Courtside with CBS Sports' Lead College Basketball Analyst Clark Kellogg

CBS Sports' college basketball schedule continues on Saturday, Jan 24 (3:30-6:00 PM, ET) with a national broadcast of *No. 22-ranked Memphis taking on Tennessee. On Sunday, No 24-ranked Florida plays Vanderbilt (1:30 PM, ET) in the first game of a national doubleheader, followed by *No. 7-ranked Michigan State battling Ohio State (3:45 PM, ET).

Gus Johnson and analyst Greg Anthony will be on hand at the Thompson-Boling Arena in Knoxville, Tenn. to handle the call for Memphis-Tennessee. Steve Scheer produces and Andy Goldberg directs.

Ian Eagle and Bill Raftery are courtside for Florida-Vanderbilt from Memorial Gym in Nashville, Tenn. Ken Mack produces and Mark Grant directs.

Verne Lundquist joins CBS Sports' lead college basketball analyst Clark Kellogg to call the action from Value City Arena in Columbus, Ohio.  Bob Dekas, CBS Sports' coordinating producer for college basketball, produces and Suzanne Smith directs.

All broadcasts are also available in high definition.

AT THE HALFÒ, CBS Sports' halftime studio show, hosted by Greg Gumbel along with Sports Illustrated's Seth Davis, provides all the day's news, scores and highlights live from the CBS Broadcast Center in New York City. Vin DeVito produces and Jim Cornell directs. Harold Bryant is Vice President, Production, CBS Sports.

*AP Poll as of 1/19/09

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Courtside with CBS Sports' Lead College Basketball Analyst Clark Kellogg

(On Michigan State-Ohio State):

The Buckeyes are coming off a tough loss to Illinois and had trouble scoring particularly late in the second half. That will be a challenge against Michigan State, the best team in the Big Ten...The Spartans are deep. They are quick. And they have a terrific point guard in Kalin Lucas. Tom Izzo is able to use the depth to keep his team fresh and aggressive for 40 minutes. In the first meeting between these teams a couple weeks ago, Ohio State was able to stay around for a bit, but Michigan State pretty much controlled the game...With their depth and the ability of Lucas to control the game and the outside shooting from Durrell Summers and Chris Allen, Michigan State has a lot of the pieces you look for in a championship-caliber team. Not just for the Big Ten, but they are a team that could contend for a Final Four spot...Ohio State, being at home, has an opportunity to get another signature win on a pretty strong resume. So far, the Buckeyes have already beats Miami, Notre Dame, Butler and got a win at Michigan. This young Buckeye team is showing some promise. 

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