US EditionTipoff Time, TV Channel Set for Michigan’s NCAA Tournament Opener
Michigan State ties all-time record with 28 straight NCAA Tournament bids under coach Tom Izzo, who holds the longest active streak for a Division I coach.
- On March 15, 2026, Tom Izzo extended his ongoing record to 28 consecutive NCAA Tournament appearances, tying Kansas, though the NCAA recognizes Michigan State as the longest active streak due to Kansas' vacated 2018 appearance.
- Since 1998, MSU has made every NCAA Tournament except the canceled 2020 event, with Izzo in his 31th season holding the most consecutive appearances by a Division I coach.
- This season MSU and NDSU arrive with records of 25-7 and 27-7, with NDSU earning a 14 seed as Summit League champions and opening as a 16.5-point underdog.
- On Thursday, March 19, the game tips at 3:05 p.m. Central at KeyBank Center, Buffalo, and TNT will televise with Brian Anderson, Jim Jackson, and Allie LaForce.
- In context, MSU's streak sits alongside Gonzaga's 27-year run, with past threats like a First Four loss to UCLA in 2021 and this year's early Big Ten Tournament exit, showing resilience and legacy.
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Bison game tips at 3:05 p.m. Thursday on TNT; Forum and WDAY-TV will travel to Buffalo to cover game
FARGO — North Dakota State's game against Michigan State in the NCAA men's basketball tournament is scheduled to tip off at 3:05 p.m. Central on Thursday, March 19. It will be televised by TNT. The announcers for the game will be Brian Anderson on play-by-play, Jim Jackson as the color analyst and Allie LaForce as the the sideline reporter. The Forum will send a team to Buffalo, New York, to cover the game. Reporter Jeff Kolpack, columnist Mike …
No. 14 NDSU MBB Draws No. 3 Michigan State in NCAA Tournament First Round Thursday in Buffalo
FARGO (KVRR) – The celebration continued Sunday afternoon at the Scheels Center as the North Dakota State Bison men’s basketball team gathered with fans for a watch party to learn their fate in the NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Tournament. After capturing their sixth Summit League Tournament title on March 9 over North Dakota, the Bison officially discovered when and where their March Madness journey will begin. North Dakota State will face t…
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Jamestown SunMcFeely: Another NCAA tourney, another blue blood foe for Bison
FARGO — North Dakota State, meet another blue blood. Dave Richman, meet another future Hall of Famer. Bison blue collars, meet more blue chips. It comes with the territory of being a mid-major men’s college basketball program and receiving the expected low seed, but when NDSU takes the floor in Buffalo, New York, on Thursday in the first round of the NCAA tournament, the Bison will again walk in the shadow of giants. Just like they have in most …
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