March Madness games and scores today: Times, TV channel for Day 3 NCAA tournament games
The first round of the NCAA tournament . Today, begins the round of 32. Or the second round. Or the continuation of March Madness of the men's Division I basketball tournament.
While Michigan State got an early scare from Bryant before winning Friday, the only true upset was No. 12 Colorado State topping No. 5 Memphis 82-70.
The schedule resumes today at 12:10 p.m. when Purdue meets McNeese in a 4-10 matchup.
That starts the round of 32 NCAA tournament games a.k.a. the second round. The day also includes Michigan's game with Texas A&M at 5:15 p.m. along with six other matchups.
Here is your viewing guide for March Madness today, with Day 3 schedules and scores to complete the first round, plus times and TV channel information. And we still have a few upsets for your bracket.
(4) Purdue vs. (12) McNeese, 12:10 p.m. | CBS
(2) St. John's vs. (10) Arkansas, 2:40 p.m. | CBS
(4) Texas A&M vs. (5) Michigan, 5:15 p.m. | CBS
(3) Texas Tech vs. (11) Drake, 6:10 p.m. | TNT
(1) Auburn vs. (9) Creighton, 7:10 p.m. | TBS
(3) Wisconsin vs. (6) BYU, 7:45 p.m. | CBS
(1) Houston vs. (8) Gonzaga, 8:40 p.m. | TNT
(2) Tennessee vs. (7) UCLA, 9:40 p.m. | TBS
No. 9 Baylor 75, No. 8 Mississippi State 72
No. 2 Alabama 90, No. 15 Robert Morris 81
No. 3 Iowa State 82, No. 14 Lipscomb 55
No. 12 Colorado State 78, No. 5 Memphis 70
No. 1 Duke 93, No. 16 Mount St. Mary's 49
No. 7 Saint Mary's 59, No. 10 Vanderbilt 56
No. 6 Ole Miss 71, No. 11 North Carolina 64
No. 4 Maryland 81, No. 13 Grand Canyon 49
No. 1 Florida 95, No. 16 Norfolk State 69
No. 3 Kentucky 76, No. 14 Troy 57
No. 10 New Mexico 75, No. 7 Marquette 66
No. 4 Arizona 93, No. 13 Akron 65
No. 8 UConn 67, No. 9 Oklahoma 59
No. 6 Illinois 86, No. 11 Xavier 73
No. 2 Michigan State 87, No. 15 Bryant 62
No. 5 Oregon 81, No. 12 Liberty 52
No. 9 Creighton 83, No. 8 Louisville 71
No. 4 Purdue 75, No. 13 High Point 63
No. 3 Wisconsin 85, No. 14 Montana 66
No. 1 Houston 78, No. 16 SIU-Edwardsville 40
No. 1 Auburn 83, No. 16 Alabama State 61
No. 12 McNeese State 69, No. 5 Clemson 67
No. 6 BYU 80, No. 11 VCU 71
No. 8 Gonzaga 89, No. 9 Georgia 68
No. 2 Tennessee 77, No. 15 Wofford 62
No. 10 Arkansas 79, No. 7 Kansas 72
No. 4 Texas A&M 80, No. 13 Yale 71
No. 11 Drake 67, No. 6 Missouri 57
No. 7 UCLA 72, No. 10 Utah State 47
No. 2 St. John's 83, No. 15 Omaha 53
No. 5 Michigan 68, No. 12 UC San Diego 65
No. 3 Texas Tech 82, No. 14 UNC-Wilmington 72
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(3) Iowa State vs. (6) Ole Miss, 8:40 p.m. | TNT
(2) Michigan State vs. (10) New Mexico, 8:40 p.m. | TNT
(1) Florida vs. (8) UConn, 12:10 p.m. | CBS
(4) Maryland vs. (12) Colorado State, 7:10 p.m. | TBS
(3) Kentucky vs. (6) Illinois, 5:15 p.m. | CBS
(2) Alabama vs. (7) Saint Mary's, 6:10 p.m. | TNT
(1) Duke vs. (9) Baylor, 2:40 p.m. | CBS
(4) Arizona vs. (5) Oregon, 9:40 p.m. | TBSYou also can see, print and fill out your bracket at brackets.usatoday.com.
Round of 64: March 20 and March 21
Round of 32: March 22 and March 23
Sweet 16: March 27 and March 28
Elite Eight: March 29 and March 30
Final Four: April 5
National championship: April 7
Marlowe Alter and USA TODAY Network contributed.
This article originally appeared on Detroit Free Press: March Madness games today: Scores, times, TV Day 3 of NCAA tournament
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