Nebraska Basketball's Historic NCAA Tournament Bid

0:00On March 18th, Nebraska basketball heads into the NCAA tournament with a golden chance at history. The fourth seeded corn huskers face 13th seeded Troy on Thursday at 11.40 a.m. in Oklahoma City. It's their ninth appearance, but they've never won a first round game. Coach Fred Hoyberg talked openly about the spotlight on his team Wednesday. With a strong 26 wins and six losses, they matched a program record. Hoyberg stressed blocking out distractions to focus on advancing deep into March madness. Players feel the weight but stay motivated. Leading score, price, sand for it averages 17.8 points a game and wants to turn the program around. Senior Sam Hoyberg, the coach's son, called a tournament win his lifelong dream for Nebraska. The team has dropped every previous opener from 1986 against Western Kentucky to last year's loss to Texas A&M. Key guys like Reank Mast are gearing up to change that narrative. Both squads practice Tuesday at Pay Com Center, setting the stage for an upset watch.

1:04Nebraska eyes that break through victory to silence the skeptics once and for all.