The No. 10 seeded Oklahoma Sooners (18-13) meet the No. 7 seeded University of Rhode Island Rams (25-7) in the first round of the NCAA Tournament on Thursday, March 15, 2018 (3/15/18) in the Midwest Region at PPG Paints Arena in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Watch video
The No. 10 seeded Oklahoma Sooners (18-13) meet the No. 7 seeded University of Rhode Island Rams (25-7) in the first round of the NCAA Tournament on Thursday, March 15, 2018 (3/15/18) in the Midwest Region at PPG Paints Arena in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
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Here’s a look at today’s TV schedule. (All times are Eastern.)
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(10) Oklahoma vs. (7) URI, 12:15 p.m., CBS
Line: URI -2
(14) Wright State vs. (3) Tennessee, 12:40 p.m., truTV
Line: Tennessee -12
(13) UNC Grensboro vs. (4) Gonzaga, 1:30p.m., TNT
Line: Gonzaga -12.5
(16) Penn vs. (1) Kansas, 2 p.m., TBS
Line: Kansas -14
(15) Iona vs. (2) Duke, 2:45 p.m., CBS
Line: Duke -20.5
(11) Loyola-Chicago vs. (6) Miami, 3:10 p.m., truTV
Line: Miami -1.5
(12) South Dakota State vs. (5) Ohio State, 4 p.m., TNT
Line: OSU -8
(9) N.C. State vs. (8) Seton Hall, 4:30 p.m., TBS
Line: SHU -2.5
(16) Radford vs. (1) Villanova, 6:50 p.m., TNT
Line: Villanova -23.5
(12) Davidson vs. (5) Kentucky, 7:10 p.m., CBS
Line: UK -5
(11) San Diego State vs. (6) Houston, 7:20 p.m., TBS
Line: Houston -4
(14) SF Austin vs. (3) Texas Tech, 7:27 p.m., truTV
Line: Texas Tech – 11
(9) Alabama vs. (8) Virginia Tech, 9:20 p.m., TNT
Line: VT -2
(13) Buffalo vs. (4) Arizona, 9:40 p.m., CBS
Line: Arizona -8.5
(14) Montana vs. (3) Michigan, 9:50 p.m., TBS
Line: Michigan -11
(11) St. Bonaventure vs. (6) Florida, 9:57 p.m., truTV
Line: Florida -5.5
The top-seeded Wildcats (30-4) are rolling as they open the tournament against Radford (23-12) in a first-round matchup in Pittsburgh.
Villanova opens as a 231/2-point favorite and had a pair of blowout wins en route to winning the Big East Tournament. Without a senior on the roster, the Wildcats have turned to their B-list junior guards — Phil Booth, Mikal Bridges and Jalen Brunson — to carry them to the top of the AP Top 25 poll, the top of the Big East, and a favorite to win it all in San Antonio.
Bridges and Brunson are likely headed to the NBA after this season and Booth led the Wildcats in scoring in the 2016 national championship game. The Wildcats know the expectation among fans and experts is Final Four or bust.
“I can definitely see it,” coach Jay Wright. “I see when people talk about being out here Thursday and Saturday, you know, and we’re talking about Thursday. We’ve got to get by Thursday. It’s something that I know is around our players, also. And we have to talk to them about that, you know?”
(The AP contributed to this report.)
