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CBS SPORTS AND TURNER SPORTS’ EXCLUSIVE COVERAGE OF 2013 NCAA® DIVISION I MEN’S BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIP TIPS OFF MARCH 19
Announce and Production Teams Assigned for NCAA First Four™ and Second Round Coverage
Turner Sports and CBS Sports’ exclusive coverage of the 2013 NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Championship tips off with first round coverage of the NCAA First Four™ on Tuesday, March 19 and Wednesday, March 20 (6:00 PM, ET; both days) on truTV. Second-round game coverage begins Thursday, March 21 and Friday, March 22 (12:00 Noon-12:00 AM, ET; both days), with all games available live in their entirety across four national television networks: CBS, TBS, TNT and truTV. Additionally, on Thursday and Friday, truTV will televise a one-hour pregame show at 11:00 AM, ET.
Marv Albert and Steve Kerr will call the action, with Craig Sager courtside for the two First Four games on Tuesday. Jim Nantz and Clark Kellogg, along with courtside reporter Tracy Wolfson, will handle the call for the First Four games on Wednesday. Studio coverage for the First Four originates from Atlanta and features Ernie Johnson, Charles Barkley, Steve Smith and Rex Chapman on Tuesday with Matt Winer, Seth Davis, Smith and Chapman providing analysis on Wednesday (6:00 PM, ET; both days).
Following are the tip times for the First Four games, as well as the announce and production team assignments for the second round games. Tip times for the third round 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. Fans can access a Channel Finder for every tournament game at www.ncaa.com/march-madness.
NCAA March Madness Live® will provide college basketball fans unparalleled multi-screen digital access to the 2013 NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Championship including live streaming of every game. The digital suite of products will also feature video highlights, full game replays, real-time game alerts, live game scoring, real-time tournament brackets, personal channel lineup features, live stats, robust social media integration and more.
FIRST ROUND GAMES TUESDAY, MARCH 19
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Tip (ET) |
Network |
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Game |
Play-by-Play/Analyst//Reporter Producer/Director |
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6:40 p.m. |
truTV |
Dayton I |
N.C. A&T vs. Liberty |
Marv Albert/Steve Kerr// |
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Rodney Vaughn/Andy Goldberg |
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After conc. I |
truTV |
Dayton II |
Mid Tennessee vs. |
Albert/Kerr//Sager
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Vaughn/Goldberg |
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FIRST ROUND GAMES WEDNESDAY, MARCH 20
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6:40 p.m. |
truTV |
Dayton I |
LIU-Brooklyn vs. |
Jim Nantz/Clark Kellogg//Tracy Wolfson |
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Vaughn/Goldberg |
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After conc. I |
truTV |
Dayton II |
Boise St. vs. LaSalle |
Nantz/Kellogg//Wolfson |
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Vaughn/Goldberg |
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SECOND ROUND GAMES THURSDAY AFTERNOON, MARCH 21 (12:00 NOON-5:00 PM, ET)
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Tip (ET) |
Network |
Site |
Game |
Play-by-Play/Analyst//Reporter Producer/Director |
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12:15 p.m. |
CBS |
Auburn Hills I |
Valparaiso vs. Michigan State |
Verne Lundquist/Bill Raftery// Rachel Nichols |
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Bob Dekas/Suzanne Smith |
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12:40 p.m. |
truTV |
Lexington I |
Bucknell vs. Butler |
Ian Eagle/Jim Spanarkel// |
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Bob Mansbach/Chris Svendsen |
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1:40 p.m. |
TBS |
Salt Lake City I |
Wichita St. vs. Pittsburgh |
Spero Dedes/Doug Gottlieb// Jamie Maggio |
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Ken Mack/Jim Cornell |
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2:10 p.m. |
TNT |
San Jose I |
New Mexico St. vs. Saint Louis |
Brian Anderson/Dan Bonner// Marty Snider |
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Craig Silver/Renardo Lowe |
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After conc. I |
CBS |
Auburn Hills II |
Mid Tennessee / |
Lundquist/Raftery/Nichols |
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Dekas/Smith |
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After conc. I |
truTV |
Lexington II |
Davidson vs. Marquette |
Eagle/Spanarkel//LaForce |
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Mansbach/Svendsen |
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After conc. I |
TBS |
Salt Lake City II |
Southern U. vs. Gonzaga |
Dedes/Gottlieb//Maggio |
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Mack/Cornell |
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After conc. I |
TNT |
San Jose II |
Oregon vs. Oklahoma St. |
Anderson/Bonner//Snider |
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Silver/Lowe |
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SECOND ROUND GAMES THURSDAY EVENING, MARCH 21 (6:30 PM-12:00 AM, ET) (Announce and Production teams same as day games)
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6:50 p.m. |
TBS |
Lexington III |
N.C. A&T/Liberty vs. Louisville |
Eagle/Spanarkel//LaForce |
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Mansbach/Svendsen |
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7:15 p.m. |
CBS |
Auburn Hills III |
South Dakota St. vs. Michigan |
Lundquist/Raftery/Nichols |
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Dekas/Smith |
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7:20 p.m. |
TNT |
Salt Lake City III |
Belmont vs. Arizona |
Dedes/Gottlieb//Maggio |
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Mack/Cornell |
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7:27 p.m. |
truTV |
San Jose III |
California vs. UNLV |
Anderson/Bonner//Snider |
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Silver/Lowe |
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After conc. III |
TBS |
Lexington IV |
Missouri vs. Colorado St. |
Eagle/Spanarkel//LaForce |
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Mansbach/Svendsen |
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After conc. III |
CBS |
Auburn Hills IV |
Akron vs. VCU |
Lundquist/Raftery/Nichols |
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Dekas/Smith |
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After conc. III |
TNT |
Salt Lake City IV |
Harvard vs. New Mexico |
Dedes/Gottlieb//Maggio |
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Mack/Cornell |
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After conc. III |
truTV |
San Jose IV |
Montana vs. Syracuse |
Anderson/Bonner//Snider |
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Silver/Lowe |
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SECOND ROUND GAMES FRIDAY AFTERNOON, MARCH 22 (12:00 NOON-5:00 PM, ET)
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Tip (ET) |
Network |
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Game |
Play-by-Play/Analyst//Reporter Producer/Director |
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12:15 p.m. |
CBS |
Philadelphia I |
Albany vs. Duke |
Kevin Harlan/Len Elmore/Reggie Miller//Lewis Johnson |
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Steve Scheer/Mike Arnold |
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12:40 p.m. |
truTV |
Kansas City I |
Ole Miss vs. Wisconsin |
Albert/Kerr//Sager |
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Scott Cockerill/Lonnie Dale |
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1:40 p.m. |
TBS |
Dayton I |
Temple vs. N.C. State |
Nantz/Kellogg//Wolfson |
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Mark Wolff/Bob Fishman |
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2:10 p.m. |
TNT |
Austin I |
Pacific vs. Miami |
Tim Brando/Mike Gminski// |
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Vic Frank/Mark Grant |
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After conc. I |
CBS |
Philadelphia II |
Cincinnati vs. Creighton |
Harlan/Elmore/Miller//Johnson |
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Scheer/Arnold |
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After conc. I |
truTV |
Kansas City II |
Boise St./LaSalle vs. Kansas State |
Albert/Kerr//Sager |
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Cockerill/Dale |
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After conc. I |
TBS |
Dayton II |
LIU Brooklyn/James Madison vs. Indiana |
Nantz/Kellogg/Wolfson |
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Wolff/Fishman |
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After conc. I |
TNT |
Austin II |
Colorado vs. Illinois |
Brando/Gminski/Livingston |
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Frank/Grant |
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SECOND ROUND GAMES FRIDAY EVENING, MARCH 22 (6:30 PM-12:00 AM, ET) (Announce and Production teams same as day games)
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6:50 p.m. |
TBS |
Philadelphia III |
Florida Gulf Coast vs. Georgetown |
Harlan/Elmore/Miller//Johnson |
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Scheer/Arnold |
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7:15 p.m. |
CBS |
Dayton III |
Iona vs. Ohio State |
Nantz/Kellogg//Wolfson |
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Wolff/Fishman |
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7:20 p.m. |
TNT |
Kansas City III |
Villanova vs. North Carolina |
Albert/Kerr//Sager |
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Cockerill/Dale |
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7:27 p.m. |
truTV |
Austin III |
Northwestern St. vs. Florida |
Brando/Gminski/Livingston |
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Frank/Grant |
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After conc. III |
TBS |
Philadelphia IV |
Oklahoma vs. San Diego State |
Harlan/Elmore/Miller//Johnson |
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Scheer/Arnold |
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After conc. III |
CBS |
Dayton IV |
Iowa St. vs. Notre Dame |
Nantz/Kellogg//Wolfson |
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Wolff/Fishman |
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After conc. III |
TNT |
Kansas City IV |
Western Kentucky vs. Kansas |
Albert/Kerr//Sager |
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Cockerill/Dale |
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After conc. III |
truTV |
Austin IV |
Minnesota vs. UCLA |
Brando/Gminski/Livingston |
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Frank/Grant |
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