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CBS SPORTS' COLLEGE BASKETBALL FEATURES MICHIGAN TAKING ON NO. 16 PURDUE ON SATURDAY, JAN. 31

COVERAGE ALSO HAS EYE FIXED ON ARIZONA AS

WILDCATS HOST WASHINGTON STATE IN DAY'S OTHER REGIONAL ACTION

  

CBS Sports' college basketball schedule continues on Saturday, Jan 31 (1:00-3:00 PM, ET) with regional coverage of Michigan taking on No. 16-ranked Purdue.  And along with the rest of the country this weekend, CBS Sports also has an eye on Arizona as the Wildcats host Washington State in the Network's other regional game that day.

 

Verne Lundquist joins CBS Sports' lead college basketball analyst Clark Kellogg to call the action from Mackey Arena in West Lafayette, Ind. for the Michigan-Purdue game.  Bob Dekas, CBS Sports' coordinating producer for college basketball, produces and Suzanne Smith directs.

 

Craig Bolerjack and Bill Raftery are courtside at the McKale Center in Tucson, Ariz. with the call for the Washington State-Arizona game.  Steve Scheer produces and Andy Goldberg directs.

 

All broadcasts are also available in high definition.

 

AT THE HALFÒ, CBS Sports' halftime studio show, hosted by Gus Johnson along with Sports Illustrated's Seth Davis, provides all the day's news, scores and highlights live from the CBS Broadcast Center in New York City. Vin DeVito produces and Jim Cornell directs. Harold Bryant is Vice President, Production, CBS Sports.

 

*AP Poll as of 1/26/09

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CBS Sports Contact:    Jen Sabatelle      (212) 975-4120         jsabatelle@cbs.com