We’ve been waiting for the NCAA Tournament tip times and announcing assignments for the 2nd round and lo and behold, they’ve come.
Of course, Jim Nantz and Clark Kellogg will be in Greensboro to call North Carolina and Duke. Uncle Verne Lundquist and Bill Raftery will be in Louisville. Kevin Harlan, Len Elmore and Reggie Miller are assigned to Pittsburgh. Ian Eagle and Jim Spanarkel head to Nashville. Marv Albert and Steve Kerr will travel to Omaha.
So without further ado, we have the tip times and the announcing assignments for the FIRST FOUR™ and the 2nd round of the NCAA Tournament.
TURNER SPORTS’ AND CBS SPORTS’ EXCLUSIVE COVERAGE OF 2012 NCAA® DIVISION I MEN’S BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIP TIPS-OFF MARCH 13
Announce Teams Assigned for NCAA First Four® and Second Round Coverage
CBS Sports’ and Turner Sports’ exclusive coverage of the 2012 NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Championship tips off with first round coverage of the NCAA First Four on Tuesday, March 13 and Wednesday, March 14 (6:00 PM, ET; both days) on truTV. Second-round coverage begins Thursday, March 15 and Friday, March 16 (11:00 AM-12:00 AM, ET; both days), with all games available live in their entirety across four national television networks: TBS, CBS, TNT and truTV.
Jim Nantz, Clark Kellogg and Steve Kerr will call the action, with Tracy Wolfson courtside for the two First Four games on Tuesday. Ian Eagle and Jim Spanarkel, along with courtside reporter Lewis Johnson, will handle the call for the games on Wednesday. The studio coverage for Tuesday’s First Four games will include Ernie Johnson, Charles Barkley, Greg Anthony, Kenny Smith and Seth Davis. On Wednesday, Matt Winer, Steve Smith and Davis offer analysis in the studio (6:00 PM, ET; both days).
Following are the tip times for the First Four games, as well as the announce and production team assignments for the second round games. Tip times for the third round games on Saturday will be announced on Thursday after the conclusion of the day’s games. Sunday’s tip times will be released after the conclusion of play on Friday. For a complete channel guide click on MyChannels at NCAA.com/MyChannels.
NCAA March Madness Live will provide a robust suite of products including live streaming video of all 67 games from the 2012 NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Championship; personal channel lineup (MyChannel) features and schedule updates; social media integration; and real-time brackets, scores and stats across online and mobile platforms.
FIRST ROUND GAMES
TUESDAY, MARCH 13Play-by-Play/Analyst//Reporter
6:40 PM — truTV, Dayton I: Mississippi Valley St. vs. Western Kentucky, Jim Nantz/Clark Kellogg/Steve Kerr//Tracy Wolfson
Approximately 9:10 PM — truTV, Dayton II: BYU vs. Iona, Jim Nantz/Clark Kellogg/Steve Kerr//Tracy Wolfson
FIRST ROUND GAMES
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 146:40 PM — truTV, Dayton I: Lamar vs. Vermont, Ian Eagle/Jim Spanarkel//Lewis Johnson
Approximately 9:10 PM — truTV, Dayton II: California vs. South Florida, Ian Eagle/Jim Spanarkel//Lewis Johnson
SECOND ROUND GAMES
THURSDAY AFTERNOON, MARCH 15 (12:00 NOON-5:00 PM, ET)Play-by-Play/Analyst//Reporter
12:15 PM — CBS, Louisville I: Murray State vs. Colorado State, Verne Lundquist/Bill Raftery//Lesley Visser
12:40 PM — truTV, Pittsburgh I: Kansas State vs. Southern Miss, Kevin Harlan/Len Elmore/Reggie Miller//Marty Snider
1:40 PM — TBS, Portland I: Louisville vs. Davidson, Brian Anderson/Dan Bonner//Jenn Hildreth
2:10 PM — TNT, Albuquerque I: Wisconsin vs. Montana, Spero Dedes/Bob Wenzel//Jamie Maggio
Approximately 2:45 PM — CBS, Louisville II:Marquette vs. BYU/Iona, Verne Lundquist/Bill Raftery//Lesley Visser
Approximately 3:10 PM — truTV, Pittsburgh II: Syracuse vs. UNC Asheville, Kevin Harlan/Len Elmore/Reggie Miller//Marty Snider
Approximately 4:10 PM — TBS, Portland II: New Mexico vs. Long Beach St., Brian Anderson/Dan Bonner//Jenn Hildreth
Approximately 4:40 PM — TNT, Albuquerque II: Vanderbilt vs. Harvard, Spero Dedes/Bob Wenzel//Jamie Maggio
SECOND ROUND GAMES
THURSDAY EVENING, MARCH 15 (6:30 PM-12:00 AM, ET)6:50 PM — TBS, Louisville III: Kentucky vs. Mississippi Valley State/Western Kentucky, Verne Lundquist/Bill Raftery//Lesley Visser
7:15 PM — CBS, Portland III: Wichita State vs. VCU, Brian Anderson/Dan Bonner//Jenn Hildreth
7:20 PM — TNT, Pittsburgh III: Gonzaga vs. West Virginia, Kevin Harlan/Len Elmore/Reggie Miller//Marty Snider
7:27 PM — truTV, Albuquerque III: Baylor vs. South Dakota State, Spero Dedes/Bob Wenzel//Jamie Maggio
Approximately 9:20 PM — TBS, Louisville IV: Iowa State vs. Connecticut, Verne Lundquist/Bill Raftery//Lesley Visser
Approximately 9:45 PM — CBS, Portland IV: Indiana vs. New Mexico State, Brian Anderson/Dan Bonner//Jenn Hildreth
Approximately 9:50 PM — TNT, Pittsburgh IV: Ohio State vs. Loyola Maryland, Kevin Harlan/Len Elmore/Reggie Miller//Marty Snider
Approximately 9:57 PM — truTV, Albuquerque IV: UNLV vs. Colorado, Kevin Harlan/Len Elmore/Reggie Miller//Marty Snider
SECOND ROUND GAMES
FRIDAY AFTERNOON, MARCH 16 (12:00 NOON-5:00 PM, ET)Play-by-Play/Analyst//Reporter
12:15 PM — CBS, Nashville I: Cincinnati vs. Texas, Ian Eagle/Jim Spanarkel//Lewis Johnson
12:40 PM — truTV, Columbus I: San Diego St. vs. NC State, Tim Brando/Mike Gminski//Otis Livingston
1:40 PM — TBS, Greensboro I: Creighton vs. Alabama, Jim Nantz/Clark Kellogg/Tracy Wolfson
2:10 PM — TNT, Omaha I: Florida vs. Virginia, Marv Albert/Steve Kerr//Craig Sager
Approximately 2:45 PM — CBS, Nashville II, Florida State vs. St. Bonaventure, Ian Eagle/Jim Spanarkel//Lewis Johnson
Appoximately 3:10 PM — truTV, Columbus II: Georgetown vs. Belmont, Tim Brando/Mike Gminski//Otis Livingston
Approximately 4:10 PM — TBS, Greensboro II: North Carolina vs. Lamar/Vermont, Jim Nantz/Clark Kellogg/Tracy Wolfson
Approximately 4:40 PM — TNT, Omaha II: Missouri vs. Norfolk St., Marv Albert/Steve Kerr/Craig Sager
SECOND ROUND GAMES
FRIDAY EVENING, MARCH 16 (6:30 PM-12:00 AM, ET)6:50 PM — TBS, Columbus III: Memphis vs. Saint Louis, Tim Brando/Mike Gminski//Otis Livingston
7:15 PM — CBS, Greensboro III: Duke vs. Lehigh, Jim Nantz/Clark Kellogg/Tracy Wolfson
7:20 PM — TNT, Nashville III: Michigan vs. Ohio, Ian Eagle/Jim Spanarkel//Lewis Johnson
7:27 PM — truTV, Omaha III: St. Mary’s (CA) vs. Purdue, Marv Albert/Steve Kerr/Craig Sager
Approximately 9:20 PM — TBS, Columbus IV: Michigan State vs. LIU Brooklyn, Tim Brando/Mike Gminski//Otis Livingston
Approximately 9:45 PM — CBS, Greensboro IV: Notre Dame vs. Xavier, Jim Nantz/Clark Kellogg/Tracy Wolfson
Approximately 9:50 PM — TNT, Nashville IV: Temple vs. California/South Florida, Ian Eagle/Jim Spanarkel//Lewis Johnson
Approximately 9:57 PM — truTV, Omaha IV: Kansas vs. Detroit, Marv Albert/Steve Kerr/Craig Sager
Saturday’s tip times will be announced after Thursday’s games are completed. Once we get the release, it will be posted immediately.
