The March Madness brackets may be set, but four teams are still waiting to find out who they’ll be facing in the first round of the 2025 NCAA Tournament. That’s what the First Four games are for.
The No. 16 seeds in the South and East regions and the No. 11 seeds in the South and Midwest regions are up for grabs, and the first two teams to play in this year’s tournament will move on to face South region No. 1 seed Auburn on Thursday afternoon.
St. Francis (16-17) qualified for this year’s tournament with an automatic bid after winning the NEC. It’s their second appearance in the tournament and their first in 31 years. They enter today’s game against Alabama State (19-15) looking for their first NCAA Tournament win in program history.
The Alabama State Hornets are making their fifth appearance in the NCAA Tournament, and their first since 2011. Like St. Francis, they’re also on the hunt for their first tournament win.
St. Francis vs Alabama State date and time: When does St. Francis play Alabama State in the First Four round?
No. 16 seeds, the St. Francis Red Flash face off against the Alabama State Hornets in the First Four of the 2025 NCAA Tournament today, March 18. Tip-off at UD Arena in Dayton, Ohio is set for 6.40 p.m. ET.
What channel is the St. Francis vs. Alabama State game on?
Tonight’s St. Francis vs. Alabama State game will be on truTV.
How to watch St. Francis vs. Alabama State in the NCAA Tournament for free:
If you don’t have cable or an antenna, you’ll need a live TV streaming service to watch the St. Francis vs. Alabama State game.
Here are two cable replacement streaming services that we recommend, both of which come with free trials and truTV.
- DIRECTV Stream:MySports Genre Pack ($69.99/month) or Choice base plan ($89.99/month for three months), both include five-day free trials
- Hulu + Live TV: base plan is three days free, then $82.99/month
You can also watch the NCAA Tournament on Sling TV with the Sling Blue plan. Though there’s no free trial, you’ll get 50% off your first month of the base plan, bringing the total down to $25.50 for the first month ($50.99/month after).
The game will also stream live on Max ($9.99/month+) with the Bleacher Report Sports add-on. BR Sports streams games on TBS, TNT, and truTV live for Max subscribers.
2025 March Madness First Four schedule:
Tuesday, March 18
- Alabama State vs. St. Francis, 6:40 p.m. (truTV)
- North Carolina vs. San Diego State, 9:10 p.m. (truTV)
Wednesday, March 19
- Mount St. Mary’s vs. American, 6:40 p.m. (truTV)
- Xavier vs. Texas, 9:10 p.m. (truTV)
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