Excitement is in the air as the NCAA Women’s Basketball Final Four festivities are officially underway in Cleveland, and 3News' Nick Camino has a preview.

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.

The winner of each national semifinal game will secure a spot in Sunday's NCAA Championship game, which will tipoff at 3 p.m.

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