March Madness schedule: Texas, William & Mary brace for late start to NCAA Tournament game
When Texas women's basketball and William & Mary meet in the first round of the NCAA Tournament on Saturday night, it won't be until 8:45 p.m.
This will be the latest start to a game this season for Texas. During the regular season, UT had games against Oklahoma, Missouri and Vanderbilt that began at 8 p.m.
When asked how the late tip will impact the Longhorns' pregame routine, Texas coach Vic Schaefer said the players will get to sleep in Saturday. Brunch is scheduled for 11 a.m., and the team will watch film at 12:30 p.m. The Longhorns' shootaround and pregame meal will be later than usual.
William & Mary coach Erin Dickerson Davis said her players will get some homework done in the morning, but she quickly asserted that "they can't do homework after noon tomorrow so I'm sorry to William & Mary. Sorry. They can't do homework. They can only do homework, 8:00 to 12:00 tomorrow and that's it."
"We're going to come and do shootaround (in the afternoon)," Dickerson Davis added. "We'll probably walk around, watch some games. We love that the games are on so we have a meeting space and just kind of shift everything back and hopefully watching the games. They see the (March Madness) excitement, they see the environment, they'll be ready to go."
Because William & Mary is located in Virginia, the Tribe's fans back home will be watching the game at 9:45 p.m. William & Mary senior guard Bella Nascimento joked Friday that "it's my bedtime."
Late nights in the NCAA Tournament aren't new for the Longhorns, though. Two years ago, Texas recorded a 79-40 win over East Carolina in a first-round game at Moody Center that tipped at 9 p.m.
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