Game Time, TV Set For Indiana's Sunday Showdown With Miami in Second Round

Indiana doesn't mind playing late at night, and that's a good thing because they'll be back at it on Sunday night, taking on Miami after hours in their second-round NCAA Tournament matchup.

ALBANY, N.Y. — Playing late at night might bother some Indiana fans, but the players don't mind it one bit. That's a good thing, because they Hoosiers will play late on Sunday night, too,

The Hoosiers, the No. 4 seed in the Midwest region of the NCAA Tournament, will play No. 5 seed Miami from the ACC on Sunday in the second round. The game will start at 8:40 p.m. ET. The Big Ten-ACC showdown will start at approximately 8:40 p.m. ET and will be televised on TNT.

Indiana advanced thanks to a 71-60 victory over Kent State on Friday night in a game that didn't end until 12:45 a.m. ET It was their first victory in the first round of the NCAA Tournament since 2016. Miami played the earlier game, and needed a big second-half comeback to knock off Drake 63-56.

Indiana is now 23-11 on the season. Miami is 26-7, and finished the ACC regular season with a 15-5 record. Indianapolis native Nigel Pack, who transferred to Miami from Kansas State in the offseason, led the Hurricanes with 21 points.

Race Thompson, who scored 20 points in Indiana's win, said they're used to play late-night games and they don't mind. He said most of them are night owls anyway.

"Me personally, I'm a night owl so when I get to around 10, I'm good,'' Thompson said. "We are young and we don't go to bed until about midnight anyway. Tonight was fine. Right now it's late, but we'll go back to the hotel and get some ice and get to bed.

"A lot of game were late starts, like the 9 o'clock starts or later. We're used to playing late games so that won't bother us at all.''

Here is the complete Sunday TV schedule:

• 12:15 p.m. ET — No. 3 Xavier (26-9) vs. No. 11 Pittsburgh (24-11) in a Midwest regional second-round game. TV: CBS.
• 2:40 p.m. ET — No. 3 Kansas State (24-9) vs. No. 6 Kentucky (22-11) in an East regional second-round game. TV: CBS.
• 5:15 p.m. ET — No. 2 Marquette (29-6) vs. No. 7 Michigan State (20-12) in an East regional second-round game. TV: CBS.
• 6:10 p.m. ET — No. 4 Connecticut (26-8) vs. No. 5 Saint Mary's (27-7) in a West regional second round game. TV: TNT
• 7:10 p.m. ET — No. 3 Baylor (23-10) vs. No. 6 Creighton (22-12)
• 6:10 p.m. ET — No. 4 Connecticut vs. No. 5 Saint Mary's in a West regional second round game. TV: TBS
• 7:45 p.m. ET — No. 9 Florida Atlantic (32-3) s. No. 16 Fairleigh Dickson (21-15) in an East regional second round game. TV: TruTV
• 8:40 p.m. ET — No. 4 Indiana (23-11)  vs. No. 5 Miami (26-7) in a Midwest regional second round game. TV: TNT.
• 9:40 p.m. ET — No. 3 Gonzaga (29-5) vs. No. 16 TCU (22-12 in an East regional second round game. TV: TBS

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