Yesterday was the second day of March Madness. The last two First Four games were played yesterday. #16 Grambling played #16 Montana State. #10 Colorado played #10 Boise State. The First Round of March Madness starts Today. There are sixteen games scheduled for today. It all starts at 9:15 am PST. #9 Michigan State will play #8 Mississippi State. #11 Duquesne will play #6 BYU. #14 Akron will play #3 Creighton. #15 Long Beach will play #2 Arizona. #16 Wagner will play #1 North Carolina. #14 Morehead State will play #3 Illinois. #11 Oregon will play #6 South Carolina. #10 Nevada will play #7 Dayton. #10 Colorado State will play #7 Texas. #14 Oakland will play #3 Kentucky. #12 McNeese will play #5 Gonzaga. #15 South Dakota State will play #2 Iowa State. #15 Saint Peter’s will play #2 Tennessee. #11 NC State will play #6 Texas Tech. #13 Samford will play #4 Kansas. #10 Drake will play #7 Washington State.
Montana State had a nine point lead at halftime. The score was 62-61 with around five minutes left in the second half. The score was tied up at 70-70 with around a minute to go. Grambling tied the game 72-72 with 34 seconds left in the second half. The game went into overtime. With around a minute left in overtime Grambling had the lead 82-78. With around 15 seconds left in overtime the score was 86-81. The final score was 88-81 Grambling. #16 Grambling have advanced and will play #1 Purdue.
Colorado had a two point lead at halftime. Boise State had a two point lead with around five minutes to go. It was a three point game with 36 seconds to go. In those last 36 seconds Colorado was able to get a seven point lead. The final score was 60-53 Colorado. Boise State fell apart in the last minute of the game. Colorado got up and Boise couldn’t catch up. #10 Colorado advances and will play #7 Florida.
#9 Michigan Sate vs #8 Mississippi State. This is the first game of the First Round. Michigan State have a record of 19-14-14 including going 10-10 in conference games. Michigan State is from the Big Ten Conference. They lost in the quarterfinals the Big Ten Tournament. Michigan State are one of six Big Ten teams in March Madness. This is Michigan State’s 37th appearance in March Madness. Their last appearance in the tournament was in 2023. Mississippi State have a record of 21-13 including going 8-10 in conference play. Mississippi State is from the Southeastern Conference. They lost in the semifinals of the Southeastern Conference Tournament. Mississippi State are one of eight Southeastern Conference teams in March Madness. This is Mississippi State’s 13th March Madness appearance. Their last appearance was in 2023. Mississippi State is favored to win. The Winner will advance to the Second Round and play #1 North Carolina or #16 Wagner.
Thursday, March 21st, 2024 | 9:15 AM PST | Spectrum Center – Charlotte, NC | Live on NBC
#11 Duquesne vs #6 BYU. Duquesne has a record of 24-11 including going 10-8 in conference games. Duquesne is from the Atlantic 10 Conference. They won the the A-10 Tournament. Duquesne are one of two A-10 teams in March Madness. This is Duquesne’s sixth appearance in March Madness. Their last appearance in the tournament was in 1977. BYU are ranked twenty one in the country. BYU has a record of 23-10 including going 10-8 in conference play. BYU is from the Big 12 Conference. They lost in the quarterfinals of the Big 12 Tournament. BYU are one of eight big 12 teams in March Madness. This is BYU’s 31st March Madness appearance. Their last appearance was in 2021. BYU is favored to win. The winner will advance to the Second Round and play #3 Illinois or #14 Morehead State.
Thursday, March 21st, 2024 | 9:40 AM PST | CHI Health Center – Omaha, NE | Live on truTV
#14 Akron vs #3 Creighton. Akron has a record of 24-10 including going 13-5 in conference games. Akron is from the Mid-American Conference. They won the MAC Tournament. Akron are the only MAC team in March Madness. This is Akron’s 6th appearance in March Madness. Their last appearance in the tournament was in 2022. Creighton are ranked 11th in the country. Creighton has a record of 23-9 including going 14-6 in conference play. Creighton is from the Big East Conference. They lost in the quarterfinals of the Big East Tournament. Creighton are one of three Big East teams in March Madness. This is Creighton’s 25th March Madness appearance. Their last appearance was in 2023. Creighton is favored to win. The Winner will advance to the Second Round and play #6 South Carolina or #11 Oregon.
Thursday, March 21st, 2024 | 10:30 AM PST | PPG Paints Arena – Pittsburgh, PA | Live on TNT
#15 Long Beach State vs #2 Arizona. Long Beach State has a record of 21-14 including going 10-10 in conference games. Long Beach State is from the Big West Conference. They won the Big West Conference Tournament. Long Beach State are the only Big West team in March Madness. This is Long Beach State’s 10th appearance in March Madness. Their last appearance in the tournament was in 2012. Arizona are ranked ninth in the country. Arizona has a record of 25-8 including going 15-5 in conference play. Arizona is from the Pac-12 Conference. They lost in the semifinals of the Pac-12 Conference Tournament. Arizona are one of four Pac-12 teams in March Madness. This is Arizona’s 38th March Madness appearance. Their last appearance was in 2023. Arizona is favored to win. The Winner will advance to the Second Round and play #7 Dayton or #10 Nevada.
Thursday, March 21st, 2024 | 11:00 AM PST | Delta Center – Salt Lake City, UT | Live on TBS
#16 Wagner vs #1 North Carolina. Wagner has a record of 16-15 including going 7-9 in conference games. Wagner is from the Northeast Conference. They won the NEC Tournament. Wagner are the only NEC team in the tournament. This is Wagner’s second appearance in March Madness. They also appeared in the tournament in 2003.
North Carolina are ranked fifth in the country. North Carolina has a record of 27-7 including going 17-3 in conference play. North Carolina is from the Atlantic Coast Conference. They lost in the championship game of the ACC Tournament. North Carolina are one of five ACC teams in March Madness. This is North Carolina’s 53rd March Madness appearance. Their last appearance was in 2022. North Carolina is favored to win. The Winner will advance to the Second Round and play #8 Mississippi State or #9 Michigan State.
Thursday, March 21st, 2024 | 11:45 AM PST | Spectrum Center – Charlotte, NC | Live on ABC
#14 Morehead State vs #3 Illinois. Morehead State has a record of 26-8 including going 14-4 in conference games. Morehead State is from the Ohio Valley Conference. They won the Ohio Valley Conference Tournament. Morehead State are the only Ohio Valley Conference team in March Madness. This is Morehead State’s 9th appearance in March Madness. Their last appearance in the tournament was in 2021. Illinois are ranked tenth in the country. Illinois has a record of 26-8 including going 14-6 in conference play. Montana State is from the Big Ten Conference. They won the Big Ten Conference Tournament. Illinois are one of six Big Ten teams in March Madness. This is Illinois 34th March Madness appearance. Their last appearance was in 2023. Illinois is favored to win. The Winner will advance to the Second Round and play #6 BYU or #11 Duquesne.
Thursday, March 21st, 2024 | 12:10 PM PST | CHI Health Center – Omaha, NE | Live on truTV
#11 Oregon vs #6 South Carolina. Oregon has a record of 23-11 including going 12-8 in conference games. Oregon is from the Pac-12 Conference. They won the Pac-12 Tournament. Oregon are one of four Pac-12 teams in March Madness. This is Oregon’s 18th appearance in March Madness. Their last appearance in the tournament was in 2021. South Carolina are ranked 17th in the country. South Carolina has a record of 26-7 including going 13-5 in conference play. South Carolina is from the Southeastern Conference. They lost in the quarterfinals of the SEC Tournament. South Carolina are one of eight SEC teams in March Madness. This is South Carolina’s 10th March Madness appearance. Their last appearance was in 2017. South Carolina is favored to win. The Winner will advance to the Second Round and play #3 Creighton or #14 Akron.
Thursday, March 21st, 2024 | 1:00 PM PST | PPG Paints Arena – Pittsburgh, PA | Live on TNT
#10 Nevada vs #7 Dayton. I will be doing a full game preview for this later. Nevada has a record of 26-7 including going 13-5 in conference games. Nevada is from the Mountain West Conference. They Lost in the quarterfinals the MW Tournament. Nevada are one of six MW teams in March Madness. This is Nevada’s 11th appearance in March Madness. Their last appearance in the tournament was in 2023. Dayton has a record of 24-7 including going 14-4 in conference play. Dayton is from the Atlantic 10 Conference. They lost in the quarterfinals of the A-10 Tournament. Dayton are the one of two A-10 teams in March Madness. This is Dayton’s 19th March Madness appearance. Their last appearance was in 2017. Nevada is favored to win. The Winner will advance to the Second Round and play #2 Arizona or #15 Long Beach State.
Thursday, March 21st, 2024 | 1:30 PM PST | Delta Center – Salt Lake City, UT | Live on TBS
#10 Colorado State vs #7 Texas. Colorado State has a record of 24-10 including going 10-8 in conference play. Colorado State is from the Mountain West Conference. They lost in the semifinals of the MW Tournament. Colorado State are one of six MW teams in March Madness. This is Colorado State twelfth March Madness appearance. Their last appearance was in 2022. Texas has a record of 20-12 including going 9-9 in conference play. Texas is from the Big 12 Conference. They lost in the second round of the Big 12 Tournament. Texas are one of eight Big 12 teams in March Madness. This is Texas’s 38th March Madness appearance. Their last appearance was in 2023. Texas is favored to win. The Winner will advance to the Second Round and play #2 Tennessee or #16 Saint Peter’s.
Thursday, March 21st, 2024 | 3:50 PM PST | Spectrum Center – Charlotte, NC | Live on TNT
#14 Oakland vs #3 Kentucky. Oakland has a record of 23-11 including going 15-5 in conference games. Oakland is from the Horizon League. They won the Horizon League Tournament. Oakland are the only Horizon League team in March Madness. This is Oakland’s 4th appearance in March Madness. Their last appearance in the tournament was in 2011. Kentucky are ranked twelfth in the country. Kentucky has a record of 23-9 including going 13-5 in conference play. Kentucky is from the Southeastern Conference. They lost in the quarterfinals of the SEC Tournament. Kentucky are one of eight SEC teams in March Madness. This is Kentucky’s 62nd March Madness appearance. Their last appearance was in 2023. Kentucky is favored to win. The Winner will advance to the Second Round and play #6 Texas Tech or #11 NC State.
Thursday, March 21st, 2024 | 4:10 PM PST | PPG Paints Arena – Pittsburgh, PA | Live on ABC
#12 McNeese vs #5 Gonzaga. McNeese has a record of 30-3 including going 17-1 in conference games. McNeese is from the Southland Conference. They won the Southland Conference Tournament. McNeese are the only Southland Conference team in March Madness. This is McNeese’s 3rd appearance in March Madness. Their last appearance in the tournament was in 2002. Gonzaga are ranked sixteen in the country. Gonzaga has a record of 25-7 including going 14-2 in conference play. Gonzaga is from the West Coast Conference. They lost in the championship game of the WCC Tournament. Gonzaga are one of two WCC teams in March Madness. This is Gonzaga’s 26th March Madness appearance. Their last appearance was in 2023. Gonzaga is favored to win. The Winner will advance to the Second Round and play #4 Kansas or #13 Samford.
Thursday, March 21st, 2024 | 4:25 PM PST | Delta Center – Salt Lake City, UT | Live on TBS
#15 South Dakota State vs #2 Iowa State. South Dakota State has a record of 22-12 including going 12-4 in conference games. South Dakota State is from the Summit League. They won the Summit League Tournament. South Dakota State are the only Summit League team in March Madness. This is South Dakota State’s 7th appearance in March Madness. Their last appearance in the tournament was in 2022. Iowa State are ranked four in the country. Iowa State has a record of 27-7 including going 13-5 in conference play. Iowa State is from the Big 12 Conference. They won the Big 12 Tournament. Iowa State are one of eight Big 12 teams in March Madness. This is Iowa State’s 23rd March Madness appearance. Their last appearance was in 2023. Iowa State is favored to win. The Winner will advance to the Second Round and play #7 Washington State or #10 Drake.
Thursday, March 21st, 2024 | 4:35 PM PST | CHI Health Center – Omaha, NE | Live on truTV
#15 Saint Peter’s vs #2 Tennessee. Saint Peter’s has a record of 19-13 including going 12-8 in conference games. Saint Peter’s is from the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. They won the MAAC Tournament. Saint Peter’s are the only MAAC team in March Madness. This is Saint Peter’s 5th appearance in March Madness. Their last appearance in the tournament was in 2022. Tennessee are ranked six in the country. Tennessee has a record of 24-8 including going 14-4 in conference play. Tennessee is from the Southeastern Conference. They lost in the quarterfinals of the SEC Tournament. Tennessee are one of eight SEC teams in March Madness. This is Tennessee’s 26th March Madness appearance. Their last appearance was in 2023. Tennessee is favored to win. The Winner will advance to the Second Round and play #7 Texas or #10 Colorado State.
Thursday, March 21st, 2024 | 6:20 PM PST | Spectrum Center – Charlotte, NC | Live on TNT
#11 NC State vs #6 Texas Tech. NC State has a record of 22-14 including going 9-11 in conference games. NC State is from the Atlantic Coast Conference. They won the ACC Tournament. NC State are one of five ACC teams in March Madness. This is NC State’s 29th appearance in March Madness. Their last appearance in the tournament was in 2023. Texas Tech are ranked twenty two in the country. Texas Tech has a record of 34-10 including going 11-7 in conference play. Texas Tech is from the Big 12 Conference. They lost in the semifinals of the Big 12 Tournament. Texas Tech are the eight Big 12 teams in March Madness. This is Texas Tech’s 20th March Madness appearance. Their last appearance was in 2022. Texas Tech is favored to win. The Winner will advance to the Second Round and play #3 Kentucky or #14 Oakland.
Thursday, March 21st, 2024 | 6:40 PM PST | PPG Paints Arena – Pittsburgh, PA | Live on ABC
#13 Samford vs #4 Kansas. Samford has a record of 29-5 including going 15-3 in conference games. Samford is from the Southern Conference. They won the SoCon Tournament. Samford are the only SoCon team in March Madness. This is Samford’s 3rd appearance in March Madness. Their last appearance in the tournament was in 2000. Kansas are ranked twenty in the country. Kansas has a record of 22-10 including going 10-8 in conference play. Kansas is from the Big 12 Conference. They lost in the second round of the Big 12 Tournament. Kansas are one of eight Big 12 teams in March Madness. This is Kansas’s 52nd March Madness appearance. Their last appearance was in 2023. Kansas is favored to win. The Winner will advance to the Second Round and play #5 Gonzaga or #12 McNeese.
Thursday, March 21st, 2024 | 6:55 PM PST | Delta Center – Salt Lake City, UT | Live on TBS
#10 Drake vs #7 Washington State. Drake has a record of 28-6 including going 16-4 in conference games. Drake is from the Missouri Valley Conference. They won the MVC Tournament. Drake are the only MVC team in March Madness. This is Drake’s 7th appearance in March Madness. Their last appearance in the tournament was in 2023. Washington State are ranked twenty five in the country. Washington State has a record of 24-9 including going 14-6 in conference play. Washington State is from the Pac-12 Conference. They lost in the semifinals of the Pac-12 Tournament. Washington State are one of four Pac-12 teams in March Madness. This is Washington State’s 7th March Madness appearance. Their last appearance was in 2008. Washington State is favored to win. The Winner will advance to the Second Round and play #2 Iowa State or #15 South Dakota State.
Thursday, March 21st, 2024 | 7:05 PM PST | CHI Health Center – Omaha, NE | Live on truTV
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