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CBS SPORTS? EXCLUSIVE LIVE COVERAGE OF NCAA DIVISION I MEN'S BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIP CONTINUES WITH REGIONAL FINALS ON SATURDAY, MARCH 29

Tip-Times Announced for Regional Finals on Sunday, March 30

  

CBS Sports' exclusive broadcast coverage of the 2008 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Championship continues on Saturday, March 29 (6:30-11:00 PM, ET) with broadcasts of the regional finals as Xavier battles UCLA in the first game followed by North Carolina playing Louisville. Regional final action continues on Sunday, March 30 (2:00-7:00 PM, ET) as Texas takes on Memphis to tip-off the day followed by Davidson against Kansas.

 

On Saturday, the Division II Men's Basketball Championship (2:30-5:00 PM, ET) tips-off the day as Winona State battles Augusta State followed by THE ROAD TO THE FINAL FOUR®, hosted by Greg Gumbel, Clark Kellogg and Seth Davis (5:00-6:30 PM, ET).

 

Bob Dekas is the coordinating producer of CBS Sports' NCAA basketball coverage, and Bob Fishman is the lead director.  Eric Mann is Senior Producer of THE ROAD TO THE FINAL FOUR and Bob Matina directs.

 

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

 

Following are the tip-times and announce/production teams for the regional final games. All games are broadcast in high definition.                                    

 

SATURDAY, MARCH 29 (6:30-11:00 PM, ET)

 

Tip (ET)          Site                           Game                                            Play-By-Play/Analyst

                                                                                                               Producer/Director

6:40 PM           Phoenix                      UCLA vs. Xavier                           Verne Lundquist/Bill Raftery

                                                                                                               Mark Wolff/Suzanne Smith

                                                     

9:05 PM           Charlotte                    North Carolina vs. Louisville        Dick Enberg/Jay Bilas                                                                                                                                                   Bob Mansbach/Mike Arnold

 

 

SUNDAY, MARCH 30 (2:00 -7:00 PM, ET)

 

Tip (ET)          Site                           Game                                            Play-By-Play/Analyst

                                                                                                               Producer/Director

2:20 PM           Houston                    Memphis vs. Texas                         Jim Nantz/Billy Packer

                                                                                                               Bob Dekas/Bob Fishman

 

5:05 PM           Detroit                              Kansas vs. Davidson                      Gus Johnson/Len Elmore                                                                                                                                              Steve Scheer/Mark Grant

 

 

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CBS Sports Contacts:   

Jennifer Sabatelle                    LeslieAnne Wade

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

jsabatelle@cbs.com                 lwade@cbs.com

Friday night                            917-576-2435                        

 

 

*A member of the CBS Sports Communications Department will be available throughout tournament coverage at (212) 975-1796.