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March Madness live stream 2018: How to watch Friday’s NCAA tournament games online

NCAA Basketball: Big East Conference Tournament Championship-Villanova vs Providence
NCAA Basketball: Big East Conference Tournament Championship-Villanova vs Providence
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The second day of the 2018 NCAA Tournament gets underway Friday with 16 games in four different cities as the bracket is trimmed from 48 to 32 teams.

The games begin at 12:15 p.m. ET on Friday with the last game scheduled for approximately 9:57 p.m., so strap in and get ready for a long day of hoops. The games will be televised by CBS, TNT, TBS and truTV and online streaming is available through NCAA March Madness Live.

The action gets underway first with a West Region matchup in Charlotte featuring No. 7 Texas A&M facing No. 10 Providence. a The Aggies were bumped off in the first round of the SEC Tournament while the Friars rode a stretch of three straight overtime games in the Big East Tournament, falling in the final to No. 1 seed Villanova.

Here are the full list of games for Friday (all times ET):

No. 7 Texas A&M vs. No. 10 Providence

Region: West
Location: Spectrum Center, Charlotte, NC
Time: 12:15 p.m.
Channel: CBS
Streaming: NCAA March Madness Live

No. 2 Purdue vs. No. 15 Cal State Fullerton

Region: East
Location: Little Caesars Arena, Detroit, MI
Time: 12:40 p.m.
Channel: truTV
Streaming: NCAA March Madness Live

No. 4 Wichita State vs. No. 13 Marshall

Region: East
Location: Viejas Arena, San Diego, CA
Time: 1:30 p.m.
Channel: TNT
Streaming: NCAA March Madness Live

No. 2 Cincinnati vs. No. 15 Georgia State

Region: South
Location: Bridgestone Arena, Nashville, TN
Time: 2 p.m.
Channel: TBS
Streaming: NCAA March Madness Live

No. 2 North Carolina vs. No. 15 Lipscomb

Region: West
Location: Spectrum Center, Charlotte, NC
Time: 2:45 p.m.*
Channel: CBS
Streaming: NCAA March Madness Live

No. 7 Arkansas vs. No. 10 Butler

Region: East
Location: Little Caesars Arena, Detroit, MI
Time: 3:10 p.m.*
Channel: truTV
Streaming: NCAA March Madness Live

No. 5 West Virginia vs. No. 12 Murray State

Region: East
Location: Viejas Arena, San Diego, CA
Time: 4 p.m.*
Channel: TNT
Streaming: NCAA March Madness Live

No. 7 Nevada vs. No. 10 Texas

Region: South
Location: Bridgestone Arena, Nashville, TN
Time: 4:30 p.m.*
Channel: TBS
Streaming: NCAA March Madness Live

No. 8 Creighton vs. No. 9 Kansas State

Region: South
Location: Spectrum Center, Charlotte, NC
Time: 6:50 p.m.
Channel: TNT
Streaming: NCAA March Madness Live

No. 3 Michigan State vs. No. 14 Bucknell

Region: Midwest
Location: Little Caesars Arena, Detroit, MI
Time: 7:10 p.m.
Channel: CBS
Streaming: NCAA March Madness Live

No. 1 Xavier vs. No. 16 Texas Southern

Region: West
Location: Bridgestone Arena, Nashville, TN
Time: 7:20 p.m.
Channel: TBS
Streaming: NCAA March Madness Live

No. 4 Auburn vs. No. 13 Charleston

Region: Midwest
Location: Viejas Arena, San Diego, CA
Time: 7:27 p.m.
Channel: truTV
Streaming: NCAA March Madness Live

No. 1 Virginia vs. No. 16 UMBC

Region: South
Location: Spectrum Center, Charlotte, NC
Time: 9:20 p.m.*
Channel: TNT
Streaming: NCAA March Madness Live

No. 6 TCU vs. No. 11 Syracuse

Region: Midwest
Location: Little Caesars Arena, Detroit, MI
Time: 9:40 p.m.*
Channel: CBS
Streaming: NCAA March Madness Live

No. 8 Missouri vs. No. 9 Florida State

Region: West
Location: Bridgestone Arena, Nashville, TN
Time: 9:50 p.m.*
Channel: TBS
Streaming: NCAA March Madness Live

No. 5 Clemson vs. No. 12 New Mexico State

Region: Midwest
Location: Viejas Arena, San Diego, CA
Time: 9:57 p.m.*
Channel: truTV
Streaming: NCAA March Madness Live

*times are approximate

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