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HUSKER HISTORY! Nebraska men's basketball wins first-ever NCAA Tournament game, beats Troy 76-47

Pryce Sandfort scored 17 of his game-high 23 points in the first half of the Huskers' dominating victory.
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OKLAHOMA CITY, O.K. (KMTV) — The Nebraska men's basketball team made history Thursday in Oklahoma City.

The Huskers won the program's first NCAA Tournament game, beating Troy 76-47.

Pryce Sandfort went on a tear, scoring a game-high 23 points, 17 of which came in the first half. He went 7-for-12 from three-point range.

Jamarques Lawrence had 13 points and Rienk Mast had 11, plus six rebounds and seven assists.

Nebraska will play the winner of McNeese vs. Vanderbilt on Saturday.