NCAA tournament 2015 TV schedule: Who to watch Sunday
The NCAA tournament 2015 TV schedule Sunday offers eight excellent matchups, including No. 2 seed Virginia vs. No. 7 seed Michigan State and No. 1 Duke vs. San Diego State.
Belmont's Evan Bradds shoots against Virginia during the second half of an NCAA tournament college basketball game in the Round of 64 in Charlotte, N.C., Friday, March 20, 2015. Virginia won 79-67. Virginia plays Michigan State Sunday
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In what shapes up to be a very entertaining afternoon and evening of college basketball Sunday, there are in venues across the country.
Let's start in the East region at Charlotte, N.C., where second seed takes on No. 7 seed Michigan State. The Cavaliers (ACC) at the end of the regular season, but were knocked off by North Carolina in the ACC tournament semifinals. They have three players averaging double figures in scoring, led by junior guard聽's 14 points per game.
The 聽epitomize both their head coach聽聽鈥撀燼 demanding tactician who has one NCAA title in 20 years at East Lansing 鈥� and聽the Big Ten Conference, a tough, competitive league year in and year out. Michigan State finished in a tie for third in the Big Ten regular season and lost in overtime to regular season champ Wisconsin in the conference tournament championship. Spartan guards and both average 14 points per game scoring for Michigan State.
You can see Virginia vs. Michigan State at 12:10 p.m. Eastern on CBS.
Next up in Charlotte, it's the South region's top seed, , meeting eighth seed . The Aztecs, from the Mountain West Conference, late Friday night to advance. Head coach has been down this road before, leading the University of Michigan to the 1989 national championship. Fisher has helped to rebuild the San Diego State program to the point where this is their sixth consecutive and eighth overall trip to the NCAA tournament. They are led in scoring by junior forward 's 11 points per game average.
Most college basketball fans know all about the Duke Blue Devils: , in his 35th season as head coach, has reloaded his roster with new talent and has returned to the "Big Dance" for the 31st time. Duke finished one game behind Virginia in the ACC regular season race and fell to Notre Dame in the ACC tournament semifinals last weekend. The Blue Devils have four players who average double figures in scoring, led by freshman 's 17 points per game.
Duke vs. San Diego State will be televised on CBS, beginning approximately at 2:40 p.m. Eastern.
Shifting the scene to Omaha, Neb., our next contest is a battle for the state of Kansas. Midwest region Though these two schools both reside in the Sunflower State, , according to the Lawrence (Kans.) Journal-World.
The two schools did meet once before in the NCAA tournament. The Wichita State Shockers beat the Kansas Jayhawks in the 1981 Midwest region semifinal at the Superdome in New Orleans.
This year, like most NCAA tournament games, it will come down to guard play. The Shockers boast a consistent backcourt pair in and , who combine to average over 28 points per contest.聽
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Kansas vs. Wichita State will be televised on CBS, beginning at 5:15 p.m. Eastern.
Sunday evening brings five intriguing contests, starting in the East region with No. 3 seed Oklahoma against No. 11 seed Dayton. This game will be played in Columbus, Ohio, practically a home game for the Dayton Flyers. This, after Dayton already Wednesday night on their campus home floor.
Dayton pulled off the only upset on the tournament's second day, . Dyshawn Pierre led the Flyers with 20 points and nine rebounds.
Earlier Friday evening, with a nine-point win. Sooner forward TaShawn Thomas scored 18 points to lead the way. Guard Buddy Hield added 15.聽
Dayton vs. Oklahoma will be televised on TNT, beginning at 6:10 p.m. Eastern.
Moving back to the South region, second seed will face No. 7 seed Iowa in Seattle. In another late night Friday encounter, the Gonzaga Bulldogs to reach the third round.聽
Gonzaga, under , has become another mid-major power, a basketball team from a small, private school that has developed a national reputation for playing a difficult schedule and succeeding in reaching the NCAA tournament on an annual basis.
The 'Zags, as Gonzaga is also known, have a quartet of players who average double figures in scoring, led by junior forward聽's 16 points per game.
Quietly, has put together a solid season, finishing in a and a 22-11 record. Senior forward leads the Hawkeyes in scoring, averaging 16 points per game.
Gonzaga and Iowa will play at 7:10 p.m. Eastern. The game will be televised on TBS.
Big Ten champion and West region No. 1 seed is back in action against eighth seed . These two schools met in last year's tournament, according to , a game the Badgers won going away. Wisconsin is trying to advance to the "Sweet 16" for the fourth time in the last five years. Senior All-American forward is leading the way, averaging 18 points per game.
in a No. 8 vs. No. 9 seed contest. Senior guard paced the Ducks with 27 points, just seven below his season average.
Wisconsin vs. Oregon from Omaha, Neb., will be televised on truTV, beginning at approximately 7:45 p.m. Eastern.
We have another game Sunday in the Midwest region featuring neighboring states. The Maryland Terrapins, seeded fourth, take on the fifth seed West Virginia Mountaineers.
Both schools have rich basketball traditions. According to the , they have played a total of 37 games, with West Virginia having a 23-14 advantage. The last time the schools met on the court was December 7, 2003, when the Mountaineers prevailed in overtime. They also met in the 1984 NCAA tournament, where the Terrapins earned the victory.
Maryland finished second in the Big Ten Conference this year. In their last five games, senior guard/forward聽 and freshman guard聽 have per game scoring. The Terrapins needed that scoring and more Friday when they .
, under head coach Bob Huggins, finished in a fourth-place tie in the Big 12 Conference this season. They in the NCAA second round. The Mountaineers' is , at 14 points per game.
Maryland and West Virginia take to the court in Columbus, Ohio, at 8:50 p.m. Eastern. The game will be televised on TNT.
The final game Sunday night features fourth seed and fifth seed Northern Iowa in a East region game in Seattle. The Cardinals Friday afternoon. led the way with 19 points.
won the Missouri Valley Conference tournament to reach the NCAA tourney. is the Panthers' leading scorer, averaging 15 points per contest.聽
You can watch Louisville and Northern Iowa on TBS, beginning at approximately 9:40 p.m. Eastern.