No. 1-seed Florida men’s basketball matches up against the winner of the First Four game between Prairie View A&M and Lehigh on Friday in Tampa at Benchmark International Arena, with tip set for 9:25 p.m. on TNT.\u00a0 Here’s everything you need to know.
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\n(1) Florida vs. (16) Prairie View A&M\/(16) Lehigh<\/p>\n
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\n\tWhat:\u00a02025 NCAA Men’s Basketball First Round
\n\tWhen:\u00a0Friday, April 20 at 9:25 p.m. (ET)\u00a0\u00a0
\n\tWhere:\u00a0Benchmark International Arena (Venue Info<\/a>) \/ Tampa (City Info<\/a>)
\n\tRecords:\u00a0Florida (26-7) vs. Prairie View A&M (18-17)\/Lehigh (18-16)
\n\tTV:\u00a0TNT (Tom McCarthy, Candace Parker, Dan Bonner and AJ Ross)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0
\n\tRadio:\u00a0Gator Sports Network from LEARFIELD \/\u00a0Stations list<\/a>
\n\t(with\u00a0Sean Kelley<\/a>,\u00a0Lee Humphrey\u00a0and\u00a0Steve Egan)\u00a0\/ Listen Live<\/a> on the Varsity Network app
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\nKnow Before You Go<\/p>\n
\n2025 Men’s NCAA Tournament Events this week:
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\nTeam Send-off
\nWednesday, Mar. 18 | 7:15 PM
\nCome send off the Gators as they depart for Tampa at the James W. Bill Heavener Center.
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\nTampa Welcome Event
\nWednesday, Mar. 18 | 9:30 PM
\nCelebrate the start of the NCAA Tournament and welcome the team to Tampa.
\nJW Marriott; 510 Water St Tampa, FL 33602
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\nFlorida Open Practice
\nThursday, Mar. 19 | 4:15-4:45 PM | Benchmark International Arena<\/a>
\nOpen practice for the Gators is free and open to the public.
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\nGator Walk
\nFriday, Mar. 20 | 7:30 PM
\nCome send off the Gators as they depart for their NCAA Tournament First Round game.
\nJW Marriott; 510 Water St., Tampa, FL 33602
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\nFinal Four Merchandise
\nClick Here<\/a> for Official 2026 NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament gear.
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