{"id":669565,"date":"2026-03-20T22:13:17","date_gmt":"2026-03-20T22:13:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/669565\/"},"modified":"2026-03-20T22:13:17","modified_gmt":"2026-03-20T22:13:17","slug":"march-madness-live-bracket-updates-scores-miami-oh-falls-behind-vs-tennessee-utah-state-villanova-battle-otega-oweh-buzzer-beater-lifts-kentucky-iowa-states-joshua-jefferson-injured","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/669565\/","title":{"rendered":"March Madness live bracket updates, scores: Miami (OH) falls behind vs. Tennessee; Utah State, Villanova battle; Otega Oweh buzzer-beater lifts Kentucky; Iowa State’s Joshua Jefferson injured"},"content":{"rendered":"

March Madness<\/a> continues with another full slate on Friday.<\/p>\n

The NCAA tournament began in earnest on Thursday and it didn\u2019t lack for drama. No. 12 High Point pulled off an upset win over No. 5 Wisconsin<\/a> and No. 11 VCU ousted No. 6 UNC in a historic comeback to win in overtime. Top-seeded Duke even got a serious scare from No. 16 Siena<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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The men’s tournament continues with 16 more first-round games on Friday, while the women\u2019s tournament also begins with 16 first-round games of its own.<\/p>\n

Here’s how to watch every NCAA tournament game<\/a> \u2014 and some best bets for the first round<\/a> from our experts. See below for a complete schedule of Thursday’s first-round action. (Scroll down for live updates.)<\/p>\n

How to find your NCAA bracket on Yahoo Sports Bracket Mayhem<\/a><\/p>\n

How to watch men’s March Madness 2026<\/p>\n

Dates: March 17 – April 6, 2026
TV channels: CBS, TBS, TNT, TruTV
Streaming: Paramount+<\/a>, DirecTV<\/a>, March Madness Live app and more<\/p>\n

Here’s the complete schedule for Friday\u2019s men’s first round. All times are Eastern.<\/p>\n

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March Madness results, schedule, channel guide for FridayLive86 updatesFri, March 20, 2026 at 9:15 AM PDT<\/p>\n

Yahoo Sports Staff<\/p>\n

Fri, March 20, 2026 at 3:11 PM PDT<\/p>\n

Yahoo Sports Staff<\/p>\n

Bryce Lindsay has 24 points, including 6 made 3s, to lead the Wildcats. But it\u2019s still a tight one.<\/p>\n

Villanova 73, Utah State 71 | 3:54 to play<\/p>\n

Fri, March 20, 2026 at 2:57 PM PDT<\/p>\n

Yahoo Sports Staff<\/p>\n

Nova continues to hit 3s (12 of 24) but USU is doing its work in the paint.<\/p>\n

Villanova leads 65-63 with just under 10 minutes to play.<\/p>\n

Fri, March 20, 2026 at 2:54 PM PDT<\/p>\n

Yahoo Sports Staff<\/p>\n

Miami (OH) can\u2019t get anything going and it\u2019s done nothing to cut into a big deficit in the opening minutes of the second half.<\/p>\n

Tennessee 55, Miami 36 | 14:59 to play<\/p>\n

Fri, March 20, 2026 at 2:46 PM PDT<\/p>\n

Yahoo Sports Staff<\/p>\n

Just like that it\u2019s tied again after the Aggies respond with a 14-4 run.<\/p>\n

Utah State 54, Villanova 54 | 14:05 to play<\/p>\n

\"BenFri, March 20, 2026 at 2:34 PM PDT<\/p>\n

Ben Fawkes<\/p>\n

With Alabama defeating Hofstra 90-70 to go over the closing total of 158.5, all six games on Friday have finished over the total.<\/p>\n

Fri, March 20, 2026 at 2:32 PM PDT<\/p>\n

Yahoo Sports Staff<\/p>\n

The Wildcats came out of the locker room hot. A 9-0 run has Nova up 48-38 over Utah State in the opening minutes of the second half.<\/p>\n

Fri, March 20, 2026 at 2:29 PM PDT<\/p>\n

Yahoo Sports Staff<\/p>\n

The Cyclones won their first-round matchup going away. Killyan Toure led the way with 25 points and Nate Heise came off the bench to score 22 points.<\/p>\n

The biggest question will be the status of Joshua Jefferson<\/a>, who injured his ankle early in the game.<\/p>\n

Fri, March 20, 2026 at 2:27 PM PDT<\/p>\n

Yahoo Sports Staff<\/p>\n

Ja’Kobi Gillespie has 22 points to lead a red-hot Vols team to a dominant first half. Miami is just 4 of 14 from deep.<\/p>\n

Fri, March 20, 2026 at 2:26 PM PDT<\/p>\n

Yahoo Sports Staff<\/p>\n

The Tide ran away with this one in the second half as Labaron Philon just took over and enforced his will. He finished with 29 points, 8 rebounds and 7 assists in a 90-70 win.<\/p>\n

Fri, March 20, 2026 at 2:17 PM PDT<\/p>\n

Yahoo Sports Staff<\/p>\n

The Vols have opened up a big lead on the Redhawks, who have gone cold from the floor. After hitting 3 of 4 from deep early, Miami is now just 3 of 12 from 3-point range.<\/p>\n

Tennessee 37, Miami (Ohio) 23 | under 4 in 1st half<\/p>\n

Fri, March 20, 2026 at 2:17 PM PDT<\/p>\n

Yahoo Sports Staff<\/p>\n

The Tide are now up double digits with just over 3 minutes left in the game and this one may be over.<\/p>\n

Fri, March 20, 2026 at 2:08 PM PDT<\/p>\n

Yahoo Sports Staff<\/p>\n

After trailing by as many as 9, the Wildcats have rallied to take a small halftime lead. Bryce Lindsay\u2019a 14 points on 4 of 7 from 3-point range leads the way for Nova.<\/p>\n

Fri, March 20, 2026 at 2:07 PM PDT<\/p>\n

Yahoo Sports Staff<\/p>\n

There\u2019s just over 6 minutes left in the game and the Pride are hanging tough with a second-half rally. Preston Edmead has 21 points for Hofstra as they try to level things.<\/p>\n

Labaron Philon has 18 second-half points for Alabama.<\/p>\n

Fri, March 20, 2026 at 1:59 PM PDT<\/p>\n

Yahoo Sports Staff<\/p>\n

The contrast of styles continues as the Wildcats are knocking down 3s (8 of 17 from deep) while Utah State continues to pound it inside. Nova\u2019s style has taken the upper hand, with a 36-33 lead late in the 1st half.<\/p>\n

Fri, March 20, 2026 at 1:51 PM PDT<\/p>\n

Yahoo Sports Staff<\/p>\n

The Vols are hitting from everywhere, shooting 9 of 13 so far, led by Ja\u2019Kobi Gillespie\u2019s 10 points on 4 of 4 from the field.<\/p>\n

Tennessee 23, Miami (OH) 15 | mid 1st half<\/p>\n

\"JeffFri, March 20, 2026 at 1:49 PM PDT<\/p>\n

Jeff Eisenberg<\/p>\n

Fri, March 20, 2026 at 1:41 PM PDT<\/p>\n

Yahoo Sports Staff<\/p>\n

The Redhawks are doing what they do best, making 3s (3 of 4 so far). Miami leads Tennessee 13-10 in the opening minutes.<\/p>\n

Fri, March 20, 2026 at 1:36 PM PDT<\/p>\n

Yahoo Sports Staff<\/p>\n

The Tide have turned this one into a 10-point game straight out of the halftime break with a flurry of offense.<\/p>\n

Fri, March 20, 2026 at 1:34 PM PDT<\/p>\n

Yahoo Sports Staff<\/p>\n

The Aggies are are outscoring Villanova 16-2 in the paint while Nova is mostly relying on outside shots. Advantage USU so far.<\/p>\n

Utah State 22, Villanova 13 | mid 1st half<\/p>\n

Fri, March 20, 2026 at 1:31 PM PDT<\/p>\n

Yahoo Sports Staff<\/p>\n

It\u2019s been a pretty evenly contested game so far in the Midwest region. Aiden Sherrell has picked up the offensive slack a bit with Aden Holloway out. He has 12 points and 9 rebounds, but isn\u2019t shooting the ball particularly well (4 for 11).<\/p>\n

The winner of this game will face No. 7 Kentucky on Sunday. Can the Pride pull off the first big upset of Day 2?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"March Madness continues with another full slate on Friday. The NCAA tournament began in earnest on Thursday and…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":669566,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3723],"tags":[7,217,7456,231,772,82535,1544,85485,790],"class_list":["post-669565","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-ncaa-basketball","tag-basketball","tag-college-basketball","tag-march-madness","tag-ncaa","tag-ncaa-basketball","tag-ncaa-tournament-game","tag-ncaab","tag-tbs","tag-tnt"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nba\/116263807015760167","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/669565","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=669565"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/669565\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/669566"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=669565"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=669565"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=669565"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}