How to Watch Texas Southern vs. Fairleigh Dickinson: Channel, Game Time, Announcers, Location
The First Four matchup will see the Tigers and Knights vying for a shot to face Purdue, the No. 1 seed in the East region.
With Selection Sunday in the books, the 2023 NCAA tournament officially will tip off with four First Four matchups on March 15 and 16, including a showdown between Fairleigh Dickinson and Texas Southern for the No. 16 seed in the East region.
The Knights and Tigers will be competing to get into the round of 64, with the winner moving on to face No. 1 seed Purdue. The opening-round matchup is slated to take place on Friday, March 17, at 6:50 p.m. ET (TNT).
Here is all the information for the First Four matchup between Texas Southern and Fairleigh Dickinson, including tip-off time, TV channel, the game’s announcers and location and more.
TV channel: truTV
Game time: Wednesday, March 15 at 6:30 p.m. ET
Announcers: Tom McCarthy, Avery Johnson, Jon Rothstein
Location: UD Arena in Dayton, Ohio
How TSU got here: The Tigers (14-20) clinched the program’s third consecutive NCAA tournament appearance on Saturday after defeating Grambling State for their third SWAC title in five seasons under coach Johnny Jones. TSU entered the SWAC tournament playing every part of the role of underdog after an 11–20 regular season, and went on to rattle off three straight wins to become the first No. 8 seed in conference history seed to win the tournament.
How FDU got here: A 17–14 season earned the Knights the No. 2 seed entering the Northeast Conference tournament. In search of its first NEC tournament title since 2019, Fairleigh Dickinson made it to the final against Merrimack but fell, 67-66, on March 7. Despite the defeat, FDU received the NEC’s automatic bid because Merrimack is transitioning to full Division I status. The Knights are making the program’s first NCAA tournament appearance since ’19 in coach Tobin Anderson’s first season.