2014 NCAA Tournament Tip Times and Announcing Assignments for Sunday’s Elite 8 Games

Ok, CBS has set the times for Sunday’s Regional Finals. It plays out as you might expect.

The East Regional Final featuring UConn vs. Michigan State at Madison Square Garden in New York to be called by Uncle Verne Lundquist, Bill Raftery and Allie LaForce will air at 2:20 p.m. ET.

Then the Midwest Regional Final between Kentucky and Michigan at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis will air at 5:05 p.m. ET. Jim Nantz, Greg Anthony and Tracy Wolfson will have the call of the game.

The winners of both games will head to the Final Four® in Arlington, TX on April 5.

Here’s the CBS announcement of the tip times for Sunday, March 31.

NCAA March Madness TBS-CBS-TNT-truTVCBS Sports and Turner Sports Announce Tip Times For Regional Finals on Sunday, March 30 on CBS

Exclusive Coverage Continues with Regional Finals on Saturday, March 29 on TBS

Turner Sports and CBS Sports announce tip times and matchups for the Regional Finals of the 2014 NCAA® Division I Men’s Basketball Championship on Sunday, March 30 on CBS. Michigan State will take on Connecticut in the first game at 2:20 PM, ET followed by Kentucky playing Michigan at 5:05 PM, ET.

The Road to the Final Four® will tip off the day’s action on CBS at 1:00 PM, ET with host Greg Gumbel along with analysts Charles Barkley, Clark Kellogg and Kenny Smith.

Below are the tip times and announce/production assignments for Saturday and Sunday’s Regional Final games. Saturday’s coverage on TBS will mark the first time the Elite Eight is televised on cable.

REGIONAL FINAL GAMES
Saturday, March 29

Tip (ET)

Network

Site

Game

Play-by-Play/Analyst//Reporter

6:09 p.m. TBS Memphis Florida vs. Dayton Kevin Harlan/Reggie Miller/Len Elmore//Rachel Nichols
8:49 p.m. TBS Anaheim Arizona vs. Wisconsin Marv Albert/Steve Kerr//Craig Sager

REGIONAL FINAL GAMES
Sunday, March 30

Tip (ET)

Network

Site

Game

Play-by-Play/Analyst//Reporter

2:20 p.m. CBS New York Michigan State vs. Connecticut Verne Lundquist/Bill Raftery//Allie LaForce
5:05 p.m. CBS Indianapolis Kentucky vs. Michigan Jim Nantz/Greg Anthony//Tracy Wolfson

That will do it. And we’ll deal with what Turner Sports will do with the Final Four® as the week progresses.

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