March Madness 2025: Tip-off times announced for first-round games
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March Madness 2025: Tip-off times announced for first-round games
Updated: 8:17 PM EDT Mar 16, 2025
The NCAA men’s basketball tournament field has been set, with Kentucky, Louisville and Xavier all hearing their names called.While they knew their path to San Antonio immediately, we now know when each team will play their first game.Xavier will play their first game as part of the First Four in Dayton, against the Texas Longhorns, Wednesday. Tip-off is scheduled for 9:10 p.m., but could be pushed back based on what time the first game, between Mount St. Mary’s and American, ends.Louisville’s matchup against Creighton will be the first game of the first round on Thursday, tipping off at 12:15 p.m.Kentucky’s meeting with Troy will tip-off at 7:10 p.m. Friday night from Milwaukee.If Xavier were to advance to the first round, they would follow the Wildcats, with a 9:45-ish tip-off against sixth-seeded Illinois.A full schedule of first-round tip-off times can be seen below.The full schedule for the First Four, to be played in Dayton, can be seen below.
The NCAA men’s basketball tournament field has been set, with Kentucky, Louisville and Xavier all hearing their names called.
While they knew their path to San Antonio immediately, we now know when each team will play their first game.
Xavier will play their first game as part of the First Four in Dayton, against the Texas Longhorns, Wednesday. Tip-off is scheduled for 9:10 p.m., but could be pushed back based on what time the first game, between Mount St. Mary’s and American, ends.
Louisville’s matchup against Creighton will be the first game of the first round on Thursday, tipping off at 12:15 p.m.
Kentucky’s meeting with Troy will tip-off at 7:10 p.m. Friday night from Milwaukee.
If Xavier were to advance to the first round, they would follow the Wildcats, with a 9:45-ish tip-off against sixth-seeded Illinois.
A full schedule of first-round tip-off times can be seen below.
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The full schedule for the First Four, to be played in Dayton, can be seen below.
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