It’s officially March Madness time. After First Four games on Tuesday and Wednesday, the first full day of the NCAA tournament kicks off on Thursday with 16 men’s games spread out over 12 hours.
Here’s how Thursday’s schedule will unfold:
Thursday afternoon
12:15 p.m. — No. 8 Mississippi State vs. No. 9 Michigan State (CBS)
12:40 p.m. — No. 6 BYU vs. No. 11 Duquesne (TruTV)
1:30 p.m. — No. 3 Creighton vs. No. 14 Akron (TNT)
2 p.m. — No. 2 Arizona vs. No. 15 Long Beach State (TBS)
2:45 p.