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McNeese-Purdue leads off Saturday's 2nd-round games

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The second-round schedule for Saturday has officially dropped, and No. 12 McNeese State will take on No. 4 Purdue to lead things off shortly after noon.

That matchup will be followed by Saturday's blockbuster game, in which Rick Pitino and No. 2 St. John's stare down John Calipari and No. 10 Arkansas.

In the final two games of the day, No. 8 Gonzaga will face No. 1 Houston and No. 7 UCLA will square off with No. 2 Tennessee.

Saturday schedule (All times ET)

12:10 p.m.: No. 12 McNeese vs. No. 4 Purdue
2:40 p.m.: No. 10 Arkansas vs. No. 2 St. John's
5:15 p.m.: No. 5 Michigan vs. No. 4 Texas A&M
6:10 p.m.: No. 11 Drake vs. No. 3 Texas Tech
7:10 p.m.: No. 9 Creighton vs. No. 1 Auburn
7:45 p.m.: No. 6 BYU vs. No. 3 Wisconsin
8:40 p.m.: No. 8 Gonzaga vs. No. 1 Houston
9:40 p.m.: No. 7 UCLA vs. No. 2 Tennessee

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