Notre Dame’s Bonzie Colson and Jerian Grant high-fiving. (Getty)
The round of 64 in the March Madness 2015 Tournament kicks off Thursday, March 19 in various arenas across the nation. It’s 32 games in 48 hours and when it’s all said and done the field of 64 will be cut in half. The mid-day game for the Midwest bracket is No. 3 Notre Dame and No. 14 Northeastern.
The Notre Dame Fighting Irish earned an automatic bid the NCAA Tournament after defeating the Duke Blue Devils and North Carolina Tar Heels en route to winning the 2015 ACC Tournament — the first in the program’s history. The Fighting Irish, under the direction of Mike Brey, finished 29-5 and 14-4 in the ACC.
ND’s competition is the Northeastern Huskies, who, too, earned an automatic bid by winning the Colonial Athletic Association. The Huskies claimed the third seed, but won the the three games necessary to punch their ticket to the Big Dance, their first trip to the party in almost 25 years. And now they’re looking to play the role of Cinderella.
The game starts at 12:15 p.m. Eastern and will be covered by CBS. The announcers for the game will be Brian Anderson, Steve Smith and Lewis Johnson.
The winner between Notre Dame and Northeastern will move on to face the winner of the No. 6 Butler vs. No. 11 Texas. That game will take place on Saturday, March 21.
But before that happens, here’s how to watch Notre Dame vs. Northeastern online and on mobile:
Watch Notre Dame-Northeastern Online
Northeastern is making its first trip to the NCAA Tournament since 1991. (Getty)
You can watch the game online for free on the NCAA site by clicking here.
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Watch Notre Dame-Northeastern on Mobile
Fans looking to keep up with the coverage on their mobile or tablet can see it for free on the March Madness app.
You can download the app in the App Store, the Google Play Store, the Windows Store or the Amazon store.
