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NEW YORK — The first two tickets to the 2023 Final Four will be punched in the Elite Eight on Saturday — one here in New York via the East Regional Championship, the other out in Las Vegas via the West Regional Championship. Both NCAA Tournament games figure to be close, at least according to the latest point spreads.
Saturday’s first game is Kansas State, the No. 3 seed in the East Regional, against FAU, the No. 9 seed in the East Regional, inside Madison Square Garden. Tip is scheduled for 6:09 p.m. ET, and all eyes will be on KSU’s Markquis Nowell, the 5-foot-8 Harlem native who put on a show in his hometown in Thursday’s 98-93 victory over Michigan State.
Despite a bad ankle that had to be retaped in the middle of the game, Nowell finished with 20 points and a NCAA Tournament-record 19 assists. He threw an alley-oop to Keyontae Johnson in the final minute of overtime that broke a 92-92 tie. He scored the final two points at the buzzer to secure the victory and land himself on the back pages of the New York tabloids.
“I can’t even explain how I’m feeling right now,” Nowell said. “I just know that I’m blessed and I’m grateful.”
Kansas State is listed as a 2-point favorite over FAU. With a win, the Wildcats will be in the Final Four for the first time since 1964. FAU is trying to make the Final Four for the first time in history.
Saturday’s second game is Gonzaga, the No. 3 seed in the West Regional, against UConn, the No. 4 seed in the East Regional, inside T-Mobile Arena. Tip is scheduled for 8:49 p.m. ET, and it’ll be a showdown between the two teams that have registered as the best two teams in the country since the beginning of February, according to BartTorvik.com.
UConn is listed as a 2-point favorite over Gonzaga despite being the lower-seeded team. With a win, UConn will be in the Final Four for the first time since 2014. Gonzaga is trying to make the Final Four for the third time in a six-year span.
Elite Eight
Saturday, March 25
| 6:09 p.m. | (9) FAU vs. (3) Kansas State Madison Square Garden — New York |
TBS (watch live) |
| 8:49 p.m. | (4) UConn vs. (3) Gonzaga T-Mobile Arena — Las Vegas |
TBS (watch live) |
Sunday, March 26
| 2:20 p.m. | (6) Creighton vs. (5) San Diego State KFC Yum! Center — Louisville |
CBS (watch live) |
| 5:05 p.m. | (5 Miami vs. (2) Texas T-Mobile Center — Kansas City |
CBS (watch live) |
Final Four
Saturday, April 1 — 6:09 p.m. start (CBS)
NRG Stadium — Houston
National Championship
Monday, April 3 — 9:20 p.m. (CBS)
NRG Stadium — Houston
NCAA Tournament scores, results
First Four
Tuesday, March 14
| 6:40 p.m. | (16) Texas A&M-CC 75, (16) SE Missouri St. 71 UD Arena — Dayton |
Recap |
| 9:10 p.m. | (11) Pitt 60, (11) Mississippi State 59 UD Arena — Dayton |
Recap |
Wednesday, March 15
| 6:40 p.m. | (16) Fairleigh Dickinson 84, (16) Texas Southern 61 UD Arena — Dayton |
Recap |
| 9:10 p.m. | (11) Arizona St. 98, (11) Nevada 73 UD Arena — Dayton |
Recap |
First round
Thursday, March 16
| 12:15 p.m. | (9) Maryland 67, (8) West Virginia 65 — Recap Legacy Arena — Birmingham |
(Condensed game | Highlights) |
| 12:40 p.m. | (13) Furman 68, (4) Virginia 67 — Upset Breakdown Amway Center — Orlando |
(Condensed game | Highlights) |
| 1:40 p.m. | (7) Missouri 76, (10) Utah State 65 — Recap Golden 1 Center — Sacramento |
(Condensed game | Highlights) |
| 2 p.m. | (1) Kansas 96, (16) Howard 68 — Recap Wells Fargo Arena — Des Moines |
(Condensed game | Highlights) |
| 2:45 p.m. | (1) Alabama 96, (16) Texas A&M-Corpus Christi 75 — Recap Legacy Arena — Birmingham |
(Condensed game | Highlights) |
| 3:10 p.m. | (5) San Diego State 63, (12) Charleston 57 — Recap Amway Center — Orlando |
(Condensed game | Highlights) |
| 4:10 p.m. | (15) Princeton 59, (2) Arizona 55 — Upset Breakdown Golden 1 Center — Sacramento |
(Condensed game | Highlights) |
| 4:30 p.m. | (8) Arkansas 73, (9) Illinois 63 — Recap Wells Fargo Arena — Des Moines |
(Condensed game | Highlights) |
| 6:50 p.m. | (9) Auburn 83, (8) Iowa 75 — Recap Legacy Arena — Birmingham |
(Condensed game | Highlights) |
| 7:10 p.m. | (5) Duke 74, (12) Oral Roberts 51 — Recap Amway Center — Orlando |
(Condensed game | Highlights) |
| 7:25 p.m. | (2) Texas 81, (15) Colgate 61 — Recap Wells Fargo Arena — Des Moines |
(Condensed game | Highlights) |
| 7:35 p.m. | (7) Northwestern 75, (10) Boise State 67 — Recap Golden 1 Center — Sacramento |
(Condensed game | Highlights) |
| 9:20 p.m. | (1) Houston 63, (16) Northern Kentucky 52 — Recap Legacy Arena — Birmingham |
(Condensed game | Highlights) |
| 9:40 p.m. | (4) Tennessee 58, (13) Louisiana 55 — Recap Amway Center — Orlando |
(Condensed game | Highlights) |
| 9:55 p.m. | (10) Penn State 76, (7) Texas A&M 59 — Recap Wells Fargo Arena — Des Moines |
(Condensed game | Highlights) |
| 10:05 p.m. | (2) UCLA 86, (15) UNC Asheville 53 — Recap Golden 1 Center — Sacramento |
(Condensed game | Highlights) |
Friday, March 17
| 12:15 p.m. |
(7) Michigan State 72, (10) USC 62 — Izzo snaps whiteboard in half Nationwide Arena — Columbus |
Condensed game | Highlights |
| 12:40 p.m. | (3) Xavier 72, (14) Kennesaw State 67 — Recap Greensboro Coliseum — Greensboro |
Condensed game | Highlights |
| 1:30 p.m. | (3) Baylor 74, (14) UC Santa Barbara 56 — Recap Ball Arena — Denver |
Condensed game | Highlights |
| 2 p.m. | (5) Saint Mary’s 63, (12) VCU 51 — Recap MVP Arena — Albany |
Condensed game | Highlights |
| 2:45 p.m. | (2) Marquette 78, (15) Vermont 61 — Recap Nationwide Arena — Columbus |
(Condensed game | Highlights) |
| 3:10 p.m. | (11) Pittsburgh 59, (6) Iowa State 41 — Crooked rims doom ‘Clones Greensboro Coliseum — Greensboro |
(Condensed game | Highlights) |
| 4 p.m. | (6) Creighton 72, (11) NC State 63 — Recap Ball Arena — Denver |
(Condensed game | Highlights) |
| 4:30 p.m. | (4) UConn 87, (13) Iona 63 — Sanogo goes off in historic performance MVP Arena — Albany |
(Condensed game | Highlights) |
| 6:50 p.m. | (16) Fairleigh Dickinson 63, (1) Purdue 58 — Knights make history in upset Nationwide Arena — Columbus |
(Condensed game | Highlights) |
| 7:10 p.m. | (11) Kentucky 61, (6) Providence 53 — Recap Greensboro Coliseum — Greensboro |
(Condensed game | Highlights) |
| 7:25 p.m. | (5) Miami 63, (12) Drake 56 — Recap MVP Arena — Albany |
(Condensed game | Highlights) |
| 7:35 p.m. | (3) Gonzaga 82, (14) Grand Canyon 70 — Recap Ball Arena — Denver |
(Condensed game | Highlights) |
| 9:20 p.m. | (9) FAU 66, 8) Memphis 65 — Recap Nationwide Arena — Columbus |
(Condensed game | Highlights) |
| 9:40 p.m. | (3) Kansas State 77, (14) Montana State 65 — Recap Greensboro Coliseum — Greensboro |
(Condensed game | Highlights) |
| 9:55 p.m. | (4) Indiana 71, (13) Kent State 60 — Recap MVP Arena — Albany |
(Condensed game | Highlights) |
| 10:05 p.m. | (6) TCU 72, (11) Arizona State 70 — Recap Ball Arena — Denver |
(Condensed game | Highlights) |
Second round
Saturday, March 18
Second round
Sunday, March 19
Sweet 16
Thursday, March 23
Sweet 16
Friday, March 24
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