The first round of the 2025 NCAA Tournament continues Friday from various neutral sites across the country as the race to the Final Four is officially underway. Sixteen games will be played throughout the day across CBS, TNT, TBS and TruTV, with only 16 spots up for grabs to advance to the second round of the Big Dance.
The first game on the slate is a good one. No. 8 seed Mississippi State will face No. 9 seed Baylor, with the winner likely getting a date with No. 1 seed Duke on Sunday. Other notable games in the first window include No. 15 seed Robert Morris looking to play spoiler against No. 2 seed Alabama and No. 5 seed Memphis in action against No. 12 seed Colorado State.
No. 1 seed Duke will be in action against No. 16 seed Mount St. Mary's at 2:50 p.m. on CBS. Duke superstar freshman Cooper Flagg will make his NCAA Tournament debut against Mount St. Mary's just days after exiting the ACC Tournament early because of an ankle injury.
One of the final games of the day will see two-time reigning national champion and No. 8 seed UConn look to keep its NCAA Tournament winning streak alive against No. 9 seed Oklahoma. The winner of that game plays the winner of No. 1 seed Florida vs. No. 16 seed Norfolk State.
2025 NCAA Tournament TV schedule
All times Eastern | NCAA Tournament schedule | LIVE bracket
(9) Baylor 75, (8) Mississippi State 72
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(2) Alabama 90, (15) Robert Morris 81
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(3) Iowa State 82, (14) Lipscomb 55
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(12) Colorado State 78, (5) Memphis 70
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(1) Duke 93, (16) Mount St. Mary's 49
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(7) Saint Mary's vs. (10) Vanderbilt
3:15 p.m. | truTV | Watch live
(6) Ole Miss vs. (11) North Carolina
4:05 p.m. | TNT | Watch live
(4) Maryland vs. (13) Grand Canyon
4:35 p.m. | TBS | Watch live
(1) Florida vs. (16) Norfolk State
6:50 p.m. | TNT | Watch live
(3) Kentucky vs. (14) Troy
7:10 p.m. | CBS | Watch live
(7) Marquette vs. (10) New Mexico
7:25 p.m. | TBS | Watch live
(4) Arizona vs. (13) Akron
7:35 p.m. | truTV | Watch live
(8) UConn vs. (9) Oklahoma
9:25 p.m. | TNT | Watch live
(6) Illinois vs. (11) Xavier
9:45 p.m. | CBS | Watch live
(2) Michigan State vs. (15) Bryant
10 p.m. | TBS | Watch live
(5) Oregon vs. (12) Liberty
10:10 p.m. | truTV | Watch live
Duke cruises to win in Flagg's return
FINAL: (1) Duke 93, (16) Mount St. Mary's 49
Duke superstar Cooper Flagg returned after a two-game absence and helped his team advance to the second round with a 93-49 win over No. 16 seed Mount St. Mary's. Flagg -- who injured his leg in the ACC Tournament -- scored 14 points in 22 minutes, while Tyrese Proctor finished with 19. The Blue Devils will face No. 9 seed Baylor on Sunday with a trip to the Sweet 16 on the line. The matchup between Flagg and Baylor's VJ Edgecombe could be the first NCAA Tournament meeting between future top-five picks since 2021, when USC's Evan Mobley faced Gonzaga's Jalen Suggs.
North Carolina in a deep hole
HALF: (6) Ole Miss 44, (11) North Carolina 26
North Carolina has been unable to translate the momentum from its First Four thrashing of San Diego State, as the Tar Heels shot just 34.6% from the floor and racked up a 44-26 deficit to Ole Miss -- the program's largest halftime hole since 1967. The Rebels got 13 points on 5 of 5 shooting from Dre Davis and shot 51.9% as a team. Jaemyn Brakefield added 10 for Ole Miss. The Tar Heels are just 3 of 11 from deep and 5 of 10 at the free-throw line. A UNC loss would leave Duke as the only ACC team left standing in the second round.
