The first round of the NCAA tournament is now behind us.
Another 16 teams punched their tickets into the next round on Friday, and both No. 1 teams who played didn’t have any issue whatsoever. Both Florida and Michigan cruised into the second round with blowout wins, unlike the scare that Duke had the day before.
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There weren’t really any major upsets early on, either, other than No. 9 Utah State and No. 9 Iowa both advancing. In fact, betting favorites went a perfect 16-0 on Friday in something that the NCAA tournament hasn’t seen since 1992.
Darryn Peterson and No. 4 Kansas survived a late push to put Cal Baptist away late on Friday night and reach the second round. UConn finally pulled away from Furman in the last game of the day, too, thanks to a monster outing from Tarris Reed Jr. He had 31 points and 27 rebounds in the 11-point win.
We did get our first true buzzer-beater of the tournament early on, though, after Otega Oweh banked one in to force overtime and eventually lift Kentucky past Santa Clara.
Here’s everything you need to know to keep up with Sunday’s second-round action.
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NCAA tournament Sunday second round schedule, how to watch
All times ET
No. 7 Miami vs. No. 2 Purdue
When: 12:10 p.m.
Where: St. Louis, MO
TV: CBS
No. 7 Kentucky vs. No. 2 Iowa State
When: 2:45 p.m.
Where: St. Louis, MO
TV: CBS
No. 5 St. John’s vs. No. 4 Kansas
When: 5:15 p.m.
Where: San Diego, CA
TV: CBS
No. 6 Tennessee vs. No. 3 Virginia
When: 6:10 p.m.
Where: Philadelphia, PA
TV: TNT
No. 9 Iowa vs. No. 1 Florida
When: 7:10 p.m.
Where: Tampa, FL
TV: TBS
No. 9 Utah State vs. No. 1 Arizona
When: 7:50 p.m.
Where: San Diego, CA
TV: TRUTV
No. 7 UCLA vs. No. 2 UConn
When: 8:45 p.m.
Where: Philadelphia, PA
TV: TNT
No. 5 Texas Tech vs. No. 4 Alabama
When: 9:45 p.m.
Where: Tampa, FL
TV: TBS
