The first full day of action in the 2023 NCAA Tournament has come and gone with first-round games Thursday, and with 16 more games Friday you can sit back and enjoy one compelling game after another as the first round comes to a conclusion.
There are multiple conference champion vs. conference champion matchups within an hour. First it’s West Coast Conference co-champ Saint Mary’s against Atlantic 10 champ VCU at 2 p.m. ET. Then it’s Big East champ Marquette vs. America East champ Vermont at 2:45 p.m. ET.
At least one First Four team has made the second round in nine of the past 10 seasons. Will Pitt and/or Arizona State be the next? Jeff Capel’s Panthers beat Mississippi State in Tuesday’s First Four game while Bobby Hurley’s Sun Devils beat Nevada in Wednesday’s First Four game. Now Pitt is a 4.5-point underdog against Iowa State in a game scheduled to tip at 3:10 p.m. ET on Friday, and Arizona State is a 5.5-point underdog against TCU in a game scheduled to tip roughly seven hours later. So if the First-Four-to-the-Round-of-32 trend is going to continue, either the Panthers or the Sun Devils will have to pull an upset.
Meantime, John Calipari will be trying to win a game in the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 2019 when Kentucky plays Providence at 7:10 p.m. ET. Among the storylines is that Providence’s best player, Bryce Hopkins, started his college career at Kentucky. Last season, at UK, the 6-foot-7 forward averaged 2.1 points and 1.4 rebounds in 6.4 minutes per game; Calipari just couldn’t find him minutes. But Providence coach Ed Cooley committed to Hopkins early this season and is playing him 34.8 minutes per game. The result is Hopkins averaging a team-high 16.1 points and and team-high 8.5 rebounds while earning First Team All-Big East honors.
Be sure to check in often as this story will update every single time the NCAA Tournament schedule is adjusted. Games will be aired on CBS, TNT, TBS and truTV — and as always, you can watch every game in the tourney via March Madness Live of follow with our LIVE updates. 2023 NCAA Tournament schedule, dates, scores
First round
Friday, March 17
| 12:15 p.m. |
(7) Michigan State 72, (10) USC 62 — Izzo snaps whiteboard in half |
Condensed game | Highlights |
| 12:40 p.m. | (3) Xavier 72, (14) Kennesaw State 67 — Recap Greensboro Coliseum — Greensboro |
Condensed game | Highlights |
| 1:30 p.m. | (3) Baylor 74, (14) UC Santa Barbara 56 — Recap Ball Arena — Denver |
Condensed game | Highlights |
| 2 p.m. | (5) Saint Mary’s 63, (12) VCU 51 — Recap MVP Arena — Albany |
Condensed game | Highlights |
| 2:45 p.m. | (2) Marquette 78, (15) Vermont 61 — Recap Nationwide Arena — Columbus |
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| 3:10 p.m. | (11) Pittsburgh 59, (6) Iowa State 41 — Crooked rims doom ‘Clones Greensboro Coliseum — Greensboro |
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| 4 p.m. | (6) Creighton 72, (11) NC State 63 — Recap Ball Arena — Denver |
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| 4:30 p.m. | (4) UConn 87, (13) Iona 63 — Sanogo goes off in historic performance MVP Arena — Albany |
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| 6:50 p.m. | (16) Fairleigh Dickinson 63, (1) Purdue 58 — Knights make history in upset Nationwide Arena — Columbus |
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| 7:10 p.m. | (11) Kentucky 61, (6) Providence 53 — Recap Greensboro Coliseum — Greensboro |
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| 7:25 p.m. | (5) Miami 63, (12) Drake 56 — Recap MVP Arena — Albany |
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| 7:35 p.m. | (3) Gonzaga 82, (14) Grand Canyon 70 — Recap Ball Arena — Denver |
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| 9:20 p.m. | (9) FAU 66, 8) Memphis 65 — Recap Nationwide Arena — Columbus |
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| 9:40 p.m. | (3) Kansas State 77, (14) Montana State 65 — Recap Greensboro Coliseum — Greensboro |
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| 9:55 p.m. | (13) Kent State vs. (4) Indiana MVP Arena — Albany |
TBS (watch live) |
| 10:05 p.m. | (6) TCU 72, (11) Arizona State 70 — Recap Ball Arena — Denver |
(Condensed game | Highlights) |
Second round
Saturday, March 18
| 12:10 p.m. | (13) Furman vs. (5) San Diego State Amway Center — Orlando |
CBS (watch live) |
| 2:40 p.m. | (5) Duke vs. (4) Tennessee Amway Center — Orlando |
CBS (watch live) |
| 5:15 p.m. | (8) Arkansas vs. (1) Kansas Wells Fargo Arena — Des Moines |
CBS (watch live) |
| 6:10 p.m. | (15) Princeton vs. (7) Missouri Golden 1 Center — Sacramento |
TNT (watch live) |
| 7:10 p.m. | (9) Auburn vs. (1) Houston Legacy Arena — Birmingham |
TBS (watch live) |
| 7:45 p.m. | (10) Penn State vs. (2) Texas Wells Fargo Arena — Des Moines |
CBS (watch live) |
| 8:40 p.m. | (7) Northwestern vs. (2) UCLA Golden 1 Center — Sacramento |
TNT (watch live) |
| 9:40 p.m. | (8) Maryland vs. (1) Alabama Legacy Arena — Birmingham |
TBS (watch live) |
Sunday, March 19 — 12:10 p.m. start (CBS, TBS, TNT, truTV)
MVP Arena — Albany | Nationwide Arena — Columbus | Ball Arena — Denver | Greensboro Coliseum — Greensboro
Sweet 16
Thursday, March 23 — 6:30 p.m. start (CBS, TBS)
Madison Square Garden — New York | T-Mobile Arena — Las Vegas
Friday, March 24 — 6:30 p.m. start (CBS, TBS)
T-Mobile Center — Kansas City | KFC Yum! Center — Louisville
Elite Eight
Saturday, March 25 — 6:09 p.m. start (CBS, TBS)
Madison Square Garden — New York | T-Mobile Arena — Las Vegas
Tuesday, March 26 — 2:20 p.m. start (CBS, TBS)
T-Mobile Center — Kansas City | KFC Yum! Center — Louisville
Final Four
Saturday, April 1 — 6:09 p.m. start (CBS)
NRG Stadium — Houston
National Championship
Monday, April 3 — 9:20 p.m. (CBS)
NRG Stadium — Houston
NCAA Tournament scores, results
First Four
Tuesday, March 14
| 6:40 p.m. | (16) Texas A&M-CC 75, (16) SE Missouri St. 71 UD Arena — Dayton |
Recap |
| 9:10 p.m. | (11) Pitt 60, (11) Mississippi State 59 UD Arena — Dayton |
Recap |
Wednesday, March 15
| 6:40 p.m. | (16) Fairleigh Dickinson 84, (16) Texas Southern 61 UD Arena — Dayton |
Recap |
| 9:10 p.m. | (11) Arizona St. 98, (11) Nevada 73 UD Arena — Dayton |
Recap |
First round
Thursday, March 16
| 12:15 p.m. | (9) Maryland 67, (8) West Virginia 65 — Recap Legacy Arena — Birmingham |
CBS (Condensed game | Highlights) |
| 12:40 p.m. | (13) Furman 68, (4) Virginia 67 — Upset Breakdown Amway Center — Orlando |
truTV (Condensed game | Highlights) |
| 1:40 p.m. | (7) Missouri 76, (10) Utah State 65 — Recap Golden 1 Center — Sacramento |
TNT (Condensed game | Highlights) |
| 2 p.m. | (1) Kansas 96, (16) Howard 68 — Recap Wells Fargo Arena — Des Moines |
TBS (Condensed game | Highlights) |
| 2:45 p.m. | (1) Alabama 96, (16) Texas A&M-Corpus Christi 75 — Recap Legacy Arena — Birmingham |
CBS (Condensed game | Highlights) |
| 3:10 p.m. | (5) San Diego State 63, (12) Charleston 57 — Recap Amway Center — Orlando |
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| 4:10 p.m. | (15) Princeton 59, (2) Arizona 55 — Upset Breakdown Golden 1 Center — Sacramento |
TNT (Condensed game | Highlights) |
| 4:30 p.m. | (8) Arkansas 73, (9) Illinois 63 — Recap Wells Fargo Arena — Des Moines |
TBS (Condensed game | Highlights) |
| 6:50 p.m. | (9) Auburn 83, (8) Iowa 75 — Recap Legacy Arena — Birmingham |
TNT (Condensed game | Highlights) |
| 7:10 p.m. | (5) Duke 74, (12) Oral Roberts 51 — Recap Amway Center — Orlando |
CBS (Condensed game | Highlights) |
| 7:25 p.m. | (2) Texas 81, (15) Colgate 61 — Recap Wells Fargo Arena — Des Moines |
TBS (Condensed game | Highlights) |
| 7:35 p.m. | (7) Northwestern 75, (10) Boise State 67 — Recap Golden 1 Center — Sacramento |
truTV (Condensed game | Highlights) |
| 9:20 p.m. | (1) Houston 63, (16) Northern Kentucky 52 — Recap Legacy Arena — Birmingham |
TNT (Condensed game | Highlights) |
| 9:40 p.m. | (4) Tennessee 58, (13) Louisiana 55 — Recap Amway Center — Orlando |
CBS (Condensed game | Highlights) |
| 9:55 p.m. | (10) Penn State 76, (7) Texas A&M 59 — Recap Wells Fargo Arena — Des Moines |
TBS (Condensed game | Highlights) |
| 10:05 p.m. | (2) UCLA 86, (15) UNC Asheville 53 — Recap Golden 1 Center — Sacramento |
truTV (Condensed game | Highlights) |