Excitement is in the air as the NCAA Women's Final Four festivities are officially underway in Cleveland.

The games, which will have all eyes on Northeast Ohio, will start at 7:05 p.m. on Friday with No. 3 North Carolina State taking on undefeated No. 1 University of South Carolina.

Following the first game, basketball superstar Caitlin Clark and the No. 1 Iowa Hawkeyes will take the court at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse against standout Paige Bueckers and the No. 3 UConn Huskies. That game is scheduled to start at 9:30 p.m.

Bri Buckley gives us a look inside the Tourney Town fan fest: https://www.wkyc.com/article/sports/ncaa/ncaab/final-four/ncaa-womens-basketball-final-four-cleveland-sights-sounds-iowa-nc-state-south-carolina-uconn/95-aa88bd0b-184d-444d-8d12-aa7c5a7da586 --

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