How to Watch Purdue vs. Old Dominion: Live Stream, TV Channel, Time

Here's how to watch Purdue vs. Old Dominion in the NCAA Tournament on Thursday, March 21.

Author:
Tristan Jung
Publish date:
Mar 21, 2019

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No. 3 Purdue and No. 14 Old Dominion face off in a first-round West Region matchup on Thursday, March 21. The start is schedule for 9:40 p.m. ET on TBS.

The winner of this game will face the winner of Villanova vs. Saint Mary's in the second round.

Purdue went 23-9 and finished with a share of the Big Ten regular season title. Head coach Matt Painter rallied the team from a 6-5 start and was one of the best teams in the country during conference play. The Boilermakers are coming off a loss to Minnesota in the first round of the Big Ten Tournament, but will be heavily favored against Old Dominion.

Old Dominion went 26-8 and secured the Conference USA autobid after defeating Western Kentucky 62-56 in the conference tournament. The Monarchs won the C-USA regular season title at 13-5. This is their first NCAA Tournament since 2011.