2014 NCAA Tournament Tip Times and Announcing Assignments for Sunday, March 23

CBS/Turner has released the tip times and the annoncing assignments for Sunday’s 3rd round action. Unlike Saturday, CBS will carry a tripleheader beginning at 12:15 p.m. ET with the St. Louis pod. Jim Nantz, Greg Anthony and Tracy Wolfson will be on the call for Kansas vs. Stanford and Wichita State vs. Kentucky.

CBS then shifts to San Antonio for Iowa State vs. North Carolina at 5:15 p.m. with Marv Albert, Steve Kerr and Craig Sager on-hand. CBS then hands the second San Antonio game, Creighton vs. Baylor to truTV at approximately 7:45 p.m.

TNT’s coverage begins at 6:10 p.m. from the Raleigh, NC pod beginning with with Tennessee vs. Mercer.

TBS’ games will originate from San Diego starting at 7:10 p.m.

Here’s the CBS/Turner announcement of Sunday’s game times.

NCAA March Madness TBS-CBS-TNT-truTVTurner Sports and CBS Sports Announce Tip Times and Match-Ups for Third Round Games on Sunday, March 23

CBS Sports and Turner Sports’ exclusive coverage of the 2014 NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Championship will offer a full slate of third round games on Sunday, March 23 (12:00 NOON-12:00 AM, ET) available live in their entirety across four national television networks – TBS, CBS, TNT and truTV. Exclusive live coverage continues with third round action on Saturday, March 22 (12:00 NOON-12:00 AM, ET).

Studio coverage will include Greg Gumbel and Ernie Johnson sharing hosting duties each day. Charles Barkley, Clark Kellogg and Kenny Smith will provide analysis throughout the tournament alongside Gumbel or Johnson from the CBS Broadcast Center in New York. Matt Winer will host studio coverage from Turner Studios in Atlanta with analysts Seth Davis, Grant Hill and Steve Smith on Saturday and Sunday.

Following are the tip times for Sunday’s third round games, as well as the announce team assignments.

Third Round Games
Sunday, March 23 (12:00 NOON-12:00 AM, ET)

Tip (ET)

Network

Site

Game

Play-by-Play/Analyst//Reporter

12:15 pm CBS St. Louis I Kansas vs. Stanford Jim Nantz/Greg Anthony//Tracy Wolfson
Approximately 2:45 p.m. CBS St. Louis II Wichita St. vs. Kentucky Jim Nantz/Greg Anthony//Tracy Wolfson
5:15 p.m. CBS San Antonio I Iowa State vs. North Carolina Marv Albert/Steve Kerr //Craig Sager
6:10 p.m. TNT Raleigh I Tennessee vs. Mercer Kevin Harlan/Len Elmore/Reggie Miller//Rachel Nichols
7:10 p.m. TBS San Diego I UCLA vs. Stephen F. Austin Andrew Catalon/Mike Gminski//Otis Livingston
Approximately 7:45 p.m. truTV San Antonio II Creighton vs. Baylor Marv Albert/Steve Kerr//Craig Sager
Approximately 8:40 p.m. TNT Raleigh II Virginia vs. Memphis Kevin Harlan/Len Elmore/Reggie Miller//Rachel Nichols
Approximately 9:40 p.m. TBS San Diego II Arizona vs. Gonzaga Andrew Catalon/Mike Gminski//Otis Livingston

That will do it.

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