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Villanova vs. Miami live stream and TV information for Thursday’s Sweet 16 matchup.

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The No. 2 seed Villanova Wildcats will take on the No. 3 seed Miami Hurricanes in the first regional semifinal in Louisville on Thursday.

The Wildcats (31-5) are headed to the Sweet 16 for the first time since 2009 as they blew out the Iowa Hawkeyes 87-69 on Sunday. Villanova exploded for 54 points in the first half and never looked back the rest of the way. The ‘Cats were lights out from just about everywhere on the floor as they shot 52.6 percent from three and were nearly 60 percent from the field. 

The Hurricanes (27-7) are one of six teams from the ACC to make the Sweet 16 and did so by edging out the Wichita State Shockers 65-57 Saturday night. Wichita State erased a 21-point lead in the second half, but Angel Rodriguez hit a key three to put Miami in the lead for good. The Hurricanes were outrebounded and committed an uncharacteristic amount of turnovers (16), but were electric scoring the basketball. Miami was 7-of-12 from downtown and shot 55.3 percent from the field overall. 

Villanova and Miami will meet for the 24th time on Thursday. The Wildcats lead the all-time series, but Miami has won nine of the last 13 meetings between the two programs.

Below is everything you need to know about the matchup, including the Villanova vs. Miami live stream info, prediction and game notes.

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Villanova vs. Miami Live Stream, Game Broadcast Info

• Venue: KFC Yum! Center, Louisville, KY.
• Date: Thursday, Mar. 24
• Tipoff Time: 7:10 p.m. EST
• National TV: CBS
• Villanova vs. Miami Live Stream: March Madness Live

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Prediction

This one really comes down to tempo. Villanova wants to slow it down, while Miami has been blazing up and down the floor so far during the Tournament. No one’s been hotter than Angel Rodriguez. He’ll be the man yet again for the ‘Canes and carry them to the Elite Eight.

For the score prediction, check out out our Villanova vs. Miami game preview.

Game Notes

• In a pair of NCAA tournament games, Angel Rodriguez is averaging 26.0 points, 4.5 assists, 4.5 rebounds and 3.5 steals in 35.0 minutes per game.
• With 31 wins, the Wildcats are two wins away from tying the school record for wins in a season (33, 2008-09).
• Miami has held its opponents to 36.4 percent shooting from the field and 33.3 percent from three, as Buffalo hit 38.5 percent from the field and Wichita State hit 27.3 percent of its shots.

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