NCAA Tournament: Wright State, Notre Dame, Indiana among teams in First Four at UD Arena

Wright State will open NCAA Tournament play 12 miles from its home court.

The Raiders (21-13) will face Bryant (22-9) at 6:40 p.m. Wednesday in the First Four at UD Arena. Both are No. 16 seeds. The winner advances to play top-seeded Arizona (31-3) in a South Region first-round game Friday in San Diego.

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Wright State, the Horizon League champion, is making its fourth NCAA Tournament appearance. The Raiders lost in the first round in 1993, 2007 and 2018.

The Raiders last played at UD Arena on Dec. 13, 1997, against Dayton in the last Gem City Jam, the series that brought together the Miami Valley’s two Division I teams.

ExplorePHOTOS: Practice at UD Arena for First Four games

The Wright State-Bryant game will be followed by Notre Dame vs. Rutgers at 9:10 p.m. Wednesday. Texas Southern faces Texas A&M Corpus Christi at 6:40 p.m. Tuesday, followed by Indiana vs. Wyoming at 9:10 p.m.

FIRST FOUR

TUESDAY’S GAMES

Texas Southern vs. Texas A&M Corpus Christi, 6:40 p.m. truTV

Indiana vs. Wyoming, 9:10 p.m., truTV

WEDNESDAY’S GAMES

Wright State vs. Bryant, 6:40 p.m., truTV

Notre Dame vs. Rutgers, 9:10 p.m., truTV

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