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CBS SPORTS' WEEKEND OF COLLEGE BASKETBALL HIGHLIGHTED BY NO. 12 VILLANOVA VS. NO. 22 SYRACUSE ON SUNDAY, FEB. 22

CBS Sports' college basketball schedule continues on Saturday, Feb. 21 (1:00-3:00 PM, ET) with regional coverage featuring an SEC match-up as Tennessee takes on Kentucky and Army battles Navy. On Sunday, Feb. 22 (1:00-3:00 PM, ET) *No. 12-ranked Villanova battles *No. 22-ranked Syracuse in a Big East showdown and *No. 18-ranked Illinois challenges Ohio State in a Big Ten match-up.

 

Gus Johnson and Dan Bonner call the action from Rupp Arena in Lexington, Ky. for the Tennessee-Kentucky game.  Ken Mack produces and Mark Grant directs.

 

Ian Eagle and Jim Spanarkel are courtside at Alumni Hall in Annapolis, Md. for the Army-Navy contest.  Pete Radovich produces and Jim Cornell directs.

 

On Sunday, Verne Lundquist joins CBS Sports' lead college basketball analyst Clark Kellogg to handle the call from the Carrier Dome in Syracuse, N.Y. for Villanova-Syracuse. Bob Dekas, CBS Sports' coordinating producer for college basketball, produces and Chris Svendsen directs.

 

Kevin Harlan and Bill Raftery handle the call from Value City Arena in Columbus, Ohio for Illinois-Purdue. 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 Greg Gumbel along with Greg Anthony and Sports Illustrated's Seth Davis, 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.

 

*APPoll as of 2/16/09

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