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PHILADELPHIA – March Madness is back, and Philadelphia is once again at the center of the college basketball world.<\/p>\n
The city will host multiple NCAA Tournament games this weekend, bringing a packed schedule of high-stakes match-ups.<\/p>\n
What we don’t know:<\/p>\n
Schools like Virginia, UCLA, UConn and others are set to take the court for five games at Xfinity Mobile Arena on Friday, March 20, and Sunday, March 22.<\/p>\n
Sunday’s second-round game will be determined by the results of Friday’s games:<\/p>\n
Wright State vs. Virginia at 1:50 p.m.Tennessee vs. Miami\/SMU at 4:25 p.m.UCF vs. UCLA at 7:25 p.m.Furman vs. UConn at 10 p.m. <\/p>\n
Fans will get the chance to see some of the sport\u2019s most recognizable names \u2014 and possibly witness new legends emerge.<\/p>\n
“There are always great teams, but what makes March special is the unexpected,” an organizer said. “You\u2019re looking for upsets, for teams to come out of nowhere.”<\/p>\n
The backstory:<\/p>\n
Philadelphia is no stranger to March Madness. This year marks roughly the 29th time the city has hosted NCAA Tournament games, and its history is filled with unforgettable moments.<\/p>\n
Among them: the legendary 1992 East Regional game between Duke and Kentucky, capped by Christian Laettner\u2019s buzzer-beating shot \u2014 widely considered one of the greatest plays in college basketball history.<\/p>\n
Over the years, Philly has also hosted dramatic underdog runs and breakout performances, reinforcing its reputation as a stage where college basketball stories are made.<\/p>\n
What’s next:<\/p>\n
With preparations complete and teams arriving, anticipation is building across the city. Large crowds are expected at the arena, and tickets<\/a> remain available for fans still hoping to catch the action in person.<\/p>\n The Source: Information from this article was provided by Xfinity Mobile Arena.<\/p>\n Philadelphia<\/a>NCAA<\/a> <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"PHILADELPHIA – March Madness is back, and Philadelphia is once again at the center of the college basketball…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":783459,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3723],"tags":[7,217,231,772,1544,67,2361,678,1833],"class_list":["post-783458","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-ncaa-basketball","tag-basketball","tag-college-basketball","tag-ncaa","tag-ncaa-basketball","tag-ncaab","tag-news","tag-pa","tag-philadelphia","tag-us"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nba\/116898512499167259","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/783458","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=783458"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/783458\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/783459"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=783458"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=783458"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=783458"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}