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The brackets aren’t completely busted yet, but we witnessed plenty of chaotic basketball games on Thursday.
While Gonzaga easily pushed past Fairleigh Dickinson, other teams, such as Auburn, decided for the more stressful way to finish a basketball game, by barely hanging on to the last thread.
Not too many big upsets though. Sure, Ja Morant and Murray State did the customary No. 12 seed upset, but also, Ja Morant is beyond human. Florida took an 18 point lead on Nevada and cling for victory there.
Perhaps today, we will see a few more upsets take place. UC Irvine is a hot pick and Oregon looked strong during the Pac 12 tournament, for whatever worth you want to place there.
Plenty of more action as always to take in today. Here is the day’s schedules, channels, and commenter pairings. As always, the games can be streamed online at NCAA’s March Madness Live.
Friday’s Schedule
| Game | Day | Location | Time (ET) | TV | Commentators |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Game | Day | Location | Time (ET) | TV | Commentators |
| Cincinnati vs. Iowa | Friday | Columbus I | 12:15 p.m. | CBS | Brian Anderson / Chris Webber // Allie LaForce |
| Ole Miss vs. Oklahoma | Friday | Columbia I | 12:40 p.m. | truTV | Jim Nantz / Bill Ratery / Grant Hill // Tracy Wolfson |
| Texas Tech vs. Northern Kentucky | Friday | Tulsa I | 1:30 p.m. | TNT | Brad Nessler / Steve Lavin / Jim Jackson // Evan Washburn |
| Kansas State vs. UC Irvine | Friday | San Jose I | 2 p.m. | TBS | Spero Dedes / Len Elmore / Steve Smith // Ros Gold-Onwude |
| Tennessee vs. Colgate | Friday | Columbus II | After conc. 1 | CBS | Brian Anderson / Chris Webber // Allie LaForce |
| Virgina vs. Gardner-Webb | Friday | Columbia II | After conc. 1 | truTV | Jim Nantz / Bill Ratery / Grant Hill // Tracy Wolfson |
| Buffalo vs. St. John's OR Arizona State | Friday | Tulsa II | After conc. 1 | TNT | Brad Nessler / Steve Lavin / Jim Jackson // Evan Washburn |
| Wisconsin vs. Oregon | Friday | San Jose II | After conc. 1 | TBS | Spero Dedes / Len Elmore / Steve Smith // Ros Gold-Onwude |
| Utah State vs. Washington | Friday | Columbus III | 6:50 p.m. | TNT | Brian Anderson / Chris Webber // Allie LaForce |
| Duke vs. NC Central OR North Dakota State | Friday | Columbia III | 7:10 p.m. | CBS | Jim Nantz / Bill Ratery / Grant Hill // Tracy Wolfson |
| Houston vs. Georgia State | Friday | Tulsa III | 7:20 p.m. | TBS | Brad Nessler / Steve Lavin / Jim Jackson // Evan Washburn |
| Mississippi State vs. Liberty | Friday | San Jose III | 7:27 p.m. | truTV | Spero Dedes / Len Elmore / Steve Smith // Ros Gold-Onwude |
| North Carolina vs. Iona | Friday | Columbus IV | After conc. III | TNT | Brian Anderson / Chris Webber // Allie LaForce |
| VCU vs. UCF | Friday | Columbia IV | After conc. III | CBS | Jim Nantz / Bill Ratery / Grant Hill // Tracy Wolfson |
| Iowa State vs. Ohio State | Friday | Tulsa IV | After conc. III | TBS | Brad Nessler / Steve Lavin / Jim Jackson // Evan Washburn |
| Virginia Tech vs. Saint Louis | Friday | San Jose IV | After conc. III | truTV | Spero Dedes / Len Elmore / Steve Smith // Ros Gold-Onwude |