NCAA Tournament Tip-Times, Locations Revealed For BYU, Utah State Basketball

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah – Once Selection Sunday reveals the 68-team bracket, the next question becomes, when are the NCAA Tournament tip times? We now have those and both BYU and Utah State will play in historic venues with a chance to capture audiences around the country.

Tip-times for @BYUbasketball and @USUBasketball in @marchmadness are set!

Friday: Utah State vs. Texas Tech, at 11:45 a.m. (MT) on TNT.

Saturday: BYU vs. Michigan State/UCLA at 7:40 p.m. on CBS.#BYUHoops #AggiesAllTheWay #MarchMadness pic.twitter.com/7HppvQ2seM

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Utah State vs. Texas Tech: NCAA Tournament Tip-Time

Starting with Utah State on Friday, March 19th.  The Aggies who received an at-large bid are headed to Bloomington, Indiana, 53 miles south of Indianapolis. The 11-seed Aggies will take on 6-seed Texas Tech from the Big 12 Conference in historic Assembly Hall.

🔹BROADCAST ANNOUNCEMENT🔹

🆚 Texas Tech
📍 Assembly Hall
➡️ Friday | 11:45 AM MT
📺 TNT#AggiesAllTheWay pic.twitter.com/mnOhPtKvbt

— USU Men's Hoops (@USUBasketball) March 15, 2021

Utah State versus Texas Tech will tip-off at 11:45 a.m. (MDT) and be televised on TNT. CBS Sports’ Carter Blackburn will be on the call with Debbie Antonelli providing analysis and Evan Washburn as the reporter.

BYU vs. Michigan State/UCLA Game Info

For BYU, the 6-seeded Cougars will face 11-seed Michigan State or UCLA on Saturday night at 7:45 p.m. (MDT) at Butler’s Hinkle Fieldhouse. BYU and the Spartans or Bruins will be televised on network CBS and

Andrew Catalon, Steve Lappas, and AJ Ross will be on the call for BYU’s first-round matchup.

Bracket Breakdown 🖊 pic.twitter.com/6gdeweLCil

— BYU Basketball (@BYUbasketball) March 15, 2021

2021 NCAA Tournament First Four, First Round Tip-Times

NCAA First Four – Thursday, March 18

(16) Texas Southern vs. (16) Mount St. Mary’s, 3:10 p.m, truTV

(11) Drake vs. (11) Wichita State, 4:27 p.m., TBS

(16) Appalachian State vs. (16) Norfolk State, 6:40 p.m., truTV

(11) UCLA vs. (11) Michigan State, 7:57 p.m., TBS

First Round Games – Friday Morning/Afternoon, March 19

(10) Virginia Tech vs. (7) Florida, 10:15 a.m., CBS

(14) Colgate vs. (3) Arkansas, 10:45 a.m. truTV

(16) Drexel vs. (1) Illinois, 11:15 a.m., TBS

(11) Utah State vs. (6) Texas Tech, 11:45 a.m., TNT

(15) Oral Roberts vs. (2) Ohio State, 1 p.m, CBS

(16) Hartford vs. (1) Baylor, 1:30 p.m., truTV

(9) Georgia Tech vs. (8) Loyola Chicago, 2 p.m., TBS

(12) Oregon State vs. (5) Tennessee, 2:30 p.m., TNT

First Round Games – Friday Evening, March 19

(13) Liberty vs. (4) Oklahoma State, 4:25 p.m., TBS

(9) Wisconsin vs. (8) North Carolina, 5:10 p.m., CBS

(15) Cleveland State vs. (2) Houston, 5:15 p.m., truTV

(13) North Texas vs. (4) Purdue, 5:25 p.m., TNT

(10) Rutgers vs. (7) Clemson, 7:20 p.m., TBS

(11) Syracuse vs. (6) San Diego State, 7:40 p.m., CBS

(14) Morehead State vs. (3) West Virginia, 7:50 p.m., truTV

(12) Winthrop vs. (5) Villanova, 7:57 p.m., TNT

First Round Games – Saturday Morning/Afternoon, March 20

(12) Georgetown vs. (5) Colorado, 10:15 a.m., CBS

(13) UNC Greensboro vs. (4) Florida State, 10:45 a.m., truTV

(14) Eastern Washington vs. (3) Kansas, 11:15 a.m., TBS

(9) St. Bonaventure vs. (8) LSU, 11:45 a.m., TNT

(16) Mount St. Mary’s/Texas Southern vs. (1) Michigan, 1 p.m., CBS

(12) UC Santa Barbara vs. (5) Creighton, 1:30 p.m., truTV

(15) Iona vs. (2) Alabama, 2 p.m., TBS

(11) Wichita State/Drake vs. (6) USC, 2:30 p.m., TNT

First Round Games – Saturday Evening, March 20

(15) Grand Canyon vs. (2) Iowa, 4:25 p.m., TBS

(10) Maryland vs. (7) UConn, 5:10 p.m., CBS

(13) Ohio vs. (4) Virginia, 5:15 p.m., truTV

(9) Missouri vs. (8) Oklahoma, 5:25 p.m., TNT

(16) Norfolk State/Appalachian State vs. (1) Gonzaga, 7:20 p.m., TBS

(11) Michigan State/UCLA vs. (6) BYU, 7:40 p.m., CBS

(14) Abilene Christian vs. (3) Texas, 7:50 p.m., truTV

(10) VCU vs. (7) Oregon, 7:57 p.m., TNT

Mitch Harper is a BYU Insider for KSLsports.com and host of the Cougar Tracks Podcast (SUBSCRIBE) and Cougar Sports Saturday (Saturday from 12–3 p.m., KSL Newsradio). Follow him on Twitter: @Mitch_Harper and the KSL Sports app.