CBS and Turner Sports have released the tip times and the announcing assignments for the 2015 NCAA Tournament. The “First Four” or play-in games from the four teams deemed as numbers 65 through 68 for the tournament will play in Dayton, OH. These games on Tuesday, March 17 and Wednesday, March 18 will air on truTV. Brian Anderson and Steve Smith will call the Tuesday games then Ian Eagle and Doug Gottlieb will do the Wednesday games.
Then the so-called 2nd Round games on Thursday and Friday will take place in eight different sites. CBS, TBS, TNT and truTV will each air four games on Thursday and Friday.
Here’s how they all shape up for you.
CBS Sports and Turner Sports’ Exclusive Coverage of the 2015 NCAA® Division I Men’s Basketball Championship Tips Off March 17
Announce Teams Set for NCAA Tournament First and Second Round Coverage
Turner Sports and CBS Sports’ exclusive coverage of the 2015 NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Championship will tip off with the NCAA First Four™ on truTV on Tuesday, March 17 and Wednesday, March 18 (6:00 PM, ET; both days). Second round game coverage will begin Thursday, March 19 and Friday, March 20 (12:00 NOON-Midnight; both days) with all games available live in their entirety across four national television networks – TBS, CBS, TNT and truTV – and via NCAA March Madness Live. Additionally, truTV will televise a one-hour pregame show Thursday and Friday at 11:00 AM, ET.
Following are the tip times and commentator assignments for the first and 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.
The Final Four National Semi-Finals on Saturday, April 4 will be televised on TBS along with “TeamCasts” or team-specific telecasts airing on TNT and truTV. The National Championship Game on Monday, April 6 will air on CBS..
First Round Games
Tuesday, March 17Tip (ET) Network Site Game Play-by-Play/Analyst//Reporter 6:40 p.m. truTV Dayton I Manhattan vs. Hampton Brian Anderson/Steve Smith//Lewis Johnson Approximately 9:10 p.m. truTV Dayton II BYU vs. Ole Miss Brian Anderson/Steve Smith//Lewis Johnson First Round Games
Wednesday, March 186:40 p.m. truTV Dayton I North Florida vs. Robert Morris Ian Eagle/Doug Gottlieb//Evan Washburn Approximately 9:10 p.m. truTV Dayton II Boise State vs. Dayton Ian Eagle/Doug Gottlieb//Evan Washburn Second Round Games
Thursday Afternoon, March 19 (NOON-6:00 PM, ET)Tip (ET) Network Site Game Play-by-Play/Analyst//Reporter 12:15 p.m. CBS Pittsburgh I Notre Dame vs. Northeastern Brian Anderson/Steve Smith//Lewis Johnson 12:40 p.m. truTV Louisville I Iowa State vs. UAB Verne Lundquist/Jim Spanarkel//Allie LaForce 1:40 p.m. TBS Jacksonville I Baylor vs. Georgia State Andrew Catalon/Steve Lappas//Jamie Erdahl 2:10 p.m. TNT Portland I Arizona vs. Texas Southern Kevin Harlan/Reggie Miller/Dan Bonner//Rachel Nichols Approximately 2:45 p.m. CBS Pittsburgh II Butler vs. Texas Brian Anderson/Steve Smith//Lewis Johnson Approximately 3:10 p.m. truTV Louisville II SMU vs. UCLA Verne Lundquist/Jim Spanarkel//Allie LaForce Approximately 4:10 p.m. TBS Jacksonville II Xavier vs. BYU/Ole Miss Andrew Catalon/Steve Lappas//Jamie Erdahl Approximately 4:40 p.m. TNT Portland II VCU vs. Ohio State Kevin Harlan/Reggie Miller/Dan Bonner//Rachel Nichols Second Round Games
Thursday Evening, March 19 (6:30 PM, ET-Midnight)
(Announce Teams Same as Day Games)Tip (ET) Network Site Game Play-by-Play/Analyst//Reporter 6:50 p.m. TBS Pittsburgh III Villanova vs. Lafayette Brian Anderson/Steve Smith//Lewis Johnson 7:10 p.m. CBS Louisville III Cincinnati vs. Purdue Verne Lundquist/Jim Spanarkel//Allie LaForce 7:20 p.m. TNT Jacksonville III North Carolina vs. Harvard Andrew Catalon/Steve Lappas//Jamie Erdahl 7:27 p.m. truTV Portland III Utah vs. Stephen F. Austin Kevin Harlan/Reggie Miller/Dan Bonner//Rachel Nichols Approximately 9:20 p.m. TBS Pittsburgh IV N.C. State vs. LSU Brian Anderson/Steve Smith//Lewis Johnson Approximately 9:40 p.m. CBS Louisville IV Kentucky vs. Hampton/Manhattan Verne Lundquist/Jim Spanarkel//Allie LaForce Approximately 9:50 p.m. TNT Jacksonville IV Arkansas vs. Wofford Andrew Catalon/Steve Lappas//Jamie Erdahl Approximately 9:57 p.m. truTV Portland IV Georgetown vs. Eastern Washington Kevin Harlan/Reggie Miller/Dan Bonner//Rachel Nichols Second Round Games
Friday Afternoon, March 20 (NOON-6:00 PM, ET)Tip (ET) Network Site Game Play-by-Play/Analyst//Reporter 12:15 p.m. CBS Omaha I Kansas vs. New Mexico St Marv Albert/Chris Webber/Len Elmore//Craig Sager 12:40 p.m. truTV Charlotte I Michigan State vs. Georgia Jim Nantz/Bill Raftery/Grant Hill//Tracy Wolfson 1:40 p.m. TBS Seattle I Northern Iowa vs. Wyoming Spero Dedes/Mike Gminski//Jaime Maggio 2:10 p.m. TNT Columbus I West Virginia vs. Buffalo Ian Eagle/Doug Gottlieb//Evan Washburn Approximately 2:45 p.m. CBS Omaha II Wichita State vs. Indiana Marv Albert/Chris Webber/Len Elmore//Craig Sager Approximately 3:10 p.m. truTV Charlotte II Virginia vs. Belmont Jim Nantz/Bill Raftery/Grant Hill//Tracy Wolfson Approximately 4:10 p.m. TBS Seattle II Louisville vs. UC Irvine Spero Dedes/Mike Gminski//Jaime Maggio Approximately 4:40 p.m. TNT Columbus II Maryland vs. Valparaiso Ian Eagle/Doug Gottlieb//Evan Washburn Second Round Games
Friday Evening, March 20 (6:30 PM, ET-Midnight)
(Announce Teams Same as Day Games)Tip (ET) Network Site Game Play-by-Play/Analyst//Reporter 6:50 p.m. TBS Omaha III Oregon vs. Oklahoma St. Marv Albert/Chris Webber/Len Elmore//Craig Sager 7:10 p.m. CBS Charlotte III Duke vs. North Florida/ Robert Morris Jim Nantz/Bill Raftery/Grant Hill//Tracy Wolfson 7:20 p.m. TNT Seattle III Iowa vs. Davidson Spero Dedes/Mike Gminski//Jaime Maggio 7:27 p.m. truTV Columbus III Oklahoma vs. Albany Ian Eagle/Doug Gottlieb//Evan Washburn Approximately 9:20 p.m. TBS Omaha IV Wisconsin vs. Coastal Carolina Marv Albert/Chris Webber/Len Elmore//Craig Sager Approximately 9:40 p.m. CBS Charlotte IV San Diego State vs. St. John’s Jim Nantz/Bill Raftery/Grant Hill//Tracy Wolfson Approximately 9:40 p.m. TNT Seattle IV Gonzaga vs. North Dakota St Sperdo Dedes/Mike Gminski//Jaime Maggio Approximately 9:57 p.m. truTV Columbus IV Providence vs. Boise State/Dayton Ian Eagle/Doug Gottlieb//Evan Washburn
We’ll update things for the Saturday schedule once the Thursday games are said and done.
