NCAA Tournament Day 2: Viewing Guide and Fan Discussion
Day 2 of the NCAA Tournament should see Bobby Hurley’s all-time assist record broken by Purdue’s Braden Smith.
Purdue guard Braden Smith (41) celebrates 80-72 win over Michigan at the Big Ten Tournament final at United Center in Chicago on Sunday, March 15, 2026. | Junfu Han / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images Welcome to one of my favorite days of the year! For those of you with the foresight to take today off, I salute you.
Even though the Wildcats are sitting this one out, I’m sure we can find something to talk about. Here’s the schedule with my picks in Bold: (all times in CST) #10 Santa Clara vs #7 Kentucky – Live – TruTV #12 Akron vs #5 Texas Tech – Live – CBS #1 Arizona vs #16 Long Island – 12:35 – TNT #14 Wright State vs #3 Virginia – 12:50 – TBS #15 Tennessee State vs #2 Iowa State – 1:50 – CBS #13 Hofstra vs #4 Alabama – 2:15 – TruTV #9 Utah State vs #8 Villanova – 3:10 – TNT #11 Miami (OH) vs #6 Tennessee – 3:25 – TBS #9 Iowa vs #8 Clemson – 5:50 – TNT #12 Northern Iowa vs #5 St. Johns – 6:10 – CBS #10 UCF vs #7 UCLA – 6:25 – TBS #16 Prairie View A&M vs #1 Florida – 8:25 – TNT #13 California Baptist vs #4 Kansas – 8:45 – CBS #15 Furman vs #2 UConn – 9:00 – TBS #10 Missouri vs #7 Miami – 9:10 – TruTV