The NCAA Tournament is ending Monday, and soon, either UConn or Purdue will claim the national title for 2024.
Fans will be eager to see the two No. 1 seeds matchup in the heavyweight clash. It will be especially fun to watch 7-2 UConn center Donovan Clingan go head-to-head with 7-4 Purdue big-man Zach Edey.
There’s just one negative for the fans about the game — they have to wait until late on the East Coast to crown a national champion.
Indeed, the NCAA championship game is tipping off at 9:20 p.m. ET, a drastic difference from many of the other marquee matchups from the NCAA Tournament. It’s also more than six hours later than the women’s NCAA Tournament finale, which was played at 3 p.m. ET Sunday.
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Why does the college basketball championship game start so late?
The March Madness championship game likely takes place on the later side to make the game more accessible for the west-coast audience.
While it may be late for those on the East Coast, the 9:20 p.m. ET start time is convenient for the three other time zones across the country….
