March Madness highlights: Best plays from Thursday NCAA tournament action

The NCAA tournament has arrived, delivering the prospects of buzzer beaters and bracket busters. If you want to catch up on the best March Madness plays or just want to relive the ones you never want to forget, we have you covered.

It started early with Mississippi State getting handed an L from a much more engaged Michigan State squad. Then the hits kept coming, with Arizona and Creighton showing their mettle, and Oregon proving they are here to dance quite a bit longer at the NCAA tournament.

March Madness is in full gear. Here are just some of the best plays on Day 1 of the first round of the NCAA tournament.

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March Madness highlights: Best plays from Thursday

Iowa State's Hason Ward goes poster shopping.

Dayton was dead in the water to Nevada. But the March Madness gods interceded and saw a 17-point comeback from the Flyers, getting them a ticket to the second round.

No. 11 Oregon cruised to a win over No. 6 South Carolina in one of Thursday's upsets. One of the best moments of the day was a shot from full court. Although, the adage is timing is everything, and this came at the end of the first half.

Jaden Akins harnesses his inner LeBron and chases down Josh Hubbard.

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How to watch NCAA Men's Basketball March Madness 2024

All games will be broadcast on CBS, TBS, TNT and TruTV. Here are additional streaming options to watch all the action on your devices.

• Stream through Paramount+

• Stream through HULU with Live TV

• NCAA March Madness Live app

• Stream through DirecTV Stream

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Printable March Madness bracket

You can find a printable bracket for the men's tournament here.

A women's tournament printable bracket is available here.

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