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March Madness 2018: First Four times and TV schedule for Wednesday’s TruTV broadcast

Dayton will host the play-in games for the NCAA tournament.

NCAA Basketball: NCAA Tournament-First Four Practice
NCAA Basketball: NCAA Tournament-First Four Practice
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It’s been a long journey, but the 2018 NCAA basketball tournament is finally here, and all of the action that started Tuesday night will continue Wednesday.

The opening two games between First Four teams was Tuesday, and the second round of games will be Wednesday night. These are essentially be play-in games to get into the real tournament. Two No. 16 seeds and two No. 11 teams face off on both nights with a chance to move onto the big dance, for real.

This year’s games will be played from UD Arena in Dayton. The regions the winning teams will advance into are East, West, and Midwest.

Wednesday, March 14:

No. 16 N.C. Central vs. No. 16 Texas Southern, 6:40 p.m ET

TV: TruTV

Live stream: NCAA.com

No. 11 Arizona State vs. No. 11 Syracuse, 9:10 p.m. ET

TV: TruTV

Live stream: NCAA.com

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