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NCAA Tournament 2017 Second Round: Saturday tip times, TV schedule

ByDavid Rouben|
March 16, 2017; Salt Lake City, UT, USA; Northwestern Wildcats fans cheer against the Vanderbilt Commodores during the second half of the first round of the NCAA tournament at Vivint Smart Home Arena. Mandatory Credit: Joe Camporeale-USA TODAY Sports
March 16, 2017; Salt Lake City, UT, USA; Northwestern Wildcats fans cheer against the Vanderbilt Commodores during the second half of the first round of the NCAA tournament at Vivint Smart Home Arena. Mandatory Credit: Joe Camporeale-USA TODAY Sports

Here are the tip-off times and TV info for every game being played on the first day of the NCAA Tournament’s Round of 32.

If there’s one thing that every basketball fan is grateful for, it’s the first two rounds of the NCAA Tournament. For four days, March Madness offers wall-to-wall coverage that starts at sunrise and ends at the crack of dawn. For anyone who follows college basketball, it’s the best four days of the year. For anyone who didn’t watch college hoops all season, there’s no better time to get into it.

This year’s NCAA Tournament has been low on upsets so far. The two lowest seeds that have advanced so far are Xavier and Middle Tennessee State, but those were two popular upset picks.

But the most dramatic game of the tournament definitely belongs to Northwestern vs. Vanderbilt. Matthew Fisher-Davis, who was having a great game, inexplicably decided to intentionally foul Bryan McIntosh. He made both free throws, and Vanderbilt missed the chance to re-take the lead. It was a massive gamble, and it didn’t pay off. As for Northwestern, they won’t care how they got their first March Madness win, just that they got it.

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Due to the nature of the beast that is March Madness, after one day is over, the schedule for the second round is already out. Or at least, the first day of the second round. Saturday has no shortage of good matchups, and because it’s the Round of 32, they’ll have more games on CBS and less on truTV.

Here are the tip times and TV schedule for all of the Saturday games:

Virginia vs. Florida is an early standout for best game of the day, as well as Villanova vs. Wisconsin. Northwestern will be rewarded for their big win by facing Gonzaga. It’s a game they’ll almost certainly lose, but a win would go down as one of the greatest upsets in tournament history, and would perpetuate the narrative that Gonzaga chokes under pressure.

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Whatever happens, fans will surely be hoping for more upsets than what we saw on Day 1.

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