INDIANAPOLIS — It's like Christmas Day for college basketball fans.
NCAA action gets underway Thursday for a tourney set to be played exclusively in Indiana.
On Wednesday, we showed you the transformation of West Lafayette's Mackey Arena, where March Madness games will tip off.
And the first games at Simon-Skjodt Assembly Hall on the IU campus got underway Thursday afternoon, as Texas Southern faced Mount St. Mary's University.
On Friday, there will be games at Butler's Hinkle Fieldhouse, the Indiana State Fairgrounds, Bankers Life Fieldhouse and Lucas Oil Stadium.
We've got team coverage from IU and Purdue. Click on the media player to see reports from Dave Calabro and Taylor Tannebaum.