The 2018 NCAA tournament is finally here, and the biggest action gets going Thursday afternoon and lasts all day. This marks the first day of Second Round action — technically the first round is the First Four play-in games that take place Tuesday and Wednesday.
March Madness live stream 2018: How to watch Thursday’s NCAA tournament games online
A number of good games are on the Thursday slate.
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Every game will be relentlessly broadcast and live streamed on TruTV, TNT, TBS, and CBS, with CBS carrying the network coverage for the Final Four. TruTV is in its eighth year of broadcast rights, having first aired tournament games for the 2011 Big Dance. Every tournament game will be streamed online at March Madness Live.
Thursday’s action will feature some intriguing matchups, including No. 7 Rhode Island vs. No. 10 Oklahoma, No. 8 Virginia Tech vs. No. 9 Alabama, and No. 6 Miami vs. No. 11 Loyola-Chicago. Some of these games could be upsets too, so don’t sleep on any of these games, folks!
All times are ET.
No. Oklahoma vs. No. 7 Rhode Island, 12:15 p.m.
TV: CBS
Live stream: NCAA.com
No. 14 Wright State vs. No. 3 Tennessee, 12:40 p.m.
TV: TruTV
Live stream: NCAA.com
No. 13 UNCG vs. No. 4 Gonzaga, 1:30 p.m.
TV: TNT
Live stream: NCAA.com
No. 16 Penn vs. No. 1 Kansas, 2 p.m.
TV: TBS
Live stream: NCAA.com
No. 15 Iona vs. No 2 Duke, 2:45 p.m.
TV: CBS
Live stream: NCAA.com
No. 11 Loyola-Chicago vs. No. 6 Miami (Fla.), 3:10 p.m.
TV: TruTV
Live stream: NCAA.com
No. 12 South Dakota State vs. No. 5 Ohio State, 4 p.m.
TV: TNT
Live stream: NCAA.com
No. 9 NC State vs. No. 8 Seton Hall, 4:30 p.m.
TV: TBS
Live stream: NCAA.com
No. 16 LIU-Brooklyn/Radford vs. No. 1 Villanova, 6:50 p.m.
TV: TNT
Live stream: NCAA.com
No. 12 Davidson vs. No. 5 Kentucky, 7:10 p.m.
TV: CBS
Live stream: NCAA.com
No. 11 San Diego State vs. No. 6 Houston, 7:20 p.m.
TV: TBS
Live stream: NCAA.com
No. 14 Stephen F. Austin vs. No. 3 Texas Tech, 7:27 p.m.
TV: TruTV
Live stream: NCAA.com
No. 9 Alabama vs. No. 8 Virginia Tech, 9:20 p.m.
TV: TNT
Live stream: NCAA.com
No. 13 Buffalo vs. No. 4 Arizona, 9:40 p.m.
TV: CBS
Live stream: NCAA.com
No. 14 Montana vs. No. 3 Michigan, 9:50 p.m.
TV: TBS
Live stream: NCAA.com
No. 11 St. Bonaventure/UCLA vs. No. 6 Florida, 9:57 p.m.,
TV: TruTV
Live stream: NCAA.com
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