Bennett Stirtz scored 21 points and No. 11 seed Drake held on after blowing most of a 15-point lead to be sixth-seeded Missouri 67-57 in the first round of the NCAA Tournament.

Madness picks, predictions, odds for Drake vs Missouri first-round West Region game on Thursday, March 20, 2025. Who wins game?

What time is the Missouri vs Drake NCAA Tournament game? How to watch Tigers vs Bulldogs March Madness game on Thursday, March 20 on TV.

Virginia Tech point guard Brandon Rechsteiner is set to enter the 2025 college basketball transfer portal, he tells 247Sports. The 6-foot-1, 190-pounder from Woodstock (Ga.) Acworth started 15 of 32 games for the Hokies' 2024-25 season, averaging 7.0 points, 1.0 rebounds and a team-high 2.8 assists in 22.3 minutes.

Four different networks are carrying March Madness games in 2025. During the first round of the tournament, TruTV, CBS, TNT and TBS will carry various games. TruTV is channel 246 on DirecTV. It's listed as channel 242 on Dish. It varies on other providers.

After a handful of upsets on the first day of the First Round, the action continues in the 2025 NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament on Friday, March 21 with 16 more matchups happening through the day.

The No. 6 seed Missouri Tigers (22-11) square off against the No. 11 Drake Bulldogs (30-3) on Thursday in a pivotal 2025 NCAA Tournament ... just locked in its March Madness predictions.

Drake basketball won the Missouri Valley Conference ... This is the eighth NCAA Tournament appearance for Drake, with the Bulldogs last making it to March Madness in 2024. Under a different ...