Here’s how to watch Thursday NCAA Tournament First Round game between the fourth-seeded West Virginia Mountaineers and No. 13 Bucknell Bison online.
The No. 4 West Virginia Mountaineers will hope to avoid a second straight early NCAA Tournament exit in their West Region opener against the 13 seed Bucknell Bison on Thursday in Buffalo.
West Virginia enjoyed another terrific regular season with a 26-8 record and second place finish in a deep Big 12 to earn a third straight trip to the Big Dance. Advanced metrics love the Mountaineers’ chances of a deep tournament run, and they backed that up with wins over Kansas and Baylor in conference play, in addition to reaching the Big 12 Championship Game against Iowa State.
Just like in previous years under Bob Huggins, West Virginia runs a brutal press that forces the highest rate of opponent turnovers in the nation, and makes up for a lack of shooting by dominating the offensive glass. There are no true stars on this roster, but West Virginia goes 12 players deep at times and has a number of defensive stalwarts like guard Jevon Carter.
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Thursday’s game begins at 2:45 p.m. ET on CBS, with full streaming details available below.
Date: Thursday, March 16
Start Time: 2:45 p.m. ET
Location: Buffalo, NY
Stadium: First Niagara Center
TV Info: CBS
Live Stream: March Madness Live, Fubo TV
Bucknell is headed to its first NCAA Tournament since 2013 following a 26-8 season and Patriot League Tournament Championship. The Bison won six straight to close the year, capped off by an 81-65 title game victory over Lehigh, and also own a road win over Vanderbilt.
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Center Nana Foulland won the Patriot League Player of the Year Award by averaging close to 15 points on per game on 62.8 percent shooting from the field, in addition to 7.8 rebounds and 2.1 blocks per contest. The Bison rank 24th in the nation overall in field goal percentage and dominated the Patriot League in just about any statistic, although West Virginia is a different level of challenge entirely.