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CBS SPORTS' EXCLUSIVE LIVE COVERAGE OF 2009 NCAA DIVISION I MEN'S BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIP CONTINUES ON FRIDAY, MARCH 20

Tip-Times and Match-ups Announced for Saturday, March 21

  

CBS Sports' exclusive live coverage of the 2009 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Championship continues with first round action on Friday, March 20 (12:00 Noon-5:00 PM, ET, and 7:00 PM-12:00 AM, ET) and concludes on Monday, April 6 with the National Championship game (9:00 PM, ET-conclusion).

 

Greg Gumbel, Greg Anthony 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.  Harold Bryant is Vice President, Production, CBS Sports.

 

CBS COLLEGE SPORTS NETWORK airs the out-of-market broadcast of Louisville-Morehead State on Friday, March 20 in its entirety.  The broadcast is fully produced by CBS Sports with its announcers and graphics and is broadcast locally on CBS.

 

All 2009 NCAA Tournament games will be broadcast in high definition television where available.

 

FRIDAY AFTERNOON, MARCH 20 (12:00 Noon-5:00 PM, ET)

  

                 Play-by-Play/Analyst

Tip (ET)          Site                         Game                                                       Producer//Director

12:15 PM         Miami I                    Syracuse vs. Stephen F. Austin                  Ian Eagle/Jim Spanarkel

                                                                                                                        Ross Schneiderman/Bryan Lilley

 

12:25 PM         Dayton I                  Oklahoma St. vs. Tennessee                      Verne Lundquist/Bill Raftery

                                                                                                                        Bob Mansbach/Suzanne Smith

 

12:30 PM         Minneapolis I           Kansas vs. North Dakota State                 Gus Johnson/Len Elmore

                                                                                                                        Steve Scheer/Mike Arnold

 

12:30 PM         Boise I                     Marquette vs. Utah State                           Craig Bolerjack/Bob Wenzel                                                                                                                                                    Vic Frank/Chris Svendsen

 

after conc. I      Miami II                   Arizona State vs. Temple                           Eagle/Spanarkel

                                                                                                                        Schneiderman/Lilley

 

after conc. I      Dayton II                 Pittsburgh vs. E. Tennessee St.                  Lundquist/Raftery

                                                                                                                        Mansbach/Smith

 

after conc. I      Minneapolis II          West Virginia vs. Dayton                           Johnson/Elmore

                                                                                                                        Scheer/Arnold

 

after conc. I      Boise II                    Missouri vs. Cornell                                  Bolerjack/Wenzel                                                                                                                                                                     Frank/Svendsen

FRIDAY EVENING, MARCH 20 (7:00 PM-12:00 AM, ET)

(announce and production teams same as day games)

 

Tip (ET)          Site                         Game

7:10 PM           Miami III                 Utah vs. Arizona                                                  

 

7:10 PM           Dayton III                Louisville vs. Morehead St.                      

 

7:20 PM           Minneapolis III         Boston College vs. USC                          

 

7:25 PM           Boise III                  Xavier vs. Portland State.                         

 

after conc. III   Miami IV                 Wake Forest vs. Cleveland State

 

after conc. III   Dayton IV                Ohio State vs. Siena                                                                     

 

after conc. III   Minneapolis IV        Michigan State vs. Robert Morris

 

after conc. III   Boise IV                  Florida State vs. Wisconsin

 

SATURDAY, MARCH 21 (1:00-10:00 PM, ET)

(announce and production teams same as Thursday)

  

                 Play-by-Play/Analyst

Tip (ET)          Site                         Game                                                       Producer//Director                                                    

1:05 PM           Philadelphia I           Villanova vs. UCLA                                  Dick Enberg/Jay Bilas

                                                                                                                        Mark Wolff/Mark Grant

                                                                                                                                               

3:20 PM           Kansas City I           Memphis vs. Maryland                              Tim Brando/Mike Gminski

                                                                                                                        Ken Mack/Jim Cornell

 

after conc. I      Philadelphia II          Connecticut vs. Texas A&M                     Enberg/Bilas

                                                                                                                        Mark Wolff/Mark Grant

 

5:40 PM           Portland I                 Purdue vs. Washington                              Kevin Harlan/Dan Bonner

                                                                                                                        Craig Silver/Andy Goldberg

 

5:45 PM           Greensboro I           North Carolina vs. LSU                            Jim Nantz/Clark Kellogg

                                                                                                                        Bob Dekas/Bob Fishman

 

after conc. I      Kansas City II          Oklahoma vs. Michigan                             Brando/Gminski

                                                                                                                        Mack/Cornell

 

after conc. I      Portland II               Gonzaga vs. Western Kentucky                 Harlan/Bonner

                                                                                                                        Silver/Goldberg

 

after conc. I      Greensboro II          Duke vs. Texas                                         Nantz/Kellogg

                                                                                                                        Dekas/Fishman

 

SUNDAY, MARCH 22 (12:00 Noon-7:00 PM, ET)

(announce and production teams same as Friday)

Tip times subject to change

 

Tip (ET)          Site                         Game

12:10 PM        Miami I                    Syracuse/Stephen F. Austin vs. Arizona State/Temple

 

2:20 PM           Boise I                     Florida State/Wisconsin vs. Xavier/Portland State

 

2:30 PM           Minneapolis I           Kansas/N. Dakota State vs. West Virginia/Dayton

 

after conc. I      Miami II                   Wake Forest/Cleveland State vs. Utah/Arizona

 

2:50 PM           Dayton I                  Oklahoma State/Tennessee vs. Pittsburgh/E. Tennessee State

 

after conc. I      Boise II                    Missouri/Cornell vs. Marquette/Utah State

 

after conc. I      Minneapolis II          Michigan State/Robert Morris vs. Boston College/USC

 

after conc. I      Dayton II                 Ohio State/Siena vs. Louisville/Alabama State or Morehead State

 

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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.