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March Madness: Northwestern’s N.C.A.A. Tournament Off and Running

Stay here for live updates, scores and analysis from the first round of the N.C.A.A. men’s basketball tournament.

How to Watch or Stream: CBS, truTV, TNT, TBS, ncaa.com, and the NCAA March Madness Live app.

No. 1 Seeds: Villanova, North Carolina, Gonzaga and Kansas. Here’s the first-round schedule.

No. 8 seeded Northwestern showed few jitters playing in front of a boisterous crowd in Salt Lake City, and used a strong closeout to the first half to stake a 34-27 lead over No.