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MEAC champs Howard celebrated a First Four win on Tuesday.<\/p>\n
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March 17 will mark the start of the NCAA Tournament, First Four 2026 with two matchups taking place in Dayton, Ohio. 9:26 PM \/ MARCH 17<\/p>\n Anatomy of a win<\/p>\n Bryce Harris hit a shot that Howard fans will remember forever<\/a>. Harris scored 19 points and grabbed 14 rebounds in Howard\u2019s first NCAA tourney win, and his clutch shot with 13 seconds remaining gave the Bison the edge it needed to defeat UMBC.<\/p>\n 8:58 PM \/ MARCH 17<\/p>\n Last second shot<\/p>\n Howard had a chance to ice the game at the line, but UMBC rebounded and had an opportunity for a game-tying shot as time expired.<\/p>\n Howard survives to win its FIRST ever NCAA tournament game \ud83d\udc4f#MarchMadness<\/a> @HUMensBB<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/fBwVh7RF5l<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 NCAA March Madness (@MarchMadnessMBB) March 18, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n 8:55 PM \/ MARCH 17<\/p>\n Howard Bison move on to face No. 1 Michigan<\/p>\n The UMBC Retrievers never made it easy, but Howard earned an 86-83 First Four win Tuesday fueled by a game-high 23 points from Ose Okojie. No. 16 seed Howard, the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference regular season and tourney champs, will progress to face the top-seeded Michigan Wolverines in the Midwest bracket.<\/p>\n HOWARD ADVANCES TO THE FIRST ROUND \ud83e\udd29<\/p>\n The Bison defeat UMBC 86-83 and move on to face Michigan on Thursday \ud83d\udd25 #MarchMadness<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/jGQqsXmMfh<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 NCAA March Madness (@MarchMadnessMBB) March 18, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n 5:10 PM \/ MARCH 16<\/p>\n First Four schedule<\/p>\n Play-in games for the 2026 NCAA Tournament are set. Here are the games for day 1.<\/p>\n 16. UMBC vs. 16. Howard \u2013 6:40pm E.T. \u2013 truTV 9:27 PM \/ MARCH 15<\/p>\n NCAA Tournament: Duke, Arizona, Michigan and Florida claim No. 1 seeds in men\u2019s bracket The men\u2019s\u00a0NCAA Tournament bracket is set, and Duke, Arizona, Michigan and Florida have claimed the four No. 1 seeds. Read more\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n
\nThe action will continue on March 18, with another set of games.
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\n(11) Texas vs. \u00a0(11) NC State \u2013 9:15pm E.T. \u2013 truTV<\/p>\n
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