No. 10-seed Missouri basketball will take on 7-seed Miami in the Round of 64 of the NCAA Tournament on Friday night in St. Louis. The Tigers are in the Big Dance for the third time in four seasons under head coach Dennis Gates.
Missouri (20-12) is on a three-game losing streak entering the tournament, losing each of its last two regular-season games and falling to Kentucky at the SEC Tournament.
MU’s last win in March Madness was against Utah State in 2023, which remains the Tigers’ only win at the NCAA Tournament since 2010.
To break that streak, the Tigers will need to beat a Miami outfit that went from seven wins in 2024-25 to a 25-8 team under first-year head coach Jai Lucas.
Here’s how to watch Missouri take on Miami on Friday in the NCAA Tournament:
What time does Missouri play Miami in 2026 NCAA tournament?
Date: Friday, March 20
Time: 9:10 p.m. CDT
Location: Enterprise Center in St. Louis
Mizzou’s game against Miami in the first round of the NCAA Tournament will take place at 9:10 p.m. CDT on Friday, March 20 in St. Louis. It will be the last game of the first round to tip off.
What channel is Missouri vs Miami in March Madness first round
TV Channel: truTV
Stream: Sling
Missouri basketball’s game against Miami in the NCAA Tournament Round of 64 will air on truTV. The game will be available to stream on Sling.
The broadcast crew on truTV will be Spero Dedes as the play-by-play announcer, Jim Spanarkel as the analyst and Jon Rothstein as the sideline reporter.
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How to listen to Friday’s game
Satellite radio: Tiger Radio Network / XM: 208 or 201 / SXM App: 963
Tiger Radio Network will air the game live with Mike Kelly as the play-by-play announcer and Chris Gervino as the analyst.
Fans can also tune in via the SiriusXM app, channel 963, or via XM channels 208 or 201 for the Westwood One broadcast, featuring Nate Gatter as the play-by-play announcer and Jordan Cornette as the analyst.
Missouri basketball 2025-26 season schedule. Dates, times, TV channels
Home games are listed in bold.
Neutral-site game listed with an asterisk (*).
All times listed in CDT.
Date (time)Opponent/ScoreLocationTV channelNov. 3Missouri 88, Howard 67Washington, D.C.ESPN+Nov. 7Missouri 89, SEMO 84Mizzou ArenaSECN+Nov. 9Missouri 106, VMI 68Mizzou ArenaSEC NetworkNov. 12Missouri 83, Minnesota 60Mizzou ArenaSECN+Nov. 17Missouri 91, PVAMU 73Mizzou ArenaSECN+Nov. 20Missouri 102, South Dakota 68Mizzou ArenaSECN+Nov. 25Missouri 98, South Carolina State 66Mizzou ArenaSECN+Nov. 28Missouri 86, Cleveland State 59Mizzou ArenaSECN+Dec. 2Notre Dame 76, Missouri 71South Bend, Ind.ESPNUDec. 7Kansas 80, Missouri 60Kansas City, Mo.*ESPN2Dec. 11Missouri 85, Alabama State 77Mizzou ArenaSECN+Dec. 14Missouri 82, Bethune-Cookman 60Mizzou ArenaSEC NetworkDec. 22Illinois 91, Missouri 48St. Louis, Mo.*FS1Jan. 3Missouri 76, Florida 74Mizzou ArenaSEC NetworkJan. 7Missouri 73, Kentucky 68Lexington, Ky.ESPN2Jan. 10Ole Miss 76, Missouri 69Oxford, Miss.SEC NetworkJan. 14Missouri 84, Auburn 74Mizzou ArenaESPN2Jan. 17LSU 74, Missouri 64Baton Rouge, La.SEC NetworkJan. 20Georgia 74, Missouri 72Mizzou ArenaSEC NetworkJan. 24Missouri 88, Oklahoma 87 (OT)Mizzou ArenaESPN2Jan. 27Alabama 90, Missouri 64Tuscaloosa, Ala.SEC NetworkJan. 31Missouri 84, Mississippi State 79Mizzou ArenaSEC NetworkFeb. 7Missouri 78, South Carolina 59Columbia, S.C.SEC NetworkFeb. 11Missouri 86, Texas A&M 85College Station, TexasSEC NetworkFeb. 14Texas 85, Missouri 68Mizzou ArenaESPN2Feb. 18Missouri 81, Vanderbilt 80Mizzou ArenaSEC NetworkFeb. 21Arkansas 94, Missouri 86Fayetteville, Ark.ESPNFeb. 24Missouri 73, Tennessee 69Mizzou ArenaSEC NetworkFeb. 28Missouri 88, Mississippi State 64Starkville, Miss.SEC NetworkMarch 3Oklahoma 80, Missouri 64Norman, Okla.ESPNUMarch 7Arkansas 88, Missouri 84 (OT)Mizzou ArenaESPNMarch 12Kentucky 78, Missouri 72*Nashville, Tenn.SEC NetworkMarch 20Miami in NCAA Tournament R64St. LouistruTV`March 22 (if advancing)Purdue OR QueensSt. LouisTBD
