The first day of the NCAA Tournament is under wraps, and now that we know the matchups for Saturday here are the game times and television assignments for the beginning of the second round.
NCAA tournament 2018: Schedule, start times announced for Saturday’s Round 2 games
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South Region No. 11 Loyola-Chicago, who delivered the first upset of the tournament with a last-second three to beat Miami on Thursday, tries to continue their upset run on Saturday against No. 3 Tennessee in Dallas (6:10 p.m. ET, TNT).
Also in the South Region No. 5 Kentucky will try to prevent a second straight upset for No. 13 Buffalo (5:15 p.m. ET, CBS), who blew out No. 4 Arizona on Thursday to end the Pac-12’s participation in this year’s NCAA Tournament.
The eight games on Saturday will be televised by CBS, TBS and TNT, with online streaming available through NCAA March Madness Live.
Saturday NCAA Tournament schedule
all times ET
No. 1 Villanova vs. No. 9 Alabama
12:10 p.m. | East Region
TV: CBS | Announcers: Kevin Harlan, Reggie Miller, Dan Bonner, Dana Jacobson
No. 2 Duke vs. No. 7 Rhode Island
2:40 p.m. | Midwest Region
TV: CBS | Announcers: Harlan, Miller, Bonner, Jacobson
No. 5 Kentucky vs. No. 13 Buffalo
5:15 p.m. | South Region
TV: CBS | Announcers: Brian Anderson, Chris Webber, Lisa Byington
No. 3. Tennessee vs. No. 11 Loyola Chicago
6:10 p.m. | South Region
TV: TNT | Announcers: Spero Dedes, Steve Smith, Len Elmore, Ros Gold-Onwude
No. 1 Kansas vs. No. 8 Seton Hall
7:10 p.m. | Midwest Region
TV: TBS | Announcers: Brad Nessler, Steve Lavin, Evan Washburn
No. 4. Gonzaga vs. No. 5 Ohio State
7:45 p.m. | West Region
TV: CBS | Announcers: Anderson, Webber, Byington
No. 3 Texas Tech vs. No. 6 Florida
8:40 p.m. | East Region
TV: TNT | Announcers: Dedes, Smith, Elmore, Gold-Onwude
No. 3 Michigan vs. No. 6 Houston
9:40 p.m. | West Region
TV: TBS | Announcers: Nessler, Lavin, Washburn
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