Here’s how to watch Saturday’s East Region Second Round matchup between the Florida Gators and Virginia Cavaliers online.
A spot in the Sweet 16 will be on the line when the fourth-seeded Florida Gators take on the No. 5 Virginia Cavaliers in an East Region Second Round game on Saturday night in Orlando.
Virginia survived a major test from 12 seed UNC-Wilmington in Thursday’s 76-71 opening round victory. Tony Bennett has made it to at least the Sweet 16 in two of the past four NCAA Tournaments, but is still looking for his first trip to the Final Four.
RELATED: Updated 2017 NCAA Tournament Bracket
After trailing by as many as 15 points in the first half against the Seahawks, Virginia stormed back behind 24 points from star point guard London Perrantes. Marial Shayok added 23 points off the bench on 3-of-5 shooting from beyond the arc.
Saturday’s game begins at 8:40 p.m. Eastern on TNT, with full streaming details available below.
Date: Saturday, March 18
Start Time: 8:40 p.m. ET
Location: Orlando, FL
Stadium: Amway Center
TV Info: TNT
Live Stream: March Madness Live
Michael White guided Florida to a 80-65 victory over East Tennessee State in his first NCAA Tournament game as head coach of the Gators. Florida had not been in the Big Dance since 2014, when it went all the way to the Final Four.
East Tennessee State only trailed by a point at the break before Florida pulled away with a dominant offensive performance in the second half. While the Gators haven’t quite been as effective in the paint on either end of the floor since losing center John Egbunu to a torn ACL, forward Devin Robinson made up the slack against the Buccaneers with 24 points on 10-of-17 shooting from the field.
Next: All live stream info in one place
Both teams rank in the top four in Ken Pomeroy’s adjusted defensive efficiency metric, so Saturday’s game figures to be a slow-paced slugfest.