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CBS SPORTS AND TURNER SPORTS ANNOUNCE TIP-TIMES AND ANNOUNCE TEAMS FOR REGIONAL SEMI-FINALS
Exclusive Coverage Continues with Regional Semi-Finals on Thursday, March 27 and Friday, March 28
Turner Sports and CBS Sports announce tip-times, match-ups and announce teams for its exclusive coverage of the 2014 NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Championship Regional semi-finals on Thursday, March 27 and Friday, March 28 (7:00 PM-12:00 AM, ET) with all games available in their entirety on TBS and CBS. Coverage begins both nights with the Infiniti NCAA Tip-Off pregame show at 6:00 PM, ET on TBS.
The announce teams for the Regional semi-finals and finals are as follows:
Play-By-Play/Analyst//Reporter
Jim Nantz/Greg Anthony//Tracy Wolfson
Marv Albert/Steve Kerr//Craig Sager
Verne Lundquist/Bill Raftery//Allie LaForce
Kevin Harlan/Len Elmore/Reggie Miller//Rachel Nichols
Studio coverage continues with Greg Gumbel hosting alongside analysts Charles Barkley, Clark Kellogg and Kenny Smith from the CBS Broadcast Center in New York. Ernie Johnson hosts studio coverage from Turner Studios in Atlanta with analysts Steve Smith, Seth Davis, Grant Hill and Doug Gottlieb.
Tip times for the Regional Final games on Saturday will be announced on Thursday after the conclusion of the day’s games. Sunday’s tip times will be released after the conclusion of play on Friday.
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.
THURSDAY, MARCH 27 (7:00 PM-12:00 AM, ET)
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Tip (ET) |
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Game |
Play-by-Play/Analyst//Reporter Producer/Director |
7:15 p.m. |
CBS |
Memphis I |
Stanford vs. Dayton |
Kevin Harlan/Len Elmore/ Reggie Miller//Rachel Nichols |
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Craig Silver/Mike Arnold |
7:47 p.m. |
TBS |
Anaheim I |
Wisconsin vs. Baylor |
Marv Albert/Steve Kerr// Craig Sager |
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Scott Cockerill/Lonnie Dale |
After conc. I |
CBS |
Memphis II |
Florida vs. UCLA |
Harlan/Elmore/Miller//Nichols |
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Silver/Arnold |
After conc. I |
TBS |
Anaheim II |
Arizona/Gonzaga vs. San Diego State |
Albert/Kerr//Sager |
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Cockerill/Dale |
FRIDAY, MARCH 28 (7:00 PM-12:00 AM, ET)
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Tip (ET) |
Network |
Site |
Game |
Play-by-Play/Analyst//Reporter Producer/Director |
7:15 p.m. |
CBS |
Indianapolis I |
Michigan vs. Tennessee |
Jim Nantz/Greg Anthony// Tracy Wolfson |
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Mark Wolff/Bob Fishman |
7:27 p.m. |
TBS |
New York I |
Iowa State vs. Connecticut |
Verne Lundquist/Bill Raftery //Allie LaForce |
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Bob Mansbach/Suzanne Smith |
After conc. I |
CBS |
Indianapolis II |
Louisville vs. Kentucky |
Nantz/Anthony//Wolfson |
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Wolff/Fishman |
After conc. I |
TBS |
New York II |
Virginia/Memphis vs. Michigan State |
Lundquist/Raftery//LaForce |
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Mansbach/Smith |
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