The national championship game rematch is officially set, as 11-seed Michigan upended 3-seed Tennessee, while 2-seed Villanova took down 6-seed Ohio State in the Round of 32. Both teams will move south to San Antonio, where the Sweet 16 and Elite Eight will take place for the NCAA Tournament’s south region.
But when will they play and on what channel?
CBS announced the next round of matchups while some games are still in progress, but noted the tip time and channel for the highly anticipated matchup. The game will be on Thursday night at 7:15 p.m. EDT and will be broadcast on TBS with Brian Anderson, Jim Jackson, and Allie LaForce on the call.
The two teams met up in the 2018 national championship game — also in San Antonio — where Villanova won thanks to Donte DiVincenzo’s heroics in a 79-62 loss for the Wolverines. The two teams met again on Villanova’s campus in Nov. 2018, where Michigan got revenge, winning 73-46.
According to KenPom, this time around, the Wildcats are the No. 10 team in the country with the eighth-ranked offense and 30th defense. The Wolverines are 28th nationally, with the 19th-ranked offense and 78th defense.
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