Author: Scott Gleeson, USA TODAY

After Thursday’s NCAA tournament first-round action left us Cinderella-less, Friday gave us the March Madness bracket-buster we’d been waiting for.

The ball is tipped on the first Friday of the NCAA tournament and March Madness is in full swing. Follow along with live updates from the day.

There are 16 games on the first Friday of the NCAA tournament. We ranked them all according to watchability.

Murray State’s Ja Morant (triple-double) and Wofford’s Fletcher Magee (NCAA record for threes) had loud introductions in the tourney’s opening round.

New Mexico State, Belmont and Bradley all seemed destined to bust brackets and deliver on March Madness before crumbling under pressure.

The ball is tipped on the first Thursday of the NCAA tournament and March Madness truly begins. Follow along with live updates from the day.

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