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CBS SPORTS' "ROAD TO THE FINAL FOUR" ROARS INTO MARCH
No. 10 West Virginia Battles No. 9 Villanova on Saturday, March 6 and
Missouri Valley Conference Crowns Champion on Sunday, March 7 to Highlight Weekend Line-up
CBS Sports' ROAD TO THE FINAL FOUR roars into March as the madness begins on Saturday, March 6 and Sunday, March 7 (12:00-6:00 PM, ET; both days).
Saturday's live action tips off with a national broadcast as *No. 10-ranked West Virginia takes on *No. 9-ranked Villanova (12:00 NOON, ET). *No. 2-ranked Kansas battling Missouri follows (2:00 PM, ET). The day concludes with a national Pac-10 match-up as UCLA plays Arizona State.
Sunday's national tripleheader tips-off as Florida visits *No. 3-ranked Kentucky (12:00 NOON, ET), followed by the Missouri Valley Conference Championship (2:00 PM, ET). The weekend's action wraps up with a Big Ten battle as Michigan takes on *No. 11-ranked Michigan State (4:00 PM, ET).
AT THE HALFÒ, CBS Sports' halftime studio show hosted by Greg Gumbel, along with Sports Illustrated's Seth Davis, with Greg Anthony joining on Sunday, provides all the day's news, scores and highlights live from the CBS Broadcast Center in New York City. Eric Mann produces and Bob Matina directs. Harold Bryant is Vice President, Production, CBS Sports.
(*AP poll rankings as of 3/1/10)
Following are the talent and production assignments for this weekend's action:
Saturday, March 6 - Tripleheader
12:00-2:00 PM, ET
West Virginia at Villanova Gus Johnson/Greg Anthony Steve Scheer/Mike Arnold
2:00-4:00 PM, ET
Kansas at Missouri Verne Lundquist/Clark Kellogg Bob Dekas/Bob Fishman
4:00-6:00 PM, ET
UCLA at Arizona State Spero Dedes/Bob Wenzel Vic Frank/Chris Svendsen
Sunday, March 7 - Tripleheader
12:00-2:00 PM, ET
Florida at Kentucky Ian Eagle/Jim Spanarkel Ross Schneiderman/Bryan Lilley
2:00-4:00 PM, ET -
Missouri Valley Conference Championship Dick Enberg/Bill Raftery Bob Mansbach/Suzanne Smith
4:00-6:00 PM, ET
Michigan at Michigan State Kevin Harlan/Dan Bonner Craig Silver/Andy Goldberg
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CBS Sports Contact: Jennifer Sabatelle (212) 975-4120 jsabatelle@cbs.com
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