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Day two of the NCAA basketball tournament's round of 64 gets underway this afternoon, and we can only hope it's as instructive as day one. What did we learn on day one? Well among other things:
- You can never count on Purdue. Including and especially if you're an actual Purdue fan.
- Playing the Ivy League champion in round one is a no-win proposition. If they beat you you look bad, if you beat them you're still going to end up working for them.
- Kentucky remains capable of ruining more feel-good stories than a hack director at the Hallmark Channel.
- Tom Crean is the coach whose facial expressions best wordlessly express the sentiment "those clams may or may not have been a little past their prime. Oh dear."
Friday March 18: Round of 64
TIP (ET) | NETWORK | SITE | REGION | GAME | PLAY-BY-PLAY/ANALYST//REPORTER |
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12:15p | ![]() |
St. Louis | Midwest | (7) Dayton Flyers vs. (10) Syracuse Orange | Brian Anderson/Steve Smith//Dana Jacobson |
12:40p | ![]() |
Brooklyn | South | (2) Villanova Wildcats vs. (15) UNC-Asheville Bulldogs | Verne Lundquist/Jim Spanarkel//Allie LaForce |
1:30p | ![]() |
Oklahoma City | West | (7) Oregon State Beavers vs. 910) Virginia Commonwealth Rams | Carter Blackburn/ Mike Gminski//Jaime Maggio |
2:00p | ![]() |
Spokane | South | (4) California Golden Bears vs. (13) Hawaii Rainbow Warriors | Spero Dedes/Doug Gottlieb//Ros Gold-Onwude |
After conc. I | ![]() |
St. Louis | Midwest | (2) Michigan State Spartans vs. (15) Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders | Anderson/Smith//Jacobson |
After conc. I | ![]() |
Oklahoma City | West | (2) Oklahoma Sooners vs. (15) CS-Bakersfield Roadrunners | Blackburn/Gminski//Maggio |
After conc. I | ![]() |
Brooklyn | South | (7) Iowa Hawkeyes vs. (10) Temple Owls | Lundquist/Spanarkel//LaForce |
After conc. I | ![]() |
Spokane | South | (5) Maryland Terrapins vs. (12) South Dakota State Jackrabbits | Dedes/Gottlieb//Gold-Onwude |
6:50p | ![]() |
St. Louis | East | (7) Wisconsin Badgers vs.(10) Pittsburgh Panthers | Anderson/Smith//Jacobson |
7:10p | ![]() |
Brooklyn | East | (3) West Virginia Mountaineers vs. (14) Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks | Lundquist/Spanarkel//LaForce |
7:20p | ![]() |
Oklahoma City | West | (3) Texas A&M Aggies vs. (14) Green Bay Phoenix | Blackburn/Gminski//Maggio |
7:27p | ![]() |
Spokane | West | (1) Oregon Ducks vs. (16) Holy Cross Crusaders | Dedes/Gottlieb//Gold-Onwude |
After conc. III | ![]() |
St. Louis | East | (2) Xavier Musketeers vs. (15) Weber State Wildcats | Anderson/Smith//Jacobson |
After conc. III | ![]() |
Brooklyn | East | (6) Notre Dame Fighting Irish vs.(11) Michigan Wolverines | Lundquist/Spanarkel//LaForce |
After conc. III | ![]() |
Oklahoma City | West | (6) Texas Longhorns vs.(11) Northern Iowa Panthers | Blackburn/Gminski//Maggio |
After conc. III | ![]() |
Spokane | West | (8) Saint Josephs (PA) Hawks vs. (9) Cincinnati Bearcats | Dedes/Gottlieb//Gold-Onwude |