Ok, we have the tip times and the announcing assignments for the First Four™ and 2nd Round games of the NCAA Tournament. It’s all below. No need for me to say anything. You can see where your favorite teams are playing and who’s calling the game on either CBS, TBS, TNT or truTV.
CBS SPORTS AND TURNER SPORTS’ EXCLUSIVE COVERAGE OF 2013 NCAA® DIVISION I MEN’S BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIP TIPS OFF MARCH 19
Announce and Production Teams Assigned for NCAA First Four™ and Second Round Coverage
Turner Sports and CBS Sports’ exclusive coverage of the 2013 NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Championship will tip off with first round coverage of the NCAA First Four™ on Tuesday, March 19, and Wednesday, March 20 (6 p.m. ET; both days), on truTV. Second-round game coverage will begin Thursday, March 21, and Friday, March 22 (Noon-Midnight; both days), with all games available live in their entirety across four national television networks – CBS, TBS, TNT and truTV. Additionally, on Thursday and Friday, truTV will televise a one-hour pregame show at 11 a.m.
Marv Albert and Steve Kerr will call the action, with Craig Sager courtside for the two First Four games on Tuesday. Jim Nantz and Clark Kellogg, along with courtside reporter Tracy Wolfson, will handle the call for the First Four games on Wednesday. Studio coverage for the First Four originates from Atlanta and features Ernie Johnson, Charles Barkley, Steve Smith and Rex Chapman on Tuesday with Matt Winer, Seth Davis, Smith and Chapman providing analysis on Wednesday (6 p.m.; 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. Fans can access a Channel Finder for every tournament game at www.ncaa.com/march-madness.
NCAA March Madness Live® will provide college basketball fans unparalleled multi-screen digital access to the 2013 NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Championship including live streaming of every game. The digital suite of products will also feature video highlights, full game replays, real-time game alerts, live game scoring, real-time tournament brackets, personal channel lineup features, live stats, robust social media integration and more.
FIRST ROUND GAMES
TUESDAY, MARCH 19Tip (ET) Network Site Game Play-by-Play/Analyst//Reporter 6:40 p.m. truTV Dayton I N.C. A&T vs. Liberty Marv Albert/Steve Kerr//
Craig Sager9:15 p.m. truTV Dayton II Middle Tennessee vs.
St. Mary’sAlbert/Kerr//Sager FIRST ROUND GAMES
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 206:40 p.m. truTV Dayton I LIU-Brooklyn vs.
James MadisonJim Nantz/Clark Kellogg//Tracy Wolfson 9:15 p.m. truTV Dayton II Boise St. vs. LaSalle Jim Nantz/Clark Kellogg//Tracy Wolfson SECOND ROUND GAMES
THURSDAY AFTERNOON, MARCH 21 (Noon-5 p.m. ET)Tip (ET)
Network
Site
Game
Play-by-Play/Analyst//Reporter
12:15 p.m. CBS Auburn Hills I Valparaiso vs. Michigan State Verne Lundquist/Bill Raftery//Rachel Nichols 12:40 p.m. truTV Lexington I Bucknell vs. Butler Ian Eagle/Jim Spanarkel//
Allie LaForce1:40 p.m. TBS Salt Lake City I Wichita St. vs. Pittsburgh Spero Dedes/Doug Gottlieb//Jamie Maggio 2:10 p.m. TNT San Jose I New Mexico State vs. Saint Louis Brian Anderson/Dan Bonner//Marty Snider 2:45 p.m. CBS Auburn Hills II Middle Tennessee/St. Mary’s vs. Memphis Verne Lundquist/Bill Raftery//Rachel Nichols 3:10 p.m. truTV Lexington II Davidson vs. Marquette Ian Eagle/Jim Spanarkel//Allie LaForce 4:10 p.m. TBS Salt Lake City II Southern U. vs. Gonzaga Spero Dedes/Doug Gottlieb//Jamie Maggio 4:40 p.m. TNT San Jose II Oregon vs. Oklahoma St. Brian Anderson/Dan Bonner//Marty Snider SECOND ROUND GAMES
THURSDAY EVENING, MARCH 21 (6:30 p.m.-Midnight ET)
(Announce Teams Same as Day Games)6:50 p.m. TBS Lexington III N.C. A&T/Liberty vs. Louisville Ian Eagle/Jim Spanarkel//Allie LaForce 7:15 p.m. CBS Auburn Hills III South Dakota St. vs. Michigan Verne Lundquist/Bill Raftery/Rachel Nichols 7:20 p.m. TNT Salt Lake City III Belmont vs. Arizona Spero Dedes/Doug Gottlieb//Jamie Maggio 7:27 p.m. truTV San Jose III California vs. UNLV Brian Anderson/Dan Bonner//Marty Snider 9:20 p.m. TBS Lexington IV Missouri vs. Colorado St. Ian Eagle/Jim Spanarkel//Allie LaForce 9:45 p.m. CBS Auburn Hills IV Akron vs. VCU Verne Lundquist/Bill Raftery/Rachel Nichols 9:50 p.m. TNT Salt Lake City IV Harvard vs. New Mexico Spero Dedes/Doug Gottlieb//Jamie Maggio 9:57 p.m. truTV San Jose IV Montana vs. Syracuse Anderson/Bonner//Snider SECOND ROUND GAMES
FRIDAY AFTERNOON, MARCH 22 (Noon-5 p.m. ET)Tip (ET)
Network
Site
Game
Play-by-Play/Analyst//Reporter
12:15 p.m. CBS Philadelphia I Albany vs. Duke Kevin Harlan/Len Elmore/Reggie Miller//Lewis Johnson 12:40 p.m. truTV Kansas City I Ole Miss vs. Wisconsin Marv Albert/Steve Kerr//Craig Sager 1:40 p.m. TBS Dayton I Temple vs. N.C. State Jim Nantz/Clark Kellogg//Tracy Wolfson 2:10 p.m. TNT Austin I Pacific vs. Miami Tim Brando/Mike Gminski//
Otis Livingston2:45 p.m. CBS Philadelphia II Cincinnati vs. Creighton Kevin Harlan/Len Elmore/Reggie Miller//Lewis Johnson 3:10 p.m. truTV Kansas City II Boise St./LaSalle vs. Kansas State Marv Albert/Steve Kerr//Craig Sager 4:10 p.m. TBS Dayton II LIU Brooklyn/James Madison vs. Indiana Jim Nantz/Clark Kellogg//Tracy Wolfson 4:40 p.m. TNT Austin II Colorado vs. Illinois Tim Brando/Mike Gminski//Otis Livingston SECOND ROUND GAMES
FRIDAY EVENING, MARCH 22 (6:30 p.m.-Midnight ET)
(Announce Teams Same as Day Games)6:50 p.m. TBS Philadelphia III Florida Gulf Coast vs. Georgetown Kevin Harlan/Len Elmore/Reggie Miller//Lewis Johnson 7:15 p.m. CBS Dayton III Iona vs. Ohio State Jim Nantz/Clark Kellogg//Tracy Wolfson 7:20 p.m. TNT Kansas City III Villanova vs. North Carolina Marv Albert/Steve Kerr//Craig Sager 7:27 p.m. truTV Austin III Northwestern St. vs. Florida Tim Brando/Mike Gminski//Otis Livingston 9:20 p.m. TBS Philadelphia IV Oklahoma vs. San Diego State Kevin Harlan/Len Elmore/Reggie Miller//Lewis Johnson 9:45 p.m. CBS Dayton IV Iowa St. vs. Notre Dame Jim Nantz/Clark Kellogg//Tracy Wolfson 9:50 p.m. TNT Kansas City IV Western Kentucky vs. Kansas Marv Albert/Steve Kerr//Craig Sager 9:57 p.m. truTV Austin IV Minnesota vs. UCLA Tim Brando/Mike Gminski//Otis Livingston
That’s it.
