College Basketball Viewing Picks for 03/05-06/2016

All Times Eastern

Schedule courtesy of Matt’s College Sports on TV
Announcing assignments courtesy of Eye on Sky and Air Sports (Men’s/Women’s)

Saturday, March 5

Men’s

Studio and Pregame Shows
College GameDay live from Durham, NC — ESPN, 11 a.m.
Fox College Hoops Tip-Off — Fox, 11:30 a.m.
ESPN Buzzer Beater — Check your local listings, noon
Fox College Hoops Extra — Fox, 2 p.m.
College Basketball Live — ESPNU, 2 p.m.
SEC Now — SEC Network, 2 p.m.
Pac-12 Men’s Basketball Pregame Show — Pac-12 Network/Pac-12 Los Angeles/Pac-12 Oregon, 3:30 p.m.
College Basketball Live — ESPNU, 4:30 p.m.
SEC Now — SEC Network, 4:30 p.m.
Inside College Basketball — CBS Sports Network, 5:30 p.m.
College GameDay live from Durham, NC — ESPN, 6 p.m.
Pac-12 Men’s Basketball Postgame Show — Pac-12 Network/Pac-12 Los Angeles/Pac-12 Oregon, 6 p.m.
SEC Now — SEC Network, 7 p.m.
B1G Tip-Off Show — Big Ten Network, 7:15 p.m.
Pac-12 Men’s Basketball Postgame Show — Pac-12 Network/Pac-12 Los Angeles/Pac-12 Oregon, 8:30 p.m.
B1G Finale 2015-16 — Big Ten Network, 10:30 p.m.
Inside College Basketball — CBS Sports Network, midnight
College Basketball Live — ESPN2, midnight

Big South Tournament
Semifinals, Gore Arena, Campbell University, Buies Creek, NC
High Point vs. North Carolina-Asheville — ESPN3, 1 p.m.
Winthrop vs. Gardner-Webb — ESPN3, 3:30 p.m.
Announcers: Evan Lepler/Ralph Patterson

Colonial Athletic Association Tournament
Quarterfinals, Royal Farms Arena, Baltimore, MD
Hofstra vs. Drexel — Comcast SportsNet, noon
James Madison vs. William & Mary — Comcast SportsNet, 2:30 p.m.
North Carolina-Wilmington — Comcast SportsNet, 6 p.m.
Towson vs. Northeastern — Comcast SportsNet, 8:30 p.m.

Horizon League Tournament
1st Round, Joe Louis Arena, Detroit, MI
Cleveland State vs. Green Bay — ESPN3, noon
Northern Kentucky vs. Milwaukee — ESPN3, 2:30 p.m.
Illinois-Chicago vs. Wright State — ESPN3, 5 p.m.
Youngstown State vs. Detroit — ESPN3, 7:30 p.m.

Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Tournament
Quarterfinals, Times Union Arena, Albany, NY
Siena vs. Manhattan — ESPN3, 7 p.m.
Fairfield vs. St. Peter’s — ESPN3, 9:30 p.m.

Missouri Valley Conference Tournament
Semifinals, Scottrade Center, St. Louis, MO
Wichita State vs. Northern Iowa — CBS Sports Network, 3:30 p.m.
Evansville vs. Indiana State — CBS Sports Network, 6 p.m.Announcers: Brent Stover/Bob Wenzel//Gary Parrish

Northeast Conference Tournament
Semifinals
Mount St. Mary’s at Farleigh Dickinson — Fox College Sports Atlantic/MSG Plus, 2 p.m. (Paul Dottino/Terry O’Connor//Craig D’Amico)
Long Island University-Brooklyn at Wagner — Fox College Sports Atlantic/MSG Plus, 4 p.m. (John Schmeelk/Joe DeSantis//John Cabral)

Ohio Valley Conference Championship
Final, Nashville Municipal Auditorium, Nashville, TN
Tennessee-Martin vs. Austin Peay — ESPN2, 6 p.m.
Announcers: Rich Hollenberg/Mark Adams

Southern Conference Tournament
Quarterfinals, U.S. Cellular Center, Asheville, NC
Chattanooga vs. Samford — ESPN3, noon
Wofford vs. Western Carolina — ESPN3, 2:30 p.m.
Eastern Tennessee State vs. Mercer — ESPN3, 6 p.m.
Furman vs. North Carolina-Greensboro –ESPN3, 8:30 p.m.
Announcers: Darren Goldwater/Dean Keener//Kelley Deyo

Summit League Tournament
Quarterfinals, Danny Sanford Premier Center, Sioux Falls, SD
Fort Wayne vs. South Dakota — ESPN3, 7 p.m.
South Dakota State vs. Oral Roberts — ESPN3, 9:30 p.m.

West Coast Conference Tournament
Quarterfinals, Orleans Arena, Las Vegas, NV
BYU vs. Santa Clara — BYUtv, 4 p.m.
Pepperdine vs. San Francisco — BYUtv, 6:30 p.m.
St. Mary’s vs. Loyola Marymount — ESPN2, 10 p.m.
Gonzaga vs. Portland — ESPN2, 12:30 a.m. (Sunday)
Announcers: Dave McCann/Blaine Fowler (BYUtv)/Roxy Bernstein/Brad Daugherty (ESPN2)

noon

Clemson at Boston College — ACC Regional/Fox Sports Net (Wes Durham/Brian Oliver)
UAB at Florida Atlantic — American Sports Network
North Carolina State at Notre Dame — CBS (Andrew Catalon/Steve Lappas)
Ohio State at Michigan State — ESPN (Bob Wischusen/Dan Dakich)
Vanderbilt at Texas A&M — ESPN2 (Mark Jones/Kara Lawson)
Georgetown at Villanova — Fox (Gus Johnson/Jim Jackson//Molly McGrath)
Seton Hall at DePaul — Fox Sports Net (Steve Physioc/Dickey Simpkins)

12:30 p.m.

Providence at St. John’s — FS1 (Dick Stockton/Tarik Turner)

1 p.m.

Minnesota at Rutgers — Big Ten Network (Josh Lewin/Shon Morris)
Oklahoma at TCU — ESPNews (Jason Benetti/Reid Gettys)

2 p.m.

Pittsburgh at Georgia Tech — ACC Network
Old Dominion at Rice — American Sports Network
LSU at Kentucky — CBS (Verne Lundquist/Jim Spanarkel)
URI at Fordham — Cox Ocean State Networks
West Virginia at Baylor — ESPN (Dave Flemming/Miles Simon)
Syracuse at Florida State — ESPN2 (Mike Couzens/Cory Alexander)

2:30 p.m.

Creighton at Xavier — Fox (Justin Kutcher/Stephen Bardo)
Marquette at Butler — Fox Sports Net (Alex Faust/Vin Parise)Auburn at Mississippi State — SEC Network (Richard Cross/Andrew DeClerq)

3 p.m.

Kansas State at Texas Tech — ESPNews (Mark Neely/Bryndon Manzer)

3:30 p.m.

George Washington at Dayton — NBCSN (Steve Schlanger/Dalen Cuff)

4 p.m.

Miami at Virginia Tech — ACC Network
Grand Canyon at Utah Valley — American Sports Network
Texas-San Antonio at Texas-El Paso — American Sports Network
Stanford at Arizona — CBS (Spero Dedes/Doug Gottlieb)
Iowa State at Kansas — ESPN (Jon Sciambi/Fran Frashilla)
Alabama at Georgia — ESPN2 (Brad Nessler/Sean Farnham)
Oregon at USC — Pac-12 Network/Pac-12 Oregon/Pac-12 Los Angeles (Guy Haberman/Don MacLean//Yogi Roth)

5 p.m.

Boise State at San Jose State — Campus Insiders
South Florida at Tulsa — Allen Bestwick/Tim Welsh
South Carolina at Arkansas — SEC Network (Matt Stewart/John Pelphrey)

6 p.m.

Middle Tennessee at Florida International — American Sports Network
Richmond at George Washington — American Sports Network

6:30 p.m.

North Carolina at Duke — ESPN (Dan Shulman/Jay Bilas//Shannon Spake)
Oregon State at UCLA — Pac-12 Network/Pac-12 Oregon/Pac-12 Los Angeles (JB Long/Matt Muehhlebach)

7 p.m.

Hawaii at Long Beach State — Fox College Sports Pacific/Fox Sports Prime Ticket (Mark Rogondino/Corey Magette)

7:30 p.m.

Florida at Missouri — SEC Network (Dave Neal/Jon Sundvold)

8 p.m.

Iowa at Michigan — Big Ten Network (Joe Davis/Jon Crispin)
Virginia Commonwealth at Dayton — CBS Sports Network
Cal at Arizona State — ESPN2 (Dave Pasch/Adrian Branch)
Louisiana Tech at Western Kentucky — Fox College Sports Central (Randy Lee/Hal Schmitt)

8:30 p.m.

Louisville at Virginia — ESPN (Dave O’Brien/Dick Vitale//Allison Williams)

9:30 p.m.

Colorado at Utah — ESPNU (Eric Rothman/Corey Williams)

10 p.m.

UNLV at San Diego State — CBS Sports Network

Women’s

ACC Tournament
Semifinals, Greensboro Coliseum, Greensboro, NC
Miami vs. Notre Dame — ESPNU, noon
Syracuse vs. Louisville — ESPNU, 2:30 p.m.
Announcers: Pam Ward/Debbie Antonelli

Atlantic 10 Conference Tournament
Semifinals, Richmond Coliseum, Richmond, VA
Virginia Commonwealth vs. George Washington — CBS Sports Network, 11 a.m.
Duquense vs. Saint Louis — CBS Sports Network, 1:30 p.m.
Announcers: Ed Cohen/Julianne Viani

Big Ten Conference Tournament
Semifinals, Bankers Life Fieldhouse, Indianapolis, IN
Maryland vs. Northwestern — Big Ten Network, 3 p.m.
Michigan State vs. Ohio State — Big Ten Network, 5:30 p.m.
Announcers: Lisa Byington/Stephanie White//Christy Winters-Scott

Big 12 Conference Tournament
Quarterfinals, Chesapeake Energy Arena, Oklahoma City, OK
Oklahoma State vs. Oklahoma — Fox Sports Net, noon
Baylor vs. Texas Tech — Fox Sports Net, 2:30 p.m.
Texas vs. Kansas — Fox Sports Net, 7 p.m.
West Virginia vs. Kansas State — Fox Sports Net, 9:30 p.m.Announcers: Ron Thulin/Brenda VanLengen

Pac-12 Conference Tournament
Semifinals, Key Arena, Seattle, WA
Cal vs. UCLA — Pac-12 Network/Pac-12 Bay Area/Pac-12 Los Angeles, 9 p.m.
Washington vs. Oregon State — Pac-12 Network/Pac-12 Washington/Pac-12 Oregon, 11:30 p.m.
Announcers: Anne Marie Anderson/Tammy Blackburn

SEC Tournament
Semifinals, Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena, Jacksonville, FL
South Carolina vs. Kentucky — SEC Network, 5 p.m.
Tennessee vs. Mississippi State — SEC Network, 7:30 p.m.
Announcers: Paul Sunderland/Carolyn Peck//Steffi Sorensen

Summit League Tournament
Quarterfinals, Danny Sanford Premier Center, Sioux Falls, SD
Denver vs. South Dakota — ESPN3, 1 p.m.
Fort Wayne vs. South Dakota State — ESPN3, 3:30 p.m.

Sunday, March 6

Men’s

Studio and Pregame Shows
B1G Tip-Off Show — Big Ten Network, 11:30 a.m.
Inside College Basketball — CBS Sports Network, 6 p.m.
B1G Tip-Off Show — Big Ten Network, 7 p.m.
B1G Basketball & Beyond — Big Ten Network, 9:30 p.m.

Atlantic Sun Conference Tournament
Championship Game, Alico Arena, Florida Gulf Coast University, Fort Myers, FL
Stetson at Florida Gulf Coast — ESPN2, 7 p.m.
Announcers: Tom Hart/Cory Alexander

Big South Conference Tournament
Championship Game, Gore Arena, Campbell University, Buies Creek, NC
Winthrop vs. North Carolina-Asheville — ESPN2, 2:30 p.m.
Announcers: Roy Philpott/Paul Biancardi

Colonial Athletic Association Tournament
Semifinals, Royal Farms Arena, Baltimore, MD
Hofstra vs. William & Mary — NBCSN, 1 p.m.
North Carolina-Wilmington vs. Northeastern — NBCSN, 3:30 p.m.
Announcers: Mike Corey/Ron Thompson

Horizon League Tournament
2nd Round, Joe Louis Arena, Detroit, MI
Green Bay vs. Milwaukee — ESPN3, 1 p.m.
Detroit vs. Wright State — ESPN3, 3:30 p.m.

Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Tournament
Semifinals, Times Union Arena, Albany, NY
Monmouth vs. Fairfield — ESPN3, 4:30 p.m.
Siena vs. Iona — ESPN3, 7 p.m.
Announcers: Doug Sherman/Rob Kennedy

Missouri Valley Conference Tournament
Championship Game, Scottrade Center, St. Louis, MO
Northern Iowa vs. Evansville — CBS, 2 p.m.
Announcers: Kevin Harlan/Dan Bonner//Evan Washburn

Patriot League Tournament
Semifinals (Campus Sites)
Holy Cross at Army — CBS Sports Network, noon (John Sadak/Chris Walker)
American at Lehigh — CBS Sports Network, 2 p.m. (Jason Knapp/Mo Cassara)

Southern Conference Tournament
Semifinals, U.S. Cellular Center, Asheville, NC
Chattanooga vs. Western Carolina — ESPN3, 5 p.m.
Eastern Tennessee State vs. Furman — ESPN3, 7:30 p.m.
Announcers: Darren Goldwater/Dean Keener

Summit League Tournament
Quarterfinals, Danny Sanford Premier Center, Sioux Falls, SD
North Dakota State vs. IUPUI — ESPN3, 7 p.m.
Denver vs. Omaha — ESPN3, 9:30 p.m.
Announcers: Jay Eisen/Greg Stemen//Carla Metts

noon

Illinois at Penn State — Big Ten Network (Tom Werme/Shon Morris)
SMU at Cincinnati — CBS (Carter Blackburn/Mike Gminski)

2 p.m.

Temple at Tulane — American Sports Network
Nebraska at Northwestern — Big Ten Network (Wayne Randazzo/Stephen Bardo)
Central Florida at UConn — ESPNU (Jason Benetti/Malcolm Huckaby)

4 p.m.

Maryland at Indiana — CBS (Ian Eagle/Bill Raftery//Tracy Wolfson)
Memphis at East Carolina — CBS Sports Network (Dave Ryan/Steve Wolf)

7:30 p.m.

Wisconsin at Purdue — Big Ten Network (Kevin Kugler/Jon Crispin)

Women’s

Studio and Pregame Shows
Fs1 College Hoops Extra — FS1, 4:30 p.m.

America East Conference Tournament
Semifinals, Binghamton University Events Center, Binghamton, NY
Maine vs. Stony Brook — ESPN3, 2 p.m.
Albany vs. Binghamton — ESPN3, 4:30 p.m.

American Athletic Conference Tournament
Semifinals, Mohegan Sun Arena, Mohegan Sun Casino, Uncasville, CT
Tulane vs. UConn — ESPNU, 4:30 p.m.
South Florida vs. Temple — ESPNU, 7 p.m.
Announcers: Pam Ward/Katie SmithAtlantic Coast Conference Tournament
Championship Game, Greensboro Coliseum, Greensboro, NC
Syracuse vs. Notre Dame — ESPN, 12:30 p.m.
Announcers: Beth Mowins/Debbie AntonelliAtlantic 10 Conference Tournament
Championship Game, Richmond Coliseum, Richmond, VA
Duquense vs. George Washington — ESPNU, noon
Announcers: Melissa Lee/Sue BirdBig East Conference Tournament
Quarterfinals, McGrath-Phillips Arena, DePaul University, Chicago, IL
Creighton vs. Villanova — FS2, 1 p.m.
Marquette vs. Seton Hall — FS2, 3:30 p.m.
Butler vs. DePaul — FS2, 7 p.m.
Georgetown vs. St. John’s — FS2, 9:30 p.m.
Announcers: Lisa Byington/LaChina RobinsonBig Ten Conference Tournament
Championship Game, Bankers Life Fieldhouse, Indianapolis, IN
Michigan State vs. Maryland — ESPN, 7 p.m.
Announcers: Tiffany Greene/Stephanie WhiteBig 12 Conference Tournament
Semifinals, Chesapeake Energy Arena, Oklahoma City, OK
Oklahoma vs. Baylor — FS1, 2:30 p.m.
Texas vs. West Virginia — FS1, 5 p.m.
Announcers: Ron Thulin/Brenda VanLengenMetro Atlantic Athletic Conference Tournament
Semifinals, Times Union Arena, Albany, NY
Quinnipiac vs. Monmouth — ESPN3, 11 a.m.
Iona vs. Marist — ESPN3, 1:30 p.m.Pac-12 Conference Tournament
Championship Game, Key Arena, Seattle, WA
UCLA vs. Oregon State — ESPN, 9 p.m.
Announcers: Roxy Bernstein/Mary MurphySoutheastern Conference Tournament
Championship, Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena, Jacksonville, FL
South Carolina vs. Mississippi State — ESPN, 2:30 p.m.
Announcers: Paul Sunderland/Carolyn Peck//Steffi SorensenSouthern Conference Tournament
Championship Game, U.S. Cellular Center, Asheville, NC
Mercer vs. Chattanooga — ESPN3, 1 p.m.Summit League Tournament
Quarterfinals, Danny Sanford Premier Center, Sioux Falls, SD
Western Illinois vs. Oral Roberts — ESPN3, 1 p.m.
Omaha vs. IUPUI — ESPN3, 3:30 p.m.

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