March Madness first round scores, NCAA Tournament schedule today (3/16/2023)
March Madness 2023 is in full swing with NCAA Tournament Round 1 games underway today for men’s college basketball. There will be 16 Round 1 games played on Thursday, March 16 and you can watch them all with live broadcasts on CBS, TNT, TBS and on truTV. Here’s a look at today’s games, and there will be 16 more Round 1 matchups kicking off tomorrow as well.
We’ll keep this post updated with final scores as they wrap up throughout the day.
Thursday, March 16 (all times Pacific)
FINAL: (9) Maryland 67, (8) West Virginia 65
FINAL: (13) Furman 68, (4) Virginia 67
FINAL: (7) Missouri 76, (10) Utah State 65
FINAL: (1) Kansas 96, (16) Howard 68
FINAL: (1) Alabama 96, (16) Texas A&M-CC 75
FINAL: (5) San Diego State 63, (12) College of Charleston 57
FINAL: (15) Princeton 59, (2) Arizona 55
FINAL: (8) Arkansas 73, (9) Illinois 63
FINAL: (9) Auburn 83, (8) Iowa 75
FINAL: (5) Duke 74, (12) Oral Roberts 51
FINAL: (2) Texas 81, (15) Colgate 61
FINAL: (7) Northwestern 75, (10) Boise State 67
FINAL: (1) Houston 63, (16) Northern Kentucky 52
FINAL: (4) Tennessee 58, (13) Louisiana 55
FINAL: (10) Penn State 76, (7) Texas A&M 59
FINAL: (2) UCLA 86, (15) UNC Asheville 53
Friday, March 17 (all times Pacific)
9:15 a.m.: (10) USC vs. (7) Michigan State (CBS)
9:40 a.m.: (14) Kennesaw State vs. (3) Xavier (truTV)
10:30 a.m.: (14) UC Santa Barbara vs. (3) Baylor (TNT)
11 a.m.: (12) VCU vs. (5) Saint Mary’s (TBS)
11:45 a.m.: (15) Vermont vs. (2) Marquette (CBS)
12:10 p.m.: (11) Mississippi State/Pitt vs. (6) Iowa State (truTV)
1 p.m.: (11) North Carolina State vs. (6) Creighton (TNT)
1:30 p.m.: (13) Iona vs. (4) UConn (TBS)
3:50 p.m.: (16) Texas Southern/Fairleigh Dickinson vs. (1) Purdue (TNT)
4:10 p.m.: (11) Providence vs. (6) Kentucky (CBS)
4:25 p.m.: (12) Drake vs. (5) Miami (TBS)
4:35 p.m.: (14) Grand Canyon vs. (3) Gonzaga (truTV)
6:20 p.m.: (9) Florida Atlantic vs. (8) Memphis (TNT)
6:40 p.m.: (14) Montana State vs. (3) Kansas State (CBS)
6:55 p.m.: (13) Kent State vs. (4) Indiana (TBS)
7:05 p.m.: (11) Arizona State/Nevada vs. (6) TCU (truTV)
Second-round NCAA Tournament games will be played Saturday, March 18, and Sunday, March 19. The regional semifinals will be contested March 23-24, followed by the regional finals March 25-26. Houston will host the Final Four, with the national semifinal games on Saturday, April 1, and the national championship on Monday, April 3.
What is truTV? What TV channel is truTV on in my area? You can find out what channel your game is on by searching with the following channel finders from top cable and satellite service providers including: Verizon Fios, AT&T U-verse, Comcast / Xfinity, Spectrum/Charter, Optimum/Altice,Cox, DIRECTV, Dish. truTV is a basic cable TV channel that is owned by Warner Bros / Discovery and is under the umbrella of Turner Broadcasting and Turner Entertainment Networks.
How can I watch games on truTV, TNT, TBS, and CBS streaming live online? If you don’t have cable, you can watch the games live for free with DirecTV Stream(free trial). You can also get the games with Sling (promotional offers) if you are out of free trials, or simply prefer that platform and their pricing plans.
