Sunday’s announcement of the field for the NCAA men’s basketball tournament revealed which teams will play this weekend in Columbia.

The Friday action at Colonial Life Arena kicks off at 12:40 p.m. with a South Region matchup between 8th-seed Ole Miss of the Southeastern Conference against 9th seed Oklahoma of the Big 12. This marks the 2nd time this season of Rebels’ guard and former Irmo High School standout Devontae Shuler will compete in Columbia.

At 3:40 p.m., South Region top-seed Virginia will face 16th-seed Gardener-Webb. During last year's NCAA tournament, the Cavaliers were the 1st number 1 seed ever to lose in the first round, falling to the University of Maryland-Baltimore County.

At 7:10 p.m., top overall seed Duke will open play at Colonial Life Arena Friday against the winner of the First Four contest between North Carolina Central and North Dakota State. The contest will feature South Carolina native and ACC Player of the Year Zion Williamson.

The 2nd contest out of the East Bracket will feature Virginia Commonwealth against Central Florida.

All 8 teams will take part in open practices Thursday at Colonial Life Arena at the selected times:

GAME 1 (Oklahoma): 11-11:40 a.m.

GAME 2 (Gardner-Webb) : 11:45-12:25 p.m.

GAME 1 (Ole Miss): 12:30-1:10 p.m.

GAME 2 (Virginia): 1:15-1:55 p.m.

GAME 3 (Duke): 3:25-4:05 p.m.

GAME 4 (VCU): 4:10-4:50 p.m.

GAME 3 (North Carolina Central/North Dakota State): 4:55-5:35 p.m.

GAME 4 (Central Florida): 5:40-6:20 p.m.

Any practice sessions at the new Brookland-Cayce High School facility will be closed to the public. For more details, visit https://www.columbiascsports.com.