Keep track of all happenings in the East Region at the NCAA Men’s Tournament, headlined by the top-ranked Duke Blue Devils.
Keep track of all the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament happenings in the East Region below …
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First Round (March 19-20)
(2) UConn (-20.5) vs. (15) Furman
Friday, 10 p.m. ET, TBS
(4) Kansas (-14.5) vs. (13) California Baptist
Friday, 9:45 p.m. ET, CBS
(7) UCLA (-5.5) vs. (10) UCF
Friday, 7:25 p.m., TBS
(5) St. John’s (-9.5) vs. (12) Northern Iowa
Friday, 7:10 p.m. ET, CBS
(3) Michigan State (-15.5) vs. (14) North Dakota State
Thursday, 4:05 p.m. ET, TNT
Cameron Boozer just volleyball spiked that… pic.twitter.com/TCEyedJ1je
— CBS Sports College Basketball (@CBSSportsCBB) March 19, 2026
(1) Duke 71, (16) Siena 65
Despite trailing by as much as 13 and by 11 at halftime, a brilliant bashing from the Boozer brothers allowed top-ranked Duke to survive a hearty scare from MAAC champion Siena. Cameron Boozer put up a 22-point, 13-rebound double-double as he and brother Cayden united for 41 tallies. Duke took the lead for good on Isaiah Evans’ floater with 4:26 remaining.
Isaac McKneely from deep #MarchMadness @LouisvilleMBB pic.twitter.com/rbfaKbCC1g
— NCAA March Madness (@MarchMadnessMBB) March 19, 2026
(6) Louisville 83, (11) South Florida 79
Isaac McKneely scored 23 points while Sananda Fru put up a 10-point, 10-rebound double-double in relief as the Cardinals withstood a furious USF rally and prevailed without star attraction Mikel Brown Jr. Louisville led by as much as 23 before a furious Bulls rally narrowed the gap to as little as five in the final minute before J’Vonne Hadley’s free throws sealed the deal.
TCU’s Xavier Edmonds gets the bucket with 4.1 seconds left! #marchmadness pic.twitter.com/Y1ohaJJ1W3
— TSN (@TSN_Sports) March 19, 2026
(9) TCU 66, (8) Ohio State 64
Xavier Edmonds scored the last of 16 points to break a 64-all tie with just over four seconds remaining to give the TCU Horned Frogs a two-point victory. Edmonds, David Punch, and Micah Robinson united for 50 points in the win, which saw TCU lead by 15 at halftime before Ohio State made an ultimate futile rally that saw them take the lead at several points.
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