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Florida basketball against Norfolk State Game Time, TV: March Madness first round


When does Florida Basketball Norfolk State play in March Madness round of 64? Here is time, date, television for the opener from NCAA tournament 2025.

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Florida basketball is back in March Madness.

The top seed gators (30-4) begin the NCAA tournament 2025 on Friday in Raleigh against No. 16 Norfolk State in the West region. The game takes place in the Lenovo Center. The winner faces herself opposite a place in Sweet 16 Friday in San Francisco on Sunday in Uconn or on Oklahoma No. 8.

Uf drives into the madness that is as hot as every team in the country. Florida has a winning series with six games and has won the first title of the Southeasters Conference tournament on Sunday over the fourth seed tennessee 86-77. The Gators defeated Missouri Friday 95-81 and Alabama 104-82 on Saturday.

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The 104 against The Crimson Tide was a SEC tournament record. On Saturday and Sunday, Florida was led by 22 points by Walter Clayton Jr..

Last season, the Gators returned to the NCAA tournament for the first time since 2021. It fell 102-100 to Colorado. UF last reached the second weekend in 2017 when eight lost to South Carolina in the elite.

Florida's last final Four trip came in 2014 – the last time it was also a seed no. 1.

When does Florida Basketball Norfolk State play in the NCAA tournament 2024?

Florida will play on Friday in Raleigh at 6.50 p.m. ET as part of the evening meeting in the Lenovo Center at 6.50 p.m. The other teams in the evening meeting include No. 9 Oklahoma and No. 8 Uconn. You play at 9:25 p.m. after UF.

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Which channel is Florida basketball against Norfolk State in the first round in March Madness?

Florida against Norfolk State is transferred to TNT on television. Turner's top announcement of the crew of Ian Eagle, Bill Raftery and Grant Hill will be on the call. Tracy Wolfson delivers secondary reports. Sean Kelley and the former Gator Lee Humphrey will also have the radio call in the Gators Sports Network.

Noah Ram covers the High School Sports and the University of Florida Athletics in Gainesville for the Gainesville Sun, Gatersports.com and the USA Today Network. Contact him by e -mail at nram@gannett.com and follow him @Noah_ram1 On X/Twitter.

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