How to Watch Saturday's NCAA Tournament Final Four Semifinals

We're down to four, finally. The college basketball season heads toward the finish line on Saturday with two national semifinal games in the NCAA Tournament. Both will be played at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis.

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. -- Three teams have never won a national championship, but what makes this year's Final Four intriguing is that the Cinderella at the ball is 11-time champion UCLA.

While top seeds Gonzaga and Baylor, and No. 2 seed Houston seek their first long-awaited national titles, it's the Bruins who are trying to crash the party. They barely made the tournament, and then beat Michigan State in an extra First Four game. They've been rolling ever since, knocking off No. 1 seed Michigan to get to the big dance.

Gonzaga is unbeaten and looking to become the first team since Indiana in 1976 to win a title as an unbeaten. That's 45 long years. 

Baylor is in its first Final Four since 1950 and never won a title. That's 71 long years since that last appearance. Scott Drew, an Indiana native, would love to get that first title on Indiana soil.

Houston has been to the Final Four five times, but has never won the title. 

Here's everything you need to know about the two games, including game times, TV and the latest on the point spreads:

NCAA TOURNAMENT NATIONAL SEMIFINALS

Baylor Bears vs. Houston Cougars 

  • Who: Baylor Bears (26-2) vs. Houston Cougars (28-3)
  • What: NCAA Tournament national semifinals 
  • When: 5:14 p.m. ET, Saturday, April 3
  • Where: Lucas Oil Stadium, Indianapolis, Ind. 
  • Latest Line: Baylor is a 5-point favorite according to the DraftKings.com website as of 2 p.m. on Saturday. The over/under is 135.
  • Rankings: Baylor was No. 3 in the final Associated Press poll, and Houston was No. 6. In the Kenpom.com rankings, Baylor was No. 2 and Houston No. 3.
  • How Baylor got here: Baylor was the No. 1 seed in the South Region and beat No. 3 seed Arkansas 81-72 in the regional final. Along the way, Baylor beat No. 16-seed Hartford (79-55), No. 9 seed Wisconsin (76-63/0 and No. 5 seed Villanova (62-51).
  • How Houston got here: Houston was the No. 2 seed in the Midwest Region and beat No. 12 seed Oregon State 67-61 in the regional final. Along the way, Houston beat No. 15 seed Cleveland State (87-56), No. 10 Rutgers (63-60) and No, 11 seed Syracuse (62-46). Houston is the first team to advance to the Final Four by beating four double-digits seeds. 
  • Coaches: Scott Drew (Baylor); Kelvin Sampson (Houston)
  • TV: CBS
  • Announcers: Jim Nantz (play-by-play), Grant Hill and Bill Raftery (color commentary), Tracy Wolfson (sidelines)

Gonzaga Bulldogs vs. UCLA Bruins 

  • Who: Gonzaga Bulldogs (30-0) vs. UCLA Bruins (22-9)
  • What: NCAA Tournament national semifinals 
  • When: 8:34 p.m. ET, Saturday, April 
  • Where: Lucas Oil Stadium, Indianapolis, Ind. 
  • Latest Line: Gonzaga is a 14.5-point favorite according to the DraftKings.com website as of 2 p.m. on Saturday. The over/under is 146.5.
  • Rankings: Gonzaga was No. 1 in the final AP poll. UCLA was not ranked. In the Kenpom rankings, Gonzaga is No. 1, and UCLA is No. 15.
  • How Gonzaga got here: Gonzaga was the No. 1 seed in the West Region and beat No. 6 seed USC 85-66 to win the region. Along the way, they beat Norfolk State (98-55), No, 8 Oklahoma (88-71) and No. 5 Creighton (83-65).
  • How UCLA got here: UCLA was the No. 11 seed in the East Region and got to the Final Four by beating No. 1 Michigan 5 1-49 in the regional final. Along the way, they beat Michigan State 86-80 in overtime in the First Four, beat No, 6 seed BYU (63-52), No. 15 seed Abilene Christian 67-47 and No, 2 seed Alabama 88-78 in overtime.
  • TV: CBS
  • Announcers: Jim Nantz (play-by-play), Grant Hill and Bill Raftery (color commentary), Tracy Wolfson (sidelines).

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