The No. 6 seed Maryland men’s basketball team will face No. 11 seed Belmont in the first round of the NCAA tournament Thursday in Jacksonville, Fla.
Belmont defeated Temple, 81-70, in a First Four play-in game Tuesday night in Dayton, Ohio, to advance to the Round of 64.
The Terps’ game Thursday starts shortly after the conclusion of the 12:40 p.m. No. 3 seed LSU-No. 14 seed Yale game. Both games will be on truTV.
Maryland, which lost, 69-61, to No. 13 seed Nebraska in the second round of the Big Ten tournament in Chicago, is making its fourth NCAA tournament appearance in the past five seasons.