Preview Roundups
March 17, 2018
Penn St. at Notre Dame 12:00 PM ET
Notre Dame hosts Penn State in the second round of the NIT on Saturday afternoon. The top-seeded Fighting Irish easily dispatched eighth-seeded Hampton in their first-round game Tuesday, while the No. 4 seed Nittany Lions edged fifth-seeded Temple 63-57 in their tournament opener Wednesday.
Alabama at Villanova 12:10 PM ET
Villanova looked every bit the part of a No. 1 seed in the first round of the NCAA Tournament. The Wildcats aim for an encore performance Saturday when they take on ninth-seeded Alabama in the Round of 32 at Pittsburgh.
Rhode Island at Duke 2:40 PM ET
Rhode Island pulled off one of the more thrilling victories in the first full day of action in the NCAA Tournament and they have a chance for their first Sweet 16 berth in 20 years. To get there, the seventh-seeded Rams will need to find a way to slow down No. 2 seed Duke and standout freshman Marvin Bagley III when the teams meet in the second round of the Midwest Region on Saturday in Pittsburgh.
Buffalo at Kentucky 5:15 PM ET
Two days after recording its biggest win in program history, No. 13 seed Buffalo looks to upset another perennial power Saturday when the Bulls face No. 5 seed Kentucky in the second round of the NCAA Tournament South Regional in Boise, Idaho. Buffalo stunned fourth-seeded Arizona 89-68 on Thursday while Kentucky advanced with a 78-73 victory over 12th-seeded Davidson.
Loyola-Chicago at Tennessee 6:10 PM ET
Third-seeded Tennessee hopes for another workmanlike effort when it takes on No. 11 seed Loyola Chicago on Saturday in the second round of the South Regional of the NCAA Tournament in Dallas. The Volunteers rolled to a 73-47 victory over Wright State in the first round for their seventh victory in eight contests and will try to put an end to Loyola’s 11-game winning streak after the Ramblers posted a buzzer-beating 64-62 triumph over Miami (Fla.) in the opening round.
Seton Hall at Kansas 7:10 PM ET
Top-seeded Kansas was forced to fight through a difficult first-round game and hopes to use that experience to get off to a better start when it takes on No. 8 seed Seton Hall on Saturday in the Midwest Region quarterfinal at Wichita, Kan. The Jayhawks trailed by as much as 10 in the first half Thursday and grinded out a 76-60 victory over Pennsylvania to survive and advance.
Ohio St. at Gonzaga 7:45 PM ET
Gonzaga and Ohio State passed their tough tests
Thursday in the opening round of the NCAA Tournament. Now they go head-to-head
Saturday night in Boise, Idaho, with a West Regional Sweet 16 berth on the
line.
Florida at Texas Tech 8:40 PM ET
Sixth-seeded Florida will need another strong defensive performance in the NCAA Tournament when it faces third-seeded Texas Tech on Saturday in the second round of the East Region in Dallas. The Red Raiders will have plenty of offense, a tough defense and a home atmosphere as they play just five hours from their campus.
Houston at Michigan 9:40 PM ET
Third-seeded Michigan looks to shut down No. 6 seed Houston in the second round of the West Regional on Saturday in Wichita, Kan. The Wolverines allowed the third-fewest points in their NCAA Tournament history in the 61-47 win over No. 14 seed Montana on Thursday and hope to reach 30 wins for the first time since 2012-13 by putting the defensive clamps on the Cougars, who have scored at least 80 points in five of their last nine outings.
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