March Madness Kicks Off with Thrilling Games

0:00On March 19th, March Madness first round tips off Thursday, just after noon eastern time, with 16 games stretching into the late night across four cities. Fans can look forward to tight finishes and potential upsets in this opening slate. Among the highlights, 12 seeded Mignis faces 5th seeded Vanderbilt at 3.15pm in Oklahoma City, while top seeded Duke takes on. 16th seeded Ziena at 2.50pm in Greenville. Earlier this week, 11 seeded Texas survived a thriller in the first four, edging North Carolina State 68-66 on A, buzzer beater. Now they meet 6 seeded Brigham Young at 7.25pm in Portland. Brigham Young boasts Freshman Star, AJ DiBanza, averaging over 25 points a game, but Texas grabbed 45 rebounds in their last win. Meanwhile, 4th seeded in Nebraska, aims to end their 0-8 tournament record against 13th seeded Troy at 12.40pm in Oklahoma City.

1:03Coach Fred Hoyberg guided them to a school record 24 game win streak this season. Over in Buffalo, top seeded Michigan play 16th seeded Howard, leaning on Freshman trade McKinney's 9.6 average off the bench. Underdog steal the show too, like Ziena's Gavin Dodie, who dropped 21 points and nearly seven rebounds per game in their conference run. McKinney's brings back viral hype man, Amir Aurekan, the student manager who landed over 20 endorsement deals last year after their Cinderella story. Expect non-stop action from Ohio State versus TCU at 12.15pm through Houston, against Idaho past 10pm, packed with buzzer beaters and breakout stars ready to shine.