How to Watch NCAA Tournament, First Round, Montana State vs. Ohio State: Stream Women’s College Basketball Live, TV Channel

Opening weekend host Ohio State takes on Montana State in a Birmingham regional 3 1st-round game on Friday

Ohio State (25-6) earned a No. 4 seed and hosting rights for the first two rounds of the NCAA tournament’s Birmingham regional 3 and opens play on Friday night when it takes on 13th-seeded Montana State (30-3) at the Schottenstein Center in Columbus, Ohio. The Buckeyes come off a semifinal loss at the Big Ten Conference tournament while the Bobcats captured the Big Sky Conference tournament title. This is Ohio State’s fourth straight NCAA tournament appearance after a second-round exit last season. Montana State is back in the field for the first time since 2022.

How to Watch NCAA Tournament, First Round, Montana State vs. Ohio State in Women’s College Basketball Today:

Game Date: Friday, March 21, 2025

Game Time: 5:30 p.m. ET

TV: ESPN2

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The Buckeyes fell behind early and never recovered in a 75-46 loss to UCLA in the Big Ten semifinals in Indianapolis on March 8. Cotie McMahon leads the team with 16.6 points per game, Jaloni Cambridge scores 15.4 points a night and Ajae Petty averages 9.4 points and 7.3 rebounds.

Marah Dykstra tipped in her own miss as time expired to lift Montana State to a 58-57 win over archrival in Montana to win the Big Sky tourney title in Boise, Idaho, on March 12. Esmeralda Morales is the team’s top scorer at 15.3 points per game while Dykstra averages 12.5 points and 4.5 boards.

Friday marks the first-ever meeting between the programs and the winner advances to face either 12th-seeded South Florida or No. 5 seed Tennessee on Sunday. Kevin McGuff is 223-108 in his 12th season at Ohio State while Tricia Binford has a 359-252 mark in her 20th season coaching Montana State.

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