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.
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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
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(8) Mississippi State vs. (9) Baylor
12:15 p.m. | CBS | Watch live
(2) Alabama vs. (15) Robert Morris
12:40 p.m. | truTV | Watch live
(3) Iowa State vs. (14) Lipscomb
1:30 p.m. | TNT | Watch live
(5) Memphis vs. (12) Colorado State
2 p.m. | TBS | Watch live
(1) Duke vs. (16) Mount St. Mary's
2:50 p.m. | CBS | Watch live
(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
Cooper Flagg officially in starting lineup
As expected, Duke superstar Cooper Flagg is officially in the starting lineup today against No. 16 seed Mount St. Mary's. Flagg missed the Blue Devils' last two games in the ACC Tournament after sustaining an ankle injury against Georgia Tech. Flagg will start next to Tyrese Proctor, Kon Knueppel, Sion James and Khaman Maluach for the No. 1 seed in the East region.
"I'm feeling pretty good," Flagg said Thursday during Duke's news conference. "We have an incredible training staff, we've been working through the steps of getting back to 100 percent."
Bears and Bulldogs in a good one
HALF: (9) Baylor 37, (8) Mississippi State 32
Robert Wright went to work in the first half for Baylor, scoring nine points on 4-of-8 shooting, including a bucket in the final minute as the Bears seized their largest lead of the half. Norchad Omier has nine points as well to go with six boards for the Bears. Josh Hubbard was on one in the first half for Mississippi State with 14 points, but he went to the bench with 3:39 remaining after picking up his second foul. The winners gets the prize of taking on No. 1 seed Duke on Sunday in the second round.
Alabama's depth tested early
MID 1H: (2) Alabama 28, (15) Robert Morris 18
Alabama starting forward Jarin Stevenson briefly went to the locker room with an apparent left wrist injury following a hard fall midway through the first half. He returned before halftime with a heavily bandaged hand and checked back into the game. Stevenson is starting in place of Grant Nelson, who's knee injury has the Crimson Tide star available but only off the bench. The Colonials are hanging in there, too.
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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
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(8) Mississippi State vs. (9) Baylor
12:15 p.m. | CBS | Watch live
(2) Alabama vs. (15) Robert Morris
12:40 p.m. | truTV | Watch live
(3) Iowa State vs. (14) Lipscomb
1:30 p.m. | TNT | Watch live
(5) Memphis vs. (12) Colorado State
2 p.m. | TBS | Watch live
(1) Duke vs. (16) Mount St. Mary's
2:50 p.m. | CBS | Watch live
(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
Cooper Flagg officially in starting lineup
As expected, Duke superstar Cooper Flagg is officially in the starting lineup today against No. 16 seed Mount St. Mary's. Flagg missed the Blue Devils' last two games in the ACC Tournament after sustaining an ankle injury against Georgia Tech. Flagg will start next to Tyrese Proctor, Kon Knueppel, Sion James and Khaman Maluach for the No. 1 seed in the East region.
"I'm feeling pretty good," Flagg said Thursday during Duke's news conference. "We have an incredible training staff, we've been working through the steps of getting back to 100 percent."
Bears and Bulldogs in a good one
HALF: (9) Baylor 37, (8) Mississippi State 32
Robert Wright went to work in the first half for Baylor, scoring nine points on 4-of-8 shooting, including a bucket in the final minute as the Bears seized their largest lead of the half. Norchad Omier has nine points as well to go with six boards for the Bears. Josh Hubbard was on one in the first half for Mississippi State with 14 points, but he went to the bench with 3:39 remaining after picking up his second foul. The winners gets the prize of taking on No. 1 seed Duke on Sunday in the second round.
Alabama's depth tested early
MID 1H: (2) Alabama 28, (15) Robert Morris 18
Alabama starting forward Jarin Stevenson briefly went to the locker room with an apparent left wrist injury following a hard fall midway through the first half. He returned before halftime with a heavily bandaged hand and checked back into the game. Stevenson is starting in place of Grant Nelson, who's knee injury has the Crimson Tide star available but only off the bench. The Colonials are hanging in there, too.
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