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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)

 

Tip (ET)

Network

Site

Game

Play-by-Play/Analyst//Reporter

Producer/Director

12:15 p.m.

CBS

Raleigh I

Duke vs. Mercer

Harlan/Elmore/Miller/Nichols

 

 

 

 

Craig Silver/Mike Arnold

12:40 p.m.

truTV

San Antonio I

Baylor vs. Nebraska

Marv Albert/Steve Kerr//Craig Sager

 

 

 

 

Scott Cockerill/Lonnie Dale

1:40 p.m.

TBS

St. Louis I

New Mexico vs. Stanford

Jim Nantz/Greg Anthony//Tracy Wolfson

 

 

 

 

Mark Wolff/Bob Fishman

2:10 p.m.

TNT

San Diego I

Arizona vs. Weber State

Andrew Catalon/Mike Gminski//Otis Livingston

 

 

 

 

Vic Frank/Andy Goldberg

 

After conc. I

 

CBS

 

Raleigh II

 

Massachusetts vs. Tennessee

 

Harlan/Elmore/Miller/Nichols

 

 

 

 

Silver/Arnold

 

After conc. I

 

truTV

 

San Antonio II

 

Creighton vs. La. Lafayette

 

 

Albert/Kerr//Sager

 

 

 

 

Cockerill/Dale

After conc. I

TBS

St. Louis II

Kansas vs. Eastern Kentucky

Nantz/Anthony//Wolfson

 

 

 

 

Wolff/Fishman

After conc. I

TNT

San Diego II

Gonzaga vs. Oklahoma State

Catalon/Gminski//Livingston

 

 

 

 

Frank/Goldberg

 

Second Round Games

Friday Evening, March 21 (6:30 PM, ET-Midnight)

(Announce Teams Same as Day Games)

 

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

 

 

 

 

Silver/Arnold

7:10 p.m.

CBS

St. Louis III

Wichita State vs. Cal Poly

Nantz/Anthony//Wolfson

 

 

 

 

Wolff/Fishman

7:20 p.m.

TNT

San Antonio III

North Carolina vs. Providence

Albert/Kerr//Sager

 

 

 

 

Cockerill/Dale

7:27 p.m.

truTV

San Diego III

VCU vs.

Stephen F. Austin

Catalon/Gminski//Livingston

 

 

 

 

Frank/Goldberg

After conc. III

TBS

Raleigh IV

Virginia vs.

Coastal Carolina

Harlan/Elmore/Miller/Nichols

 

 

 

 

Silver/Arnold

After conc. III

CBS

St. Louis IV

Kentucky vs. Kansas State

Nantz/Anthony//Wolfson

 

 

 

 

Wolff/Fishman

After conc. III

TNT

San Antonio IV

Iowa State vs. N.C. Central

Albert/Kerr//Sager

 

 

 

 

Cockerill/Dale

After conc. III

truTV

San Diego IV

UCLA vs. Tulsa

Catalon/Gminski//Livingston

 

 

 

 

Frank/Goldberg

 

Third Round Games

Saturday, March 22 (12:00 NOON-12:00 AM, ET)

 

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

 

 

 

 

Jonathan Segal/Renardo Lowe

After conc. I

CBS

 Orlando II

Louisville vs. St. Louis 

Anderson/Bonner//Leahy

 

 

 

 

Segal/Lowe

5:15 p.m.

CBS

 Milwaukee I

Michigan vs. Texas 

Ian Eagle/Jim Spanarkel//Lewis Johnson

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

 

 

Ryan Galvin/Mark Grant

7:10 p.m.

TBS

 Buffalo I

Syracuse vs. Dayton 

Verne Lundquist/Bill Raftery//Allie LaForce

 

 

 

 

 Bob Mansbach/Suzanne Smith

After conc. I

CBS

 Milwaukee II

Wisconsin vs. Oregon 

Eagle/Spanarkel//Johnson

 

 

 

 

Mack/Cornell

After conc. I

TNT

 Spokane II

Michigan State vs. Harvard 

Dedes/Gottlieb//Maggio

 

 

 

 

Galvin/Grant

After conc. I

TBS

 Buffalo II

Villanova vs. Connecticut 

Lundquist/Raftery//LaForce

 

 

 

 

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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