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CBS SPORTS' COLLEGE BASKETBALL HIGHLIGHTED BY BIG TEN SHOWDOWN AS NO. 13 PURDUE TAKES ON NO. 21 ILLINOIS ON SUNDAY, FEB 8

CBS Sports' college basketball schedule continues on Sunday, Feb. 7 (1:00-3:00 PM, ET) with regional coverage of Notre Dame taking on *No. 12-ranked UCLA and Ole Miss against Vanderbilt. On Sunday, Feb. 8 (1:00-3:00 PM, ET) No. 13-ranked Purdue battles Big Ten rival and No. 21-ranked Illinois in a national broadcast.

 

Kevin Harlan joins CBS Sports' lead college basketball analyst Clark Kellogg to call the action from Pauley Pavilion in Los Angeles, Calif. for the Notre Dame-UCLA game.  Bob Dekas, CBS Sports' coordinating producer for college basketball, produces and Bob Fishman directs.

 

Greg Gumbel and Bill Raftery are courtside at Memorial Gym in Nashville, Tenn. with the call for the Ole Miss-Vanderbilt game.  Ross Schneiderman produces and Suzanne Smith directs.

 

On Sunday, Verne Lundquist and Greg Anthony handle the call from Assembly Hall in Champaign, Ill. for Purdue-Illinois. Steve Scheer produces and Mike Arnold directs.

 

All broadcasts are also available in high definition.

 

AT THE HALFÒ, CBS Sports' halftime studio show, hosted by Ian Eagle 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.

 

*Coaches Poll as of 2/2/09

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