How to Watch NCAA Tournament First Round Games Online and on TV on March 16
Thursday’s NCAA Tournament First Round schedule features 11 games.
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How to Watch First Round Games on March 16
No. 9 West Virginia Mountaineers vs No. 8 Maryland Terrapins
Watch to see the No. 9 seed West Virginia Mountaineers (19-14) and the No. 8 seed Maryland Terrapins (21-12) meet on Thursday at 12:15 PM in the first round of the NCAA Tournament. The matchup airs on CBS.
- TV Channel: CBS
- Live Stream: fuboTV (Watch for free)
No. 13 Furman Paladins vs No. 4 Virginia Cavaliers
Furman takes on Virginia at 12:40 PM ET on Thursday at Amway Center in Orlando, Florida.
- TV Channel: truTV
- Watch college basketball on ESPN+
No. 10 Utah State Aggies vs No. 7 Missouri Tigers
Utah State will play Missouri at 1:40 PM ET on Thursday at Golden 1 Center in Sacramento, California.
- TV Channel: TNT
- Watch college basketball games on ESPN+
No. 16 Howard Bison vs No. 1 Kansas Jayhawks
Howard will take on Kansas at 2:00 PM ET on Thursday at Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines, Iowa.
- TV Channel: TBS
- Watch college basketball on ESPN+
No. 12 Charleston (SC) Cougars vs No. 5 San Diego State Aztecs
Charleston (SC) squares off against San Diego State at 3:10 PM ET on Thursday at Amway Center in Orlando, Florida.
- TV Channel: truTV
- Watch college basketball on ESPN+
No. 15 Princeton Tigers vs No. 2 Arizona Wildcats
Princeton will match up with Arizona at 4:10 PM ET on Thursday at Golden 1 Center in Sacramento, California.
- TV Channel: TNT
- Stream college basketball on ESPN+
No. 9 Illinois Fighting Illini vs No. 8 Arkansas Razorbacks
Illinois will take the court against Arkansas at 4:30 PM ET on Thursday at Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines, Iowa.
- TV Channel: TBS
- Stream college basketball games on ESPN+
No. 9 Auburn Tigers vs No. 8 Iowa Hawkeyes
Auburn will meet Iowa at 6:50 PM ET on Thursday at Legacy Arena at BJCC in Birmingham, Alabama.
- TV Channel: TNT
- Watch college basketball games on ESPN+
No. 12 Oral Roberts Golden Eagles vs No. 5 Duke Blue Devils
The No. 5 seed Duke Blue Devils (26-8) will try to defeat the No. 12 seed Oral Roberts Golden Eagles (30-4) in the first round of the NCAA Tournament on Thursday at Amway Center. Watch this contest at 7:10 PM on CBS.
- TV Channel: CBS
- Live Stream: fuboTV (Watch for free)
No. 15 Colgate Raiders vs No. 2 Texas Longhorns
Colgate will play Texas at 7:25 PM ET on Thursday at Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines, Iowa.
- TV Channel: TBS
- Stream college basketball on ESPN+
No. 10 Boise State Broncos vs No. 7 Northwestern Wildcats
Boise State plays Northwestern at 7:35 PM ET on Thursday at Golden 1 Center in Sacramento, California.
- TV Channel: truTV
- Stream college basketball on ESPN+
No. 16 Northern Kentucky Norse vs No. 1 Houston Cougars
Northern Kentucky will square off against Houston at 9:20 PM ET on Friday at Legacy Arena at BJCC in Birmingham, Alabama.
- TV Channel: TNT
- Watch college basketball games on ESPN+
No. 13 Louisiana Ragin’ Cajuns vs No. 4 Tennessee Volunteers
Louisiana squares off against Tennessee at 9:40 PM ET on Friday at Amway Center in Orlando, Florida.
- TV Channel: CBS
- Live Stream: fuboTV (Watch for free)
No. 10 Penn State Nittany Lions vs No. 7 Texas A&M Aggies
Penn State matches up with Texas A&M at 9:55 PM ET on Friday at Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines, Iowa.
- TV Channel: TBS
- Watch college basketball on ESPN+
No. 15 UNC Asheville Bulldogs vs No. 2 UCLA Bruins
UNC Asheville takes on UCLA at 10:05 PM ET on Friday at Golden 1 Center in Sacramento, California.
- TV Channel: truTV
- Stream college basketball on ESPN+
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