No. 8 seed, South Region
Opponent, time, TV: Texas A&M, 6:50, TNT
Team in 16 words: Thanks to a steady dose of defense and 3-pointers, the perennial doormats have second weekend appeal.
Record: 23-10 (12-8 Big Ten)
Coach: Fred Hoiberg (4-4 in NCAA Tournament)
Player to watch: Keisei Tominaga (second-team All-Big Ten)
Numbers:
BetMGM title odds: +15000
Sweet 16 projected chance: 12.4 percent
Final Four projected chance: 2.6 percent
Strengths: The Cornhuskers have placed opponents in a sleeper hold over the past several weeks. Over their final 10 regular-season games, they ranked top five nationally in effective field-goal percentage defense, conceding only 44.8 percent from two and 29 percent from three. Stifling. On the scoring side, Fred Hoiberg’s
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