Tip-Times and Match-ups Announced for Saturday, March 22

  

CBS Sports' exclusive live coverage of the 2008 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Championship continues with first round action on Friday, March 21 (12:00 Noon-5:00 PM, ET, and 7:00 PM-12:00 AM, ET) and concludes on Monday, April 7 with the National Championship game (9:00 PM, ET-conclusion).

 

Greg Gumbel, Clark Kellogg and Seth Davis host THE ROAD TO THE FINAL FOUR® from the CBS Broadcast Center in New York City.  Eric Mann serves as Senior Producer and Bob Matina directs. 

 

CBS COLLEGE SPORTS NETWORK airs the out-of-market broadcast of Oklahoma-St. Joseph's on Friday, March 21 in its entirety.  The broadcast is fully produced by CBS Sports with its announcers and graphics and is broadcast locally on CBS.

 

All 2008 NCAA Tournament games will be broadcast in high definition.

 

Tony Petitti is Executive Vice President and Executive Producer, CBS Sports.

 

Following are the tip times of Friday's first-round games and Saturday and Sunday's second-round games, as well as the CBS Sports announce and production team assignments for the 2008 edition of "March Madness."

 

 

FRIDAY AFTERNOON, MARCH 21 (12:00 Noon-5:00 PM, ET)

  

                 Play-by-Play/Analyst

Tip (ET)          Site                         Game                                                       Producer//Director

12:15 PM         Birmingham I            Tennessee vs. American                            Verne Lundquist/Bill Raftery

                                                                                                                        Mark Wolff/Suzanne Smith

 

12:25 PM       Raleigh I                    Gonzaga vs. Davidson                               Jim Nantz/Billy Packer

                                                                                                                        Bob Dekas/Bob Fishman

 

12:30 PM         Tampa I                   Drake vs. Western Kentucky                    Tim Brando/Mike Gminski

                                                                                                                        Ken Mack/Jim Cornell

 

12:30 PM         Little Rock I             Miami (Fla.) vs. St. Mary's                       Ian Eagle/Jim Spanarkel

                                                                                                                        Ross Schneiderman/Steve Karasik/

                                                                                                                         Bryan Lilley

 

after conc. I      Birmingham II          Butler vs. South Alabama                          Lundquist/Raftery

                                                                                                                        Wolff/Smith

 

after conc. I      Raleigh II                 Georgetown vs. UMBC                            Nantz/Packer

                                                                                                                        Dekas/Fishman

 

after conc. I      Tampa II                  Connecticut vs. San Diego                         Brando/Gminski

                                                                                                                        Mack/Cornell

 

after conc. I      Little Rock II           Texas vs. Austin Peay                               Eagle/Spanarkel

                                                                                                                        Schneiderman/Karasik/Lilley

 

FRIDAY EVENING, MARCH 21 (7:00 PM-12:00 AM, ET)

(announce and production teams same as day games)

 

Tip (ET)          Site                         Game

7:10 PM           Birmingham III         Oklahoma vs. St. Joseph's                                   

 

7:10 PM           Raleigh III                North Carolina vs. Mt. St. Mary's            

 

7:20 PM           Tampa III                Vanderbilt vs. Siena                                 

 

7:25 PM           Little Rock III          Mississippi State vs. Oregon                     

 

after conc. III   Birmingham IV         Louisville vs. Boise State

 

after conc. III   Raleigh IV                Indiana vs. Arkansas                                                                    

 

after conc. III   Tampa IV                Clemson vs. Villanova

 

after conc. III   Little Rock IV          Memphis vs. Texas-Arlington

 

SATURDAY, MARCH 22 (1:00-10:00 PM, ET)

(announce and production teams same as Thursday)

  

                             Play-by-Play/Analyst

Tip (ET)          Site                         Game                                                                   Producer//Director

2:10 PM           Washington D.C. I   West Virginia vs. Duke                                          Craig Bolerjack/Bob Wenzel                                                                                                                                                    Vic Frank/Chris Svendsen

                                                                                                                                               

4:20 PM           Omaha I                  Kansas St. vs. Wisconsin                                      Kevin Harlan/Dan Bonner

                                                                                                                                    Craig Silver/Andy Goldberg

 

after conc. I      Washington D.C. II Xavier vs. Purdue                                                  Bolerjack/Wenzel                                                                                                                                                                     Frank/Svendsen

 

6:40 PM           Denver I                  Washington St. vs. Notre Dame                            Gus Johnson/Len Elmore

                                                                                                                                    Steve Scheer/Mark Grant

 

6:45 PM           Anaheim I                Stanford vs. Marquette                                          Dick Enberg/Jay Bilas

                                                                                                                                    Bob Mansbach/Mike Arnold

 

 

 

 

after conc. I      Omaha II                 Kansas vs. UNLV                                                Harlan/Bonner

                                                                                                                                    Silver/Goldberg

 

after conc. I      Denver II                 Pittsburgh vs. Michigan State                                 Johnson/Elmore

                                                                                                                                    Scheer/Grant

 

after conc. I      Anaheim II               UCLA vs. Texas A&M                                         Enberg/Bilas

                                                                                                                                    Mansbach/Arnold

 

 

SUNDAY, MARCH 23 (12:00 Noon-7:00 PM, ET)

(announce and production teams same as Friday)

 

Tip (ET)          Site                         Game

12:10 PM        Tampa I                   Vanderbilt/Siena vs. Clemson/Villanova

 

2:15 PM           Little Rock I             Miami/St. Mary's vs. Texas/Austin Peay

 

2:30 PM           Birmingham I            Tennessee/American vs. Butler/South Alabama

 

after conc. I      Tampa II                  Drake/Western Kentucky vs. Connecticut/San Diego

 

2:50 PM           Raleigh I                  Gonzaga/Davidson vs. Georgetown/UMBC

 

after conc. I      Little Rock II           Memphis/Texas-Arlington vs. Mississippi St./Oregon

 

after conc. I      Birmingham II          Oklahoma/St. Joseph's vs. Louisville/Boise State   

 

after conc. I      Raleigh II                 North Carolina/Coppin St. or Mt. St. Mary's vs. Indiana/Arkansas

 

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CBS Sports Contacts:           Jen Sabatelle                           LeslieAnne Wade

(212) 975-4120                      (212) 975-5171

mailto:klmateo@cbs.com                lwade@cbs.com

 

 

* A member of the CBS Sports Communications Department will be available throughout tournament coverage

at (212) 975-1796.

                         

 

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