Tip time, TV designation set for Indiana’s NCAA tournament opener against Fairfield
Indiana now knows the date, tip time and TV designation for its 2024 NCAA tournament first-round matchup against Fairfield.
The Hoosiers, the No. 4 seed in the Albany 1 Regional, will play the Stags on Saturday, March 23 at Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall.
The tip time for Saturday’s game is 1:30 p.m. ET. The game will be broadcast on ESPN2.
The other opening-round matchup in Bloomington features No. 5 seed Oklahoma against No. 12 seed Florida Gulf Coast. That contest will tip at approximately 4 p.m. ET on ESPNNews.
If the Hoosiers advance, tip times and TV designations for second-round matchups will be set at a later time.
Indiana is 24-5 overall and 15-0 at home this season. With two more home wins, the Hoosiers would advance to play regional games at MVP Arena in Albany, New York.
Here’s a complete list of 2024 March Madness women’s TV times and schedule (all times ET):
Wednesday, March 20 — First Four
(16) Sacred Heart vs. (16) Presbyterian | 7 p.m. | ESPNU
(12) Vanderbilt vs. (12) Columbia | 9 p.m. | ESPNU
Thursday, March 21 — First Four
(11) Auburn vs. (11) Arizona | 7 p.m. | ESPN2
(16) Holy Cross vs. (16) UT Martin | 9 p.m. | ESPN2
Friday, March 22 — First round
(8) North Carolina vs. (9) Michigan State | 11:30 a.m. | ESPN2
(2) Ohio State vs. (15) Maine | Noon | ESPN
(6) Louisville vs. (11) Middle Tennessee | 1:30 p.m. | ESPN2
(1) South Carolina vs. Sacred Heart/Presbyterian | 2 p.m. | ESPN
(7) Duke vs. (10) Richmond | 2:30 p.m. | ESPNews
(1) Texas vs. (16) Drexel | 3 p.m. | ESPNU
(4) Virginia Tech vs. (13) Marshall | 3:30 p.m. | ESPN2
(3) LSU vs. (14) Rice | 4 p.m. | ESPN
(4) Kansas State vs. (13) Portland | 4:30 p.m. | ESPNews
(8) Alabama vs. (9) Florida State | 5:30 p.m. | ESPN2
(5) Baylor vs. (12) Vanderbilt/Columbia | 6 p.m. | ESPNU
(5) Colorado vs. (12) Drake | 7 p.m. | ESPNews
(7) Iowa State vs. (10) Maryland | 7:30 p.m. | ESPN2
(3) Oregon State vs. (14) Eastern Washington | 8 p.m. | ESPNU
(2) Stanford vs. (15) Norfolk State | 10 p.m. | ESPN2
(6) Nebraska vs. (11) Texas A&M | 10:30 p.m. | ESPNU
Saturday, March 23 — First round
(6) Tennessee vs. (11) Green Bay | Noon | ESPN
(3) UConn vs. (14) Jackson State | 1 p.m. | ABC
(4) Indiana vs. (13) Fairfield | 1:30 p.m. | ESPN2
(8) Kansas vs. (9) Michigan | 2 p.m. | ESPNews
(2) Notre Dame vs. (15) Kent State | 2:15 p.m. | ESPN
(3) NC State vs. (14) Chattanooga | 2:30 p.m. | ESPNU
(1) Iowa vs. (16) Holy Cross/UT Martin | 3 p.m. | ABC
(6) Syracuse vs. (11) Auburn/Arizona | 3:30 p.m. | ESPN2
(5) Oklahoma vs. (12) FGCU | 4 p.m. | ESPNews
(1) Southern California vs. (16) A&M-Corpus Christi | 4:30 p.m. | ESPN
(7) Ole Miss vs. (10) Marquette | 4:45 p.m. | ESPNU
(8) West Virginia vs. (9) Princeton | 5:30 p.m. | ESPN2
(7) Creighton vs. (10) UNLV | 7 p.m. | ESPNews
(4) Gonzaga vs. (13) UC Irvine | 7:30 p.m. | ESPN2
(2) UCLA vs. (15) California Baptist | 9:30 p.m. | ESPN2
(5) Utah vs. (12) South Dakota State | 10 p.m. | ESPNU
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