The tip-off time for the sport’s marquee game has long been a point of contention for college basketball diehards, particularly those who live in the eastern time zone and typically have to stay up past 11:30 p.

The NCAA has announced an earlier start time for the men's basketball National Championship Game in 2025, with tipoff scheduled for 8:50 p.m. ET.

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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Texas men's basketball enjoyed a thrilling win over Texas A&M last Saturday, but things aren't getting any easier in the SEC.

UCF likely helped its NCAA Tournament at-large case this past week despite splitting another pair of Big 12 contests. The Knights (13-6, 4-4) moved up seven spots in the NET rankings over the last seven days,

It may be hard to believe but we're not too far away from the start of March Madness and NCAA Tournament play. On Tuesday the men's side announced the official tip-off time for this year's national title game.