NCAA Tournament 2018 Second Round: Sunday tip times, TV schedule
March Madness continues into the Second Round on Saturday, March 17. Here’s everything you need to know about games, tip times and TV schedules.
First Round action at the 2018 NCAA Tournament has come to a close and across the country brackets have busted as underdogs have taken down their top seeded opponents, Cinderellas are still dancing and powerhouses are still powering along.
Of course, the biggest news coming out of the First Round is No. 16 UMBC’s resounding defeat of No. 1 Virginia. It’s the first time a 16-seed has managed to knock out a top seeded team, and what’s more is that many people had Virginia as their pick to win the entire tournament. It was also amazing to see No. 13 Buffalo knock No. 4 Arizona out of the tournament as well. You could hear the brackets shattering after this thrilling First Round.
Here’s a roundup of Day 2 action at the 2018 NCAA Tournament:
South Region
No. 1 Virginia 54, No. 16 UMBC 74
No. 8 Creighton 59, No. 9 Kansas State 69
No. 7 Nevada 87, No. 10 Texas 83
No. 2 Cincinnati 68, No. 15 Georgia State 53
West Region
No. 1 Xavier 102, No. 16 Texas Southern 83
No. 8 Missouri 54, No. 9 Florida State 67
No. 7 Texas A&M 73, No. 10 Providence 69
No. 2 North Carolina 84, No. 15 Lipscomb 66
East Region
No. 5 West Virginia 85, No. 12 Murray State 68
No. 4 Wichita State 75, No. 13 Marshall 81
No. 7 Arkansas 62, No. 10 Butler 79
No. 2 Purdue 74, No. 15 CSU Fullerton 48
Midwest Region
No. 5 Clemson 79, No. 12 New Mexico State 68
No. 4 Auburn 62, No. 13 Charleston 58
No. 6 TCU 52, No. 11 Syracuse 57
No. 3 Michigan State 82, No. 14 Bucknell 78
Complete list of games, tip times and TV schedule for Sunday, March 18:
No. 2 Purdue vs No. 10 Butler, 12:10pm ET, CBS
No. 3 Michigan State vs No. 11 Syracuse, 2:40pm ET, CBS
No. 2 North Carolina vs No. 7 Texas A&M, 5:15pm ET, CBS
No. 2 Cincinnati vs o. 7 Nevada, 6:10pm ET, TNT
No. 4 Auburn vs No. 5 Clemson, 7:10pm ET, TBS
No. 9 Kansas State vs No. 16 UMBC ,7:40pm ET, truTV
No. 1 Xavier vs No. 9 Florida State, 8:40pm ET, TNT
No. 5 West Virginia vs No. 13 Marshall, 9:40pm ET, TBS
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Sunday will bring the Second Round action of the 2018 NCAA Tournament to a close. The action continues with the Sweet Sixteen March 22-23 and the Elite Eight on March 24-25.