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First round of NCAA Tournament kicks off Thursday; some games in Pittsburgh

The first round of the NCAA Tournament began Thursday, with several games played at Pittsburgh’s PPG Paints Arena to kick off March Madness.

The Rhode Island, Oklahoma, Duke, Iona, Villanova, Radford, Virginia Tech and Alabama men’s basketball teams were all in Pittsburgh, just a few of the more than 60 teams vying for one of two spots in the April 2 national championship.

Below is the complete first-round schedule:

Thursday (All times ET)
  • (10) Oklahoma 78, (7) Rhode Island 83
  • (14) Wright State 47, (3) Tennessee 73
  • (13) UNCG 64, (4) Gonzaga 68
  • (16) Penn 60, (1) Kansas 76
  • (15) Iona 67, (2) Duke 89
  • (11) Loyola-Chicago 64, (6) Miami (Fla.) 62
  • (12) South Dakota State 73, (5) Ohio State 81
  • (9) NC State 83, (8) Seton Hall 94
  • (16) Radford 61, (1) Villanova 87
  • (12) Davidson 73, (5) Kentucky 78
  • (11) San Diego State 65, (6) Houston 67.
  • (14) Stephen F. Austin 60, (3) Texas Tech 70
  • (9) Alabama 86, (8) Virginia Tech 83
  • (13) Buffalo 89, (4) Arizona 68
  • (14) Montana 47, (3) Michigan 61
  • (11) St. Bonaventure 62, (6) Florida 77

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Friday
  • (10) Providence vs. (7) Texas A&M @ 12:15 p.m.
  • (15) CSU Fullerton vs. (2) Purdue @ 12:40 p.m.
  • (13) Marshall vs. (4) Wichita State @ 1:30 p.m.
  • (15) Georgia State vs. (2) Cincinnati @ 2 p.m.
  • (15) Lipscomb vs. (2) UNC @ 2:45 p.m.
  • (10) Butler vs. (7) Arkansas @ 3:10 p.m.
  • (12) Murray State vs. (5) West Virginia @ 4 p.m.
  • (10) Texas vs. (7) Nevada @ 4:30 p.m.
  • (9) Kansas State vs. (8) Creighton @ 6:50 p.m.
  • (14) Bucknell vs. (3) Michigan State @ 7:10 p.m.
  • (16) Texas Southern vs. (1) Xavier @ 7:20 p.m.
  • (13) Charleston vs. (4) Auburn @ 7:27 p.m.
  • (16) UMBC vs. (1) Virginia @ 9:20 p.m.
  • (11) Syracuse vs. (6) TCU @ 9:40 p.m.
  • (9) Florida State vs. (8) Missouri @ 9:50 p.m.
  • (12) New Mexico State vs. (5) Clemson @ 9:57 p.m.