Thursday Afternoon
NCAA tournament: Here's the TV schedule for Thursday and Friday
No. 4 Duke vs. No. 13 UNC Wilmington Time: 11 am Network: CBS
No. 8 Texas Tech vs. No. 9 Butler Time: 11:30 am Network: truTV
No. 8 Colorado vs. No. 9 Connecticut Time: noon Network: TNT
No. 4 Iowa State vs. No. 13 Iona Time: 12:30 pm Network: TBS
No. 5 Baylor vs. No. 12 Yale Time: Approx. 1:30 pm Network: CBS
No. 1 Virginia vs. No. 16 Hampton Time: Approx. 2 pm Network: TruTv
No. 1 Kansas vs. No. 16 Austin Peay Time: Approx. 2:50 pm Network: TNT
No. 5 Purdue vs. No. 12 Little Rock Time: Approx. 3:20 pm Network: TBS
Thursday Evening
No. 3 Miami vs. No. 14 Buffalo Time: 5:45 pm Network: TNT
No. 5 Indiana vs. No. 12 Chattanooga Time: 6:00 pm Network: CBS
No. 1 North Carolina vs. FGCU-Dickinson winner Time: 6:15 pm Network: TBS
No. 3 Utah vs. No. 14 Fresno State Time: 6:15 pm Network: truTV
No. 6 Arizona vs. Vandy-Wichita State winner Time: Approx. 8:15 pm Network: TNT
No. 4 Kentucky vs. No. 13 Stony Brook Time: Approx. 8:30 pm Network: CBS
No. 8 USC vs. No. 9 Providence Time: Approx. 8:45 pm Network: TBS
No. 6 Seton Hall vs. No. 11 Gonzaga Time: Approx. 8:55 pm Network: truTV
Friday Afternoon
No. 7 Dayton vs. No. 10 Syracuse Time: 11am Network: CBS
No. 1 Villanova vs. No. 16 UNC Asheville Time: 11:30 am Network: truTV
No. 7 Oregon State vs. No. 10 VCU Time: 12:30 pm Network: TNT
No. 4 California vs. No. 13 Hawaii Time: 1 pm Network: TBS
No. 2 Michigan State vs. No. 15 Middle Tennessee State Time: Approx. 1:30 pm Network: CBS
No. 7 Iowa vs. No. 10 Temple Time: Approx. 2 pm Network: truTV
No. 2 Oklahoma vs. No. 15 CSU Bakersfield Time: Approx. 2:50 pm Network: TNT
No. 5 Maryland vs. No. 15 South Dakota State Time: Approx. 3:20 pm Network: TBS
Friday Evening
No. 7 Wisconsin vs. No. 10 Pittsburgh Time: 5:45 pm Network: TNT
No. 3 West Virginia vs. No. 14 Stephen F. Austin Time: 6 pm Network: CBS
No. 3 Texas A&M vs. No. 14 Green Bay Time: 6:15 Network: TBS
No. 1 Oregon vs. Holy Cross-Southern winner Time: 6:15 Network: truTV:
No. 2 Xavier vs. No. 15 Weber State Time: Approx. 8:15 pm Network: TNT
No. 6 Notre Dame vs. No. Michigan-Tulsa winner Time: Approx. 8:30 pm Network: CBS
No. 6 Texas vs. No. 11 Northern Iowa Time: Approx. 8:45 pm Network: TBS
No. 8 Saint Joseph's vs. No. 9 Cincinnati Time: Approx. 8:55 pm Network: truTV
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Star Tribune columnist Patrick Reusse joins host Michael Rand for a look back at the weekend in sports, which included one of the best Vikings’ wins of the season. In news that is, um, less good: The Wolves have lost two in a row and look just as lost as they did earlier in the season.