NCAA Tournament 2014: Early Friday Schedule & Open Thread

Syracuse Orange fans can kinda-sorta relax Friday as the team preps for their Round of 32 game against the Dayton Flyers. In the meantime, let's enjoy the early portion of Friday's games in the 2014 NCAA Tournament. See below for the schedule...

• Raleigh, N.C., 12:15 p.m. CBS: No. 3 Duke Blue Devils vs. No. 14 Mercer Bears
• San Antonio, Texas, 12:40 p.m. truTV: No. 6 Baylor Bears vs. No. 11 Nebraska Cornhuskers
• St. Louis, Mo., 1:40 p.m. TBS: No. 7 New Mexico Lobos vs. No. 10 Stanford Cardinal
• San Diego, Calif., 2:10 p.m. TNT: No. 1 Arizona Wildcats vs. No. 16 Weber State Wildcats
• Raleigh, N.C., approx. 2:45 p.m. CBS: No. 6 UMass Minutemen vs. No. 11 Tennessee Volunteers
• San Antonio, Texas, approx. 3:10 p.m. truTV: No. 3 Creighton Bluejays vs. No. 14 Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns
• St. Louis, Mo., approx. 4:10 p.m. TBS: No. 2 Kansas Jayhawks vs. No. 15 Eastern Kentucky Colonels
• San Diego, Calif., approx. 4:40 p.m. TNT: No. 8 Gonzaga Bulldogs vs. No. 9 Oklahoma State Cowboys

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