Men's College Basketball

NCAA tournament 2017: Start times, live TV schedule for Sweet 16 on Thursday

The March Madness action continues on Thursday night with four games.

Updated Mar 23, 2017, 2:29 PM UTC

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The NCAA tournament ramps up again on Thursday night, with four games to start the Sweet 16. Let’s review who is playing for spots in the Elite Eight this weekend.

No. 3 Oregon vs. No. 7 Michigan, 7:09 p.m. ET (CBS)

First up is the No. 7 Michigan Wolverines taking on the No. 3 Oregon Ducks. Michigan continues to have a wild month of March, which began with a team plane crash while departing for the Big Ten tournament (no one was seriously injured), and most recently included knocking off the No. 2 Louisville Cardinals. Oregon got past No. 11 Rhode Island, 75-72, in the second round.

No. 1 Gonzaga vs. No. 4 West Virginia, 7:39 p.m. ET (TBS)

The next game is the No. 1 Gonzaga Bulldogs vs. the No. 4 West Virginia Mountaineers. Gonzaga held off a second-half surge by No. 8 Northwestern, who scored 53 points in the second half. The Bulldogs won, 79-73. West Virginia defeated the No. 5 Fighting Irish pretty handily, 83-71.

No. 1 Kansas vs. No. 4 Purdue, 9:39 p.m. ET (CBS)

During the 9 p.m. ET hour, we have the No. 1 Kansas Jayhawks vs. the No. 4 Purdue Boilermakers. The Jayhawks won both of their first games with ease, beating UC Davis, 100-62, and then the No. 9 Michigan State Spartans, 90-70. Purdue defeated the No. 13 Vermont Catamounts in the first round, and then the No. 5 Iowa State Cyclones, 80-76.

No. 2 Arizona vs. No. 11 Xavier, 10:09 p.m. ET, (TBS)

The final game of the night features the No. 2 Arizona Wildcats against the No. 11 Xavier Musketeers. Arizona defeated the No. 15 North Dakota Fighting Hawks and the No. 7 St. Mary’s Gaels in the first two rounds. Xavier beat a couple of higher seeds, in the No. 6 Maryland Terrapins and No. 3 Florida State Seminoles.