A complete look at how you can watch all the action of the NCAA Tournament as it gets kicked off on Thursday with second round action
Well, we have finally arrived. It’s time for March Madness and the NCAA Tournament, one of the most exciting sporting events of the entire year. This year the field is as stacked as ever with some of the best college basketball teams in the nation, and the storylines are not scarce.
Of course, while the play-in games have already been played, the real action gets kicked off on Thursday with the second round games, with 16 contests taking place to get the festivities started off. This is a day where most people suddenly come down with an illness and can’t make it into work because they want to do nothing but sit around and watch the NCAA Tournament all day.
With that said, here is a look at the TV schedule for the second round games that will be taking place on Thursday so that you can watch all of the action as it takes place live.
THURSDAY’S GAMES
AT PITTSBURGH
Midwest Region
12:15 p.m.: No. 3 Notre Dame vs. No. 14 Northeastern, CBS / Announcers: Brian Anderson, Steve Smith, Lewis Johnson
2:45 p.m.: No. 6 Butler vs. No. 11 Texas, CBS / Announcers: Anderson, Smith, Johnson
East Region
6:50 p.m.: No. 1 Villanova vs. No. 16 Lafayette, TBS / Announcers: Anderson, Smith, Johnson
9:20 p.m.: No. 8 NC State vs. No. 9 LSU, TBS / Announcers: Anderson, Smith, Johnson
AT LOUISVILLE, KY.
South Region
12:40 p.m.: No. 3 Iowa State vs. No. 14 UAB, truTV / Announcers: Verne Lundquist, Jim Spanarkel, Allie LaForce
3:10 p.m.: No. 6 SMU vs. No. 11 UCLA, truTV / Announcers: Lundquist, Spanarkel, LaForce
Midwest Region
7:10 p.m.: No. 8 Cincinnati vs. No. 9 Purdue, CBS / Announcers: Verne Lundquist, Jim Spanarkel, Allie LaForce
9:40 p.m.: No. 1 Kentucky vs. No. 16 Hampton, CBS / Announcers: Lundquist, Spanarkel, LaForce
AT JACKSONVILLE, FLA.
West Region
1:40 p.m.: No. 3 Baylor vs. No. 14 Georgia State, TBS / Announcers: Andrew Catalon, Steve Lappas, Jamie Erdahl
4:10 p.m.: No. 6 Xavier vs. No. 11 Ole Miss, TBS / Announcers: Catalon, Lappas, Erdahl
7:20 p.m.: No. 4 North Carolina vs. No. 13 Harvard, TNT / Announcers: Catalon, Lappas, Erdahl
9:50 p.m.: No. 5 Arkansas vs. No. 12 Wofford, TNT / Announcers: Catalon, Lappas, Erdahl
AT PORTLAND, ORE.
West Region
2:10 p.m.: No. 2 Arizona vs. No. 15 Texas Southern, TNT / Announcers: Kevin Harlan, Reggie Miller, Dan Bonner, Rachel Nichols
4:40 p.m.: No. 7 VCU vs. No. 10 Ohio State, TNT / Announcers: Harlan, Miller, Bonner, Nichols
South Region
7:27 p.m.: No. 5 Utah vs. No. 12 Stephen F. Austin, truTV / Announcers: Kevin Harlan, Reggie Miller, Dan Bonner, Rachel Nichols
9:57 p.m.: No. 4 Georgetown vs. No. 13 Eastern Washington, truTV / Announcers: Harlan, Miller, Bonner, Nichols
Which game are you most looking forward to? Let us know your thoughts in the comments below.
(h/t Fox Sports)
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