texas A&M men’s basketball team faces Nebraska in first round of NCAA Tournament

In 1-of-2 installments of the Trev Alberts Invitational, the Aggies men face Nebraska in the first round of the NCAA Tournament on Friday.

In the first of two installments of the Trev Alberts Invitational, the Texas A&M men’s basketball team faces Nebraska in the first round of the NCAA Tournament on Friday.

The Aggies enter March Madness as the No. 9 seed in the South Region matched up with the No. 8 Cornhuskers. Texas A&M is currently 20-14 overall and was an even 9-9 in SEC play. Nebraska enters the contest at 23-10 overall with a 12-8 record in Big Ten action.

Whether the Aggies advance or not will largely be dependent on the performance of their starting backcourt, junior Wade Taylor IV and Tyrece “Boots” Radford. Senior forward Henry Coleman III enters the tourney with momentum as a new member of the 1,000 point club.

Whoever advances to the second round is likely going to match up with top seed Houston, who faces No. 16 Longwood in the opening round. The Cougars narrowly defeated Texas A&M 70-66 earlier this season on Dec. 16 at the Toyota Center.

The Aggies and Cornhuskers tip off from the FedEx Forum on Friday at 5:50 p.m. CST and the game will be broadcast on TNT.

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Social media reacts to Nebraska’s pro day

With the NFL draft fast approaching, the Nebraska Football team held its annual pro day on Wednesday at the Hawks Championship Center in Lincoln, Nebraska. Eleven players participated in the pre-draft workout. This was the first time these players …

With the NFL draft fast approaching, the Nebraska Football team held its annual pro day on Wednesday at the Hawks Championship Center in Lincoln, Nebraska. Eleven players participated in the pre-draft workout.

This was the first time these players worked out in front of NFL front-office staff and coaches, as the Huskers were not invited to the 2024 NFL Scouting Combine. Last season, the Cornhuskers took two players in the NFL draft: Ochaun Mathis and Trey Palmer.

The 2024 NFL draft will take place April 25-27 in Detroit, Michigan. Below is a list of social media reactions to the annual pro day.

Nebraska’s Keisei Tominaga’s backwards trick shot in practice might be the best bucket of March Madness

Don’t mind us. Just watching this on a loop.

Keisei Tominaga has unreal rage. On Thursday, he casually nailed a one-handed shot from half-court — BACKWARD.

We’re totally here for shooters with incredible range. (We made a list here on the men’s side and even here on the women’s side.) Still, Nebraska Cornhuskers guard Keisei Tominaga casually hitting ginormous shots is so darn impressive and something you must see to believe.

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Nebraska was practicing for its upcoming first-round matchup against the Texas A&M Aggies during Thursday’s practice when something magical happened. The cameras were rolling when Tominaga placed himself at half-court, turned around and heaved a one-handed shot backward. Afterward, he walked off like it was no big deal.

Don’t believe it was real? Here are some more angles in case you thought we were kidding.

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Nebraska offers three-star defenisve end Landon Bland

The Nebraska Cornhuskers became the second program to offer 2026 defensive end Landon Bland last week.

The Nebraska Cornhuskers became the second program to offer 2026 defensive end Landon Bland last week. The 6-foot-4, 220-pound edge rusher from Carthage, Missouri, reported an offer from the Huskers last Thursday. 

According to Bland’s tweet on X, he received the offer after a conversation with Nebraska’s Director of Player Personnel, Keith Williams. 

In addition to his offer from the Cornhuskers, Bland also holds an offer from Wisconsin, a Big Ten rival. Kansas State and Missouri have also shown interest in Bland but have yet to offer the rising 2026 athlete. 

The Cornhuskers currently have no commitments in the 2026 recruiting cycle but do hold a trio of commitments in the 2025 recruiting cycle, all from Nebraska natives. The Huskers have signed prospects from Missouri in each of their last two recruiting classes and in three of five since 2020.

 

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