Dukes Mark Williams (15) reacts after a dunk to give the Blue Devils a 87-79 lead over Syracuse with under a minute to play during the quarterfinals of the ACC Tournament on Thursday, March 10, 2022 at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, NY.
Robert Willett
rwillett@newsobserver.com
The NCAA tournament begins his week and area teams are spread out all across the country for March Madness.
Duke, North Carolina and Davidson will participate in the men’s NCAA tournament.
N.C. State, UNC and Charlotte will participate in the women’s NCAA field.
The First Four for the men’s tournament starts on March 15. The First Four for the women’s field starts on March 16.
Wake Forest, which just missed the men’s NCAA tournament field, will play in the NIT Tournament against Towson on Wednesday. The game will tip at 7 p.m. and be broadcast on ESPN +.
How to watch North Carolina teams in the men’s NCAA tournament:
Date
Time
Matchup
Region
Channel
Thurs. 3/17
4:30 p.m.
(8) UNC vs (9) Marquette
East
TBS
Fri. 3/18
7:30 p.m.
(2) Duke vs (15) Cal St. Fullerton
West
CBS
Fri. 3/18
9:40 p.m.
(7) Michigan St. vs (10) Davidson
West
CBS
How to watch North Carolina teams in the women’s NCAA tournament:
Date
Time
Matchup
Region
Channel
Sat. 3/19
2 p.m.
(1) NC State vs (16) Longwood/Mt St Mary’s
Bridgeport
ESPN
Sat. 3/19
7:30 p.m.
(5) UNC vs (9) Stephen F. Austin
Greensboro
ESPN News
Sat. 3/19
1:30 p.m.
(3) Indiana vs (14) Charlotte
Bridgeport
ESPN2
N.C. State players including Raina Perez, left, Diamond Johnson and Elissa Cunane acknowledge the fans after the Wolfpacks victory over Miami to win the ACC womens basketball tournament in Greensboro, N.C., Sunday, March 6, 2022. Ethan Hyman ehyman@newsobserver.com
How to stream March Madness
If you are a cord cutter there are options for streaming March Madness also.
Sports reporter Jonas Pope IV has covered college recruiting, high school sports, NC Central, NC State and the ACC for The Herald-Sun and The News & Observer.
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