We have just received the tip times and network assignments for the third round games on Saturday. Thanks to the great people at CBS/Turner Sports for sending this even as the last game of the night, Kansas State-Utah State is still ongoing.
CBS will start first and carry four games. TNT and TBS will have two each. There will be no games on truTV on Saturday.
Here’s the schedule.
THIRD ROUND GAMES
SATURDAY, MARCH 19 (12:00 Noon-12:00 AM, ET)
12:15PM – CBS: Tampa I: Kentucky vs. West Virginia, Ian Eagle/Jim Spanarkel//David Aldridge
Approximately 2:45PM – CBS: Tampa II: Florida vs. UCLA, Ian Eagle/Jim Spanarkel//David Aldridge
5:15PM – CBS: Denver I: Richmond vs. Morehead St., Verne Lundquist/Bill Raftery//Lesley Visser
6:10PM – TNT: Tucson I: San Diego St. vs. Temple, Kevin Harlan/Reggie Miller/Dan Bonner//Sam Ryan
7:10PM – TBS: Wash. DC I: Pittsburgh vs. Butler, Tim Brando/Mike Gminski//Lewis Johnson
approximately 7:45 PM – CBS: Denver II: BYU vs. Gonzaga, Verne Lundquist/Bill Raftery//Lesley Visser
approximately 8:40 PM – TNT: Tucson II: Wisconsin vs. Kansas St., Kevin Harlan/Reggie Miller/Dan Bonner//Sam Ryan
approximately 9:40 PM – TBS: Wash. DC II: Connecticut vs. Cincinnati, Tim Brando/Mike Gminski//Lewis Johnson
I will add CBS/Turner statements shortly.
UPDATE: 12:27 a.m.: As promised, here’s what CBS/Turner is saying about the games coming up on Saturday, plus the schedule for Friday.
Exclusive Coverage Continues with Second-Round on Friday, March 18
Turner Sports and CBS Sports announce tip-times and match-ups for third-round coverage of the 2011 NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Championship on Saturday, March 19 (12:00 NOON-12:00 AM, ET) with all games available in their entirety across four national television networks: TBS, CBS, TNT and truTV. Exclusive live coverage continues with second-round action on Friday, March 18 (12:00 NOON-12:00 AM, ET).
Studio coverage continues with Greg Gumbel and Ernie Johnson sharing hosting duties during each day. Charles Barkley, Greg Anthony and Kenny Smith provide analysis throughout the tournament alongside Gumbel or Johnson from the CBS Broadcast Center in New York. Matt Winer hosts the studio coverage from Turner’s Atlanta studio with analysts Seth Davis, Steve Smith and Indiana head coach Tom Crean on Friday, and St. Josephs head coach Phil Martelli on Saturday and Sunday.
Tip times for the third-round games for Sunday will be announced on Friday after the conclusion of the day’s games.
Fans also will be able to access the games through NCAA March Madness on Demand. NCAA March Madness on Demand will provide live streaming video of every game of the new 68-team tournament as they are broadcast by CBS Sports and Turner Sports, which started with the First Four™ from Dayton, Ohio on March 15, and concludes with the Men’s Final Four® semifinals and national championship game from Houston, Texas on April 2 and April 4, respectively.
SECOND ROUND GAMES
FRIDAY AFTERNOON, MARCH 18 (12:00 Noon-5:00 PM, ET)
12:15 PM – CBS: Tulsa I: Texas vs. Oakland, Marv Albert/Steve Kerr//Craig Sager
12:40 PM – truTV:Charlotte I: Michigan vs. Tennessee, Jim Nantz/Clark Kellogg//Tracy Wolfson
1:40 PM – TBS: Chicago I: Notre Dame vs. Akron, Spero Dedes/Bob Wenzel//Jamie Maggio
2:10 PM – TNT: Cleveland I: George Mason vs. Villanova, Gus Johnson/Len Elmore//Marty Snider
approximately 2:45 PM – CBS: Tulsa II: Arizona vs. Memphis, Marv Albert/Steve Kerr//Craig Sager
approximately 3 PM – truTV: Charlotte II: Duke vs. Hampton, Jim Nantz/Clark Kellogg//Tracy Wolfson
approximately 4 PM – TBS: Chicago II: Texas A&M vs. Florida St., Spero Dedes/Bob Wenzel//Jamie Maggio
approximately 4:40 PM – TNT: Cleveland II: Ohio St. vs. UTSA, Gus Johnson/Len Elmore//Marty Snider
SECOND ROUND GAMES
FRIDAY EVENING, MARCH 17 (6:30 PM-12:00 AM, ET)
6:50 PM – TBS: Tulsa III: Kansas vs. Boston U., Marv Albert/Steve Kerr//Craig Sager
7:15 PM – CBS: Charlotte III: North Carolina vs. Long Island, Jim Nantz/Clark Kellogg//Tracy Wolfson
7:20 PM – TNT: Chicago III: Purdue vs. St. Peter’s, Spero Dedes/Bob Wenzel//Jamie Maggio
7:27 PM – truTV: Cleveland III: Xavier vs. Marquette, Gus Johnson/Len Elmore//Marty Snider
approximately 9:20 PM – TBS: Tulsa IV:UNLV vs. Illinois, Marv Albert/Steve Kerr//Craig Sager
approximately 9:45 PM – CBS: Charlotte IV: Washington vs. Georgia, Jim Nantz/Clark Kellogg//Tracy Wolfson
approximately 9:50 – TNT: Chicago IV: Georgetown vs. VCU, Spero Dedes/Bob Wenzel//Jamie Maggio
approximately 9:55 PM – truTV: Cleveland IV: Syracuse vs. Indiana St., Gus Johnson/Len Elmore//Marty Snider
And there’s your schedule tied in a nice, neat round bow.
