Final Four tip times for men's NCAA basketball tournament announced
The Final Four times for the men’s NCAA basketball tournament have been announced, per CBS Sports insider Matt Norlander. NC State and Purdue will tip off the action at 6:09 p.m. ET on TBS, TNT and TruTV.
The Wolfpack made their way to the Final Four with a 76-64 victory over in-state rival Duke on Sunday. DJ Burns lead the way with 29 points (13-19 FG), four rebounds and three assists. DJ Horne also chipped in 20 points in the win, which marked the second straight victory against the Blue Devils after also winning in the conference tournament.
After that contest, Alabama will face defending national champion UConn in the nightcap at 8:49 p.m. ET. The Crimson Tide are making their first Final Four appearance in program history while the Huskies are making their seventh trip.
Alabama took down No. 6 seed Clemson in the Elite Eight by a score of 89-82 to reach the Final Four. Mark Sears led the team with 23 points, 18 of which came in the second half as he made 6-of-7 attempts from 3-point range.
You can view the full TV channels and tip times for the men’s NCAA Tournament Final Four below:
- NC State vs. Purdue, 6:09 p.m. ET on TBS/TNT/truTV
- Alabama vs. UConn, 8:49 p.m. ET on TBS.TNT/truTV
The Crimson Tide are now set to take on a UConn team that has breezed through the first few round of NCAA Tournament action with an average margin of victory of 30.25 points. Donovan Clingan leads the Huskies so far with 15.8 points, 10.0 rebounds and 4.7 blocks per game across the four March Madness games.
Of course UConn cut down the nets in 2023 to take home the national championship and is looking for a repeat this season. The Huskies enter the contest against Alabama as an 11.5 point favorite according to FanDuel.
As for the other matchup, Purdue is coming off of a season in which it was just the second No. 1 seed in NCAA Tournament history to lose to a No. 16 seed. The Boilermakers have managed to make their way through the first four rounds of this year unscathed led by reigning NCAA Player of the Year Zach Edey.
We’ll see which two teams emerge victorious from this pairing to compete for the national title.