While the men’s 2025 NCAA Basketball Tournament began with the First Four on Tuesday and Wednesday, Thursday kicks off a string of four of the most exciting days on the sports calendar. The Round of 64 will take place on Thursday and Friday, with the winners of those games playing in the Round of 32 on Saturday and Sunday.
Ninth-seeded Creighton began the day by defeating eighth-seeded Louisville and will now take on No. 1 overall seed Auburn, who beat 16th-seeded Alabama State fresh off its thrilling play-in win on Tuesday. Houston was the other No. 1 seed in action Thursday, as the Cougars dominated SIUE. Elsewhere, third-seeded Wisconsin and fourth-seeded Purdue both advanced with a win, while No. 12-seeded McNeese State upset fifth-seeded Clemson.
Tennessee, Texas Tech and Michigan are among some of the top-seeded teams playing throughout the day. One of the most anticipated games of the Round of 64 will take place this evening when seventh-seeded Kansas and 10th-seeded Arkansas go head-to-head. The winner will likely take on second-seeded St. John’s on Saturday.
Here are Thursday’s highlights!
7:12p ET
What to know ahead of the Big Dance
8:14p ET
No. 7 Kansas vs. No. 10 Arkansas
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No. 4 Texas A&M vs. No. 13 Yale
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No. 15 Wofford vs. No. 2 Tennessee
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No. 12 McNesse State 69, No. 5 Clemson 67
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No. 9 Creighton 89, No. 8 Louisville 75
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No. 8 Gonzaga 89, No. 9 Georgia 68
7:19p ET
No. 6 BYU 80, No. 11 VCU 71
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No. 4 Purdue 75, No. 13 High Point 63
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No. 3 Wisconsin 85, No. 14 Montana 66
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No. 1 Houston 78, No. 16 SIUE 40
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No. 1 Auburn 83, No. 16 Alabama State 63
Live Coverage for this began on 7:09p ET
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