Ncaa basketball first round game locations

To learn more or opt-out, read our Cookie Policy. After a two-year wait, Friday will be the start of the best four days of the year: the first two rounds of the NCAA Tournament. The first-round action gets underway on Friday, instead of the usual Thursday. With this, the First Four will all be played on Thursday night in Indiana instead of the usual Tuesday and Wednesday night action in Dayton. The action will begin at p. Colgate will tip-off mid-major action at p.

That game is expected to be a high-scoring, up-tempo contest. Other mid-majors in action during the early slate include Drexel, which is making its first tournament appearance in 25 years, Hartford, which is making its first-ever appearance, and Loyola Chicago, which made the Final Four in Only Bill Walton could have a rant about the coronavirus end with a big laugh. Home College College Basketball. SI Recommends.

By Michael Shapiro. By Frankie Taddeo. College Basketball. By Kevin Sweeney. By Associated Press. UCLA, Bonaventure could be the best game of the first round, and the line is one of the smallest on the board. Given Georgetown's incredible run through the Big East tournament, its first-round spread against Colorado could go down some.

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