NCAA Finally Moves Start Of March Madness Championship Game

March Madness: NCAA men's basketball tournament title game moved to earlier start time
The NCAA has moved up the start of the NCAA men's basketball championship game, beginning with the 2025 title game
NCAA tournament moves men’s championship game tip-off to earlier time
Gone is the 9:20 p.m. tip-off time that challenged all but the biggest fans to remain awake for “One Shining Moment.” This year’s championship game in San Antonio will start at 8:50 p.m. Eastern on April 7 and perhaps may head off a bit of the deluge of social media criticism that comes like clockwork every year.
March Madness: NCAA moves up start time of men's national championship game by 30 minutes
The NCAA announced Tuesday that the March Madness game’s tip-off time had been moved up to 8:50 p.m. ET from its traditional start time of 9:20 p.m. It’s a welcome move for many after the game has long taken more than two hours to complete and pushed up against midnight in the Eastern time zone.
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