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CBS Sports and Turner Sports Announce Tip Times and Match-Ups for Third Round Games on Saturday, March 22
Exclusive Coverage Continues with Second Round Action on Friday, March 21
Turner Sports and CBS Sports’ exclusive coverage of the 2014 NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Championship will continue Saturday, March 22 (12:00 Noon-Midnight, ET) with all games available live in their entirety across four national television networks – TBS, CBS, TNT and truTV. Exclusive live coverage continues with second round action on Friday, March 21 (12:00 PM-12:00 AM, ET).
Studio coverage will continue with 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 Friday’s second round games and Saturday’s third round games, as well as the announce and production team assignments. Tip times for the third round games on Sunday will be announced on Friday after the conclusion of the day’s games.
Second Round Games Friday Afternoon, March 21 (NOON-6:00 PM, ET)
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Tip (ET) |
Network |
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Game |
Play-by-Play/Analyst//Reporter Producer/Director |
12:15 p.m. |
CBS |
Raleigh I |
Duke vs. Mercer |
Harlan/Elmore/Miller/Nichols |
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Craig Silver/Mike Arnold |
12:40 p.m. |
truTV |
San Antonio I |
Baylor vs. Nebraska |
Marv Albert/Steve Kerr//Craig Sager |
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Scott Cockerill/Lonnie Dale |
1:40 p.m. |
TBS |
St. Louis I |
New Mexico vs. Stanford |
Jim Nantz/Greg Anthony//Tracy Wolfson |
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Mark Wolff/Bob Fishman |
2:10 p.m. |
TNT |
San Diego I |
Arizona vs. Weber State |
Andrew Catalon/Mike Gminski//Otis Livingston |
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Vic Frank/Andy Goldberg |
After conc. I |
CBS |
Raleigh II |
Massachusetts vs. Tennessee |
Harlan/Elmore/Miller/Nichols |
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Silver/Arnold |
After conc. I |
truTV |
San Antonio II |
Creighton vs. La. Lafayette
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Albert/Kerr//Sager |
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Cockerill/Dale |
After conc. I |
TBS |
St. Louis II |
Kansas vs. Eastern Kentucky |
Nantz/Anthony//Wolfson |
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Wolff/Fishman |
After conc. I |
TNT |
San Diego II |
Gonzaga vs. Oklahoma State |
Catalon/Gminski//Livingston |
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Frank/Goldberg |
Second Round Games Friday Evening, March 21 (6:30 PM, ET-Midnight) (Announce Teams Same as Day Games)
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Tip (ET) |
Network |
Site |
Game |
Play-by-Play/Analyst//Reporter Producer/Director |
6:55 p.m. |
TBS |
Raleigh III |
Memphis vs. George Washington |
Harlan/Elmore/Miller/Nichols |
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Silver/Arnold |
7:10 p.m. |
CBS |
St. Louis III |
Wichita State vs. Cal Poly |
Nantz/Anthony//Wolfson |
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Wolff/Fishman |
7:20 p.m. |
TNT |
San Antonio III |
North Carolina vs. Providence |
Albert/Kerr//Sager |
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Cockerill/Dale |
7:27 p.m. |
truTV |
San Diego III |
VCU vs. Stephen F. Austin |
Catalon/Gminski//Livingston |
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Frank/Goldberg |
After conc. III |
TBS |
Raleigh IV |
Virginia vs. Coastal Carolina |
Harlan/Elmore/Miller/Nichols |
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Silver/Arnold |
After conc. III |
CBS |
St. Louis IV |
Kentucky vs. Kansas State |
Nantz/Anthony//Wolfson |
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Wolff/Fishman |
After conc. III |
TNT |
San Antonio IV |
Iowa State vs. N.C. Central |
Albert/Kerr//Sager |
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Cockerill/Dale |
After conc. III |
truTV |
San Diego IV |
UCLA vs. Tulsa |
Catalon/Gminski//Livingston |
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Frank/Goldberg |
Third Round Games Saturday, March 22 (12:00 NOON-12:00 AM, ET)
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Tip (ET) |
Network |
Site |
Game |
Play-by-Play/Analyst//Reporter Producer/Director |
12:15 pm |
CBS |
Orlando I |
Florida vs. Pittsburgh |
Brian Anderson/Dan Bonner//Kristine Leahy |
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Jonathan Segal/Renardo Lowe |
After conc. I |
CBS |
Orlando II |
Louisville vs. St. Louis |
Anderson/Bonner//Leahy |
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Segal/Lowe |
5:15 p.m. |
CBS |
Milwaukee I |
Michigan vs. Texas |
Ian Eagle/Jim Spanarkel//Lewis Johnson |
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Ken Mack/Jim Cornell |
6:10 p.m. |
TNT |
Spokane I |
San Diego State/New Mexico St. vs. North Dakota State |
Spero Dedes/Doug Gottlieb//Jaime Maggio |
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Ryan Galvin/Mark Grant |
7:10 p.m. |
TBS |
Buffalo I |
Syracuse vs. Dayton |
Verne Lundquist/Bill Raftery//Allie LaForce |
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Bob Mansbach/Suzanne Smith |
After conc. I |
CBS |
Milwaukee II |
Wisconsin vs. Oregon |
Eagle/Spanarkel//Johnson |
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Mack/Cornell |
After conc. I |
TNT |
Spokane II |
Michigan State vs. Harvard |
Dedes/Gottlieb//Maggio |
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Galvin/Grant |
After conc. I |
TBS |
Buffalo II |
Villanova vs. Connecticut |
Lundquist/Raftery//LaForce |
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Mansbach/Smith |
The Final Four on Saturday, April 5 will be televised on TBS for the first time along with “teamcasts” or team-specific telecasts airing on TNT and truTV. The National Championship Game on Monday, April 7, will air on CBS for the 33rd consecutive year.
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