How to Watch Providence and Kansas in NCAA Regionals Friday Night

Kansas is the last No. 1 seed standing and now the Providence Friars are hoping to clear the decks of all the top seeds on Friday night Former Indiana standout Al Durham is a graduate transfer for Providence. Here's how to watch, with gametimes and TV information, the starting lineups and more.

CHICAGO, Ill. — Kansas is the last No. 1 seed standing after upsets of Gonzaga and Arizona on Thursday, and now the Providence Friars are hoping to clear the decks of all the top seeds.

Kansas and Providence are the first game in the Midwest Regional on Friday night in Chicago. It will be followed by Iowa State and Miami. Former Indiana standout Al Durham is a graduate transfer for Providence, and he played in the first two NCAA Tournament games of his college career last week.

Kansas won the Big 12 title earlier this year and Providence won its first Big East regular season title.

Here's how to watch, with game time and TV information, the latest on the point spread, starting lineups and bios, and a good dose of newsy pregame nuggets.

How to watch Providence vs. Kansas

• Who: Providence Friars (27-5) vs. Kansas Jayhawks (30-6)
• What: NCAA Tournament Midwest Regional semifinals
• Seeds: Kansas is the No. 1 seed in the Midwest Regional; Providence is seeded No. 4.
• When/Where: 7:29 p.m. ET, United Center, Chicago, Ill. (capacity 20,917)
• TV: TBS
• Stream: Fubo.tv CLICK HERE
• Announcers: Kevin Harlan (play-by-play), Dan Bonner and Reggie Miller (color commentary) and Dana Jacobson (sideline)
• Radio: Westwood One on Sirius XM 202
• Announcers: Kevin Kugler (play-by-play) and Robbie Hummel (analyst)
• Latest Line: Kansas is a 7-point favorite over Providence, according to the FanDuel.com website on Friday night, a half-point down from Monday's opening line. The over/under is 141.5.
• Poll rankings: Kansas is ranked No. 3 in the final Associated Press and Coaches polls. They have been ranked in the No. 10 all year, opening the season at No. 3 and finishing there. It was their highest ranking of the year. Providence is ranked No. 13 in both polls. They entered the poll in Week 8 and have been there ever since, peaking at No. 8 on Feb. 14. 
• Kenpom.com rankings: Kansas is No. 5 in the Kenpom.com rankings. Providence is No. 32.

How they got here

• Kansas: Gonzaga won the Big 12Conference tournament over Texas Tech to qualify for the NCAAs. The Jayhawks beat No. 16 seed Texas Southern 83-56 on Friday in Fort Worth, Texas in the first round. They beat No. 9 seed Creighton 79-72 on Sunday in the second round.
• Providence: Providence was an at-large selection. The Friars beat No. 13 seed South Dakota State 66-57 on Thursday in Buffalo, N.Y. They beat No. 12 seed Richmond 79-51 on Saturday.
• The winner gets: A trip to the Midwest Regional finals on Sunday, where they'll face the winner of Miami-Iowa State.

Kansas vs. Providence history

• Gonzaga vs. Arkansas series history: This is the first meeting between the two schools.

Meet the coaches

• Meet Kansas coach Bill Self: Bill Self is in his 19th year at Kansas and has a record of 552-124 there, an .817 winning percentage. He won a national title at Kansas in 2008 and was national runner-up in 2012. He also coached four years at Oral Roberts, three years at Tulsa and three years at Illinois from 2000 to 2003. Overall, he is 758-229, a .768 winning percentage
• Meet Providence coach Ed Cooley: Ed Cooley is in his 11th year at Providence, and the Friars won their first-ever Big East regular season this year. Cooley was also named Big East Coach of the Year, the first time a Providence coach has won the award. He is 221-140 at Providence and 313-209 overall. He coached at Fairfield for five years before coming to Providence in 2011.

Projected starters

• PROJECTED KANSAS STARTERS:
• Ochai Agbaji, 6-foot-5 senior guard: 19.3 points, 5.2 rebounds
• Christian Braun, 6-6 junior guard: 14.6 points, 6.4 rebounds
• Jalen Wilson, 6-8 sophomore forwards: 11.0 points, 7.2 rebounds
• David McCormack, 6-10 senior center: 10.0 points, 7.1 rebounds
• Dajuan Harris, 6-1 sophomore guard: 5.4 points, 4.3 rebounds
• PROJECTED PROVIDENCE STARTERS:
• Nate Watson, 6-foot-10 senior center: 13.5 points, 5.3 rebounds
• Al Durham, 6-4 senior guard: 13.3 points, 3.4 assists
• A.J. Reeves, 6-6 senior guard: 9.9 points, 2.8 rebounds
• Noah Horchler, 6-8 freshman forward: 9.9 points, 8.5 rebounds
• Justin Minaya, 6-7 sophomore forward: 6.6 points, 5.5 rebounds