Preview Roundups
March 07, 2018
Louisville at Florida State 12:00 PM ET
Despite staggering to the regular-season finish line, ninth-seeded Louisville and eighth-seeded Florida State earned byes into the second round of the ACC Tournament, where they will meet Wednesday afternoon at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, N.Y. The teams split the season series this year, with each pulling out victories on the road, and the winner advances to the quarterfinals to face top-seeded Virginia on Thursday.
Boston College at NC State 2:00 PM ET
Fifth-seeded North Carolina State plays its first game of the ACC Tournament on Wednesday in the second round against 12th-seeded Boston College after the Eagles advanced with an 87-77 first-round victory over Georgia Tech. The Wolfpack are playing their best basketball of the season and come into the tournament having won five of six, including a 76-69 home victory over Louisville in Saturday's regular-season finale.
Arizona State at Colorado 3:00 PM ET
For all of its impressive numbers and notable accomplishments this season, including a top-five national ranking for most of December and the program’s first 20-win season in four years, Arizona State isn’t a lock to play in its first NCAA Tournament since 2014. The Sun Devils finished a disappointing ninth in the Pac-12 and will tip off the conference tourn
California at Stanford 5:30 PM ET
Most experts don’t have Stanford arriving as an NCAA Tournament team until next year, but the Cardinal would prefer to expedite that timeline. The fifth-seeded Cardinal figure to be a dangerous opponent at this week’s Pac-12 Tournament in Las Vegas, where they’ll face No. 12 California in a first-round matchup on Wednesday.
Oklahoma at Oklahoma State 7:00 PM ET
Oklahoma and freshman sensation Trae Young limped to the finish line in Big 12 play, losing seven of their last nine games. Young, who leads the nation in both scoring and assists, missed practice earlier this week to rest an injured left hip suffered in a 87-64 loss at Baylor on Feb. 27 but says he'll be ready to go when the ninth-seeded Sooners take on eighth-seeded Oklahoma State in the first round of the Big 12 Tournament on Wednesday night in Kansas City, Mo.
St. John's at Georgetown 7:00 PM ET
Ninth-seeded St. John's and No. 8 seed Georgetown will do battle in the first round of the Big East Tournament for the second straight season Wednesday at Madison Square Garden in New York. The Hoyas won both regular season meetings by a total of seven points, including one in double overtime, but will be facing a much different Red Storm squad - one that prevailed in five of its final eight games.
Vanderbilt at Georgia 7:00 PM ET
Yante Maten has been one of the top performers in the league all season, and Georgia will look for him to lead the way as the 12th-seeded Bulldogs open the SEC Tournament on Wednesday against No. 13 seed Vanderbilt in St. Louis. Maten led the league in scoring at 19.4 points per game and earned first-team all-conference honors, but Georgia stumbled to six losses in its final nine games to put coach Mark Fox’s job in jeopardy.
Notre Dame at Virginia Tech 7:00 PM ET
Seventh-seeded Virginia Tech has finished the regular-season with a winning record in the ACC three straight years for the first time since joining the league in 2004-05 and is intent on making a long run in the conference tournament. The Hokies, who are the only league team to beat regular-season champ Virginia, start their quest against 10th-seeded Notre Dame in the second round of the ACC Tournament on Wednesday at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, N.Y.
Mississippi at South Carolina 9:00 PM ET
At this time a year ago, South Carolina lost its first game in the SEC Tournament before an unlikely Final Four run. The Gamecocks will have to pull off an even more surprising winning streak to get back to the NCAA Tournament, and it begins against Ole Miss on Wednesday in the first round of the SEC Tournament in St. Louis.
Oregon St. at Washington 9:00 PM ET
Two teams that closed the regular season on very different notes meet Wednesday in the first round of the Pac-12 Tournament in Las Vegas as seventh-seeded Washington faces 10th-seeded Oregon State. The Huskies fell onto the NCAA Tournament bubble with five losses in their last eight games, while Oregon State gained some much-needed momentum by winning two of its final three games.
Syracuse at North Carolina 9:00 PM ET
No. 11 North Carolina looks to gain a little confidence back after finishing the regular season with a pair of losses when they take on 11th seed Syracuse in the second round of the ACC Tournament on Wednesday at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, N.Y. The sixth-seeded Tar Heels lost to Miami (Fla.) on a long 3-pointer at the buzzer and were outscored by 20 in the second half to suffer a 74-64 setback against Duke on Saturday.
Iowa State at Texas 9:30 PM ET
Texas freshman forward Mohamed Bamba will be a game-time decision when the seventh-seeded Longhorns begin the Big 12 Tournament against 10th-seeded Iowa State on Wednesday. Bamba, who earned All-Big 12 Second Team, All-Defensive Team and All-Newcomer Team honors, has missed back-to-back games with a sprained toe.
DePaul at Marquette 9:30 PM ET
Experts are debating how many wins Marquette needs at the Big East Tournament in order to reach the NCAA Tournament, but one thing is clear: A loss to DePaul would be a death sentence. The seventh-seeded Golden Eagles take on the 10th-seeded Blue Demons at New York's Madison Square Garden in the opening round of the event Wednesday.
Washington St. at Oregon 11:30 PM ET