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On Thursday, the Round of 64 will tip-off in the 2015 NCAA Tournament where a total of 7 teams from the Big Ten conference have received bids. Two teams will play on Thursday in what should be an exciting day of action.
To help assist in this, BTPowerhouse has taken the liberty of breaking down when all of the Big Ten games are happening and where fans can check them out. Also, we attached a full schedule of all of the first few days of the tournament for this weekend. You can check out both lists below.
Thursday Big Ten Teams In 2015 NCAA Tournament:
Ohio State
- Opponent: Virginia Commonwealth Rams
- Day: Thursday
- Time: After conclusion of Arizona vs. Texas Southern (Starts at 2:10PM ET)
- Network: TNT
- Preview: Here
Purdue
- Opponent: Cincinnati Bearcats
- Day: Thursday
- Time: 7:10PM ET
- Network: CBS
- Preview: Here
For convenience, we have also attached the full schedule for Thursdays' games and the First Round of this year's NCAA Tournament, which is labeled as the Second Round on this chart.
Full NCAA Tournament Schedule:
Thursday, March 19 (Noon- 6 p.m. ET) |
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| Tip (ET) | Network | Site | Game | Play-by-Play/Analyst//Reporter | |
| 12:15 p.m. | CBS | Pittsburgh I | Notre Dame Fighting Irish vs.Northeastern Huskies | Brian Anderson/Steve Smith//Lewis Johnson | |
| 12:40 p.m. | truTV | Louisville I | Iowa State Cyclones vs. UAB Blazers | Verne Lundquist/Jim Spanarkel//Allie LaForce | |
| 1:40 p.m. | TBS | Jacksonville I | Baylor Bears vs. Georgia State Panthers | Andrew Catalon/Steve Lappas//Jamie Erdahl | |
| 2:10 p.m. | TNT | Portland I | Arizona Wildcats vs. Texas Southern Tigers | Kevin Harlan/Reggie Miller/Dan Bonner//Rachel Nichols | |
| After conc. I | CBS | Pittsburgh II | Butler Bulldogs vs. Texas Longhorns | Anderson/Smith//Johnson | |
| After conc. I | truTV | Louisville II | SMU Mustangs vs. UCLA Bruins | Lundquist/Spanarkel//LaForce | |
| After conc. I | TBS | Jacksonville II | Xavier Musketeers vs. BYU/Ole Miss | Catalon/Lappas//Erdahl | |
| After conc. I | TNT | Portland II | Virginia Commonwealth Rams vs. Ohio State Buckeyes | Harlan/Miller/Bonner//Nichols | |
Thursday Evening, March 19 (6:30 p.m. ET-Midnight) (Announce Teams Same as Day Games) |
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| Tip (ET) | Network | Site | Game | Play-by-Play/Analyst//Reporter | |
| 6:50 p.m. | TBS | Pittsburgh III | Villanova Wildcats vs. Lafayette Leopards | Anderson/Smith//Johnson | |
| 7:10 p.m. | CBS | Louisville III | Cincinnati Bearcats vs. Purdue Boilermakers | Lundquist/Spanarkel//LaForce | |
| 7:20 p.m. | TNT | Jacksonville III | North Carolina Tar Heels vs. Harvard Crimson | Catalon/Lappas//Erdahl | |
| 7:27 p.m. | truTV | Portland III | Utah Utes vs. Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks | Harlan/Miller/Bonner//Nichols | |
| After conc. III | TBS | Pittsburgh IV | North Carolina State Wolfpack vs. LSU Tigers | Anderson/Smith//Johnson | |
| After conc. III | CBS | Louisville IV | Kentucky Wildcats vs. Hampton/Manhattan | Lundquist/Spanarkel//LaForce | |
| After conc. III | TNT | Jacksonville IV | Arkansas Razorbacks vs. Wofford Terriers | Catalon/Lappas//Erdahl | |
| After conc. III | truTV | Portland IV | Georgetown Hoyas vs. Eastern Washington Eagles | Harlan/Miller/Bonner//Nichols | |