March Madness 2022: Final Four start time, TV channel and streaming info
By John Buhler
The Final Four in this year’s March Madness are the Duke Blue Devils, the Kansas Jayhawks, the North Carolina Tar Heels and the Villanova Wildcats.
March Madness will be decided this weekend in New Orleans, as the Final Four will be underway.
The first team to cut down the nets was Jay Wright’s Villanova Wildcats. They eked out a rock fight over the Houston Cougars to win the South. Hours later, Mike Krzyzewski’s Duke Blue Devils defeated the Arkansas Razorbacks to win the West. While these were the first two teams to earn their trip to New Orleans, they had to wait until the following day to see who they would play.
Meeting Villanova in the national semifinals is Bill Self’s Kansas Jayhawks. They obliterated the Miami Hurricanes in the second half to win the Midwest. Clinching the last spot into the Final Four was Hubert Davis’ North Carolina Tar Heels. UNC ended Saint Peter’s Cinderella story by way of an Elite Eight exit in Philadelphia. Fate would have it, the Tar Heels will have to play hated Duke again.
Here is what you need to know to be able to watch these two Final Four games on Saturday night.
What time does the Final Four start?
The first game of the Saturday night slate will be between No. 1 Kansas and No. 2 Villanova. Tipoff from Caesars Superdome in New Orleans, Louisiana will be at 6:09 p.m. ET, 5:09 p.m. CT. Shortly after that game reaches conclusion, No. 8 North Carolina will take on No. 2 Duke. Tipoff of the second Final Four game will be at 8:49 p.m. ET, 7:49 p.m. CT. TBS will carry both national telecasts.
What channel is TBS on DirecTV?
TBS is Channel 247 on DirecTV.
How to stream the Final Four
The live stream for both Final Four games can be found on Watch TBS.
The winner of Kansas vs. Villanova will face the winner of Duke vs. UNC in the title bout Monday.
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