Today at 9:25 p.m. ET, No. 16 Coastal Carolina (21-12, 11-5 Big South) and No. 1 Virginia (28-6, 18-2 ACC) tip off live from the PNC Arena in Raleigh, N.C. in Round 2 action of the NCAA March Madness tournament as part of the Eastern bracket. The game can be live streamed for free here or viewed on TBS. Carolina fans can hear all of the action on 107.5 The Game while Virginia fans can do the same on 3WV 97.3
Virginia won the team's first Atlantic Coast Conference tournament in nearly four decades and comes in as an NCAA favorite while Coastal Carolina will look to be the first 16 seed to knock off a No.1 in history.
Sophomore guard Justin Anderson said VCU's approach will remain the same.
"We have a bunch of humble guys, a humble coach that keeps us level-headed," Anderson told ESPN. "We don't have guys trying to get away with certain things just because we're ranked a certain number."
Virginia hasn't won an NCAA tournament game since 2007 and missed the tournament last season after going one-and-done in 2012.
Coastal Carolina makes its way into the tournament for the third time ever and first since 1993 after winning the Big South championship.
"I want them to enjoy the moment," Coastal Carolina coach Cliff Ellis said, according to ESPN. "First of all, what they've done for Coastal Carolina University, I mean, you're seeing it. This is huge. This is something that they will never, ever, ever forget. They'll look back on it and as they watch this tournament 20 years from now, they'll be talking about it."
Malcolm Brogdon leads UVA with 12.6 points per game while Elijah Wilson paces Coastal Carolina with 16.1.
Virginia looks to live up to its hype while Coastal Carolina hopes to make history when these teams take the court tonight at the PNC Arena as part of the 2014 March Madness NCAA tournament.
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