The first wave of March Madness games have come to a close with no upsets. The first teams moving on to the second round this weekend are the Notre Dame Fighting Irish and the Virginia Cavaliers, both 5 seeds. Notre Dame squeaked out a 60-58 victory over the Princeton Tigers, who missed a three-point shot that would have put them up by one with a couple second left on the clock. Virginia overcame a 15-point deficit in the first half before taking control for the rest of the game and winning 76-71. The Cavaliers will need Isaiah Wilkins to recover fast from strep throat to avoid another bad start.
NCAA bracket 2017: Times, live TV schedule, and scores for Thursday’s games
Behold, the greatest Thursday outside of Thanksgiving.
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No. 4 Butler picked up a 12-point win over No. 13 Winthrop, 76-64, and No. 1 Gonzaga took a 20-point win over No. 16 South Dakota State, 66-46.
Games continue throughout the day, including Northwestern’s first NCAA tournament game, a showdown between Florida State and Florida Gulf Coast, and Wisconsin to face Virginia Tech. The excitement has only just begun.
If you can’t get to a TV, NCAA tournament games can be streamed via NCAA March Madness Live, CBS All-Access, or your iPhone, iPad, or Apple Watch devices.
Schedule (all times Eastern)
No. 5 Notre Dame def. No. 12 Princeton, 60-58
No. 5 Virginia def. No. 12 UNC Wilmington, 76-71
No. 4 Butler def. No. 13 Winthrop, 76-64
No. 1 Gonzaga def. No. 16 South Dakota State, 66-46
No. 4 West Virginia def. No. 13 Bucknell, 86-80
No. 4 Florida vs. No. 13 East Tennessee State, 3:10 p.m. (TruTV)
No. 5 Minnesota vs. No. 12 Middle Tennessee, 4 p.m. (TNT)
No. 8 Northwestern vs. No. 9 Vanderbilt, 4:30 p.m. (TBS)
No. 6 Maryland vs. No. 11 Xavier, 6:50 p.m. (TNT)
No. 1 Villanova vs. No. 16 Mount St. Mary’s, 7:10 p.m. (CBS)
No. 7 Saint Mary’s vs. No. 10 VCU, 7:20 p.m. (TBS)
No. 4 Purdue vs. No. 13 Vermont, 7:27 p.m. (TruTV)
No. 3 Florida State vs. No. 14 Florida Gulf Coast, 9:20 p.m. (TNT)
No. 8 Wisconsin vs. No. 9 Virginia Tech, 9:40 p.m. (CBS)
No. 2 Arizona vs. No. 15 North Dakota, 9:50 p.m. (TBS)
No. 5 Iowa State vs. No. 12 Nevada, 9:57 p.m. (TruTV)
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