2013 NCAA Championship TV Schedule March 20-22 (Rds 1-3)
By: Ryan Ross
Updated: March 18, 2013
(WFRV-TV Green Bay)
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
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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 (5:00 PM, CT; both days) on truTV. Second-round game coverage begins Thursday, March 21 and Friday, March 22 (11:00AM-11:00 PM, CT; both days), with all games available live in their entirety across four national television networks: CBS, TBS, TNT and truTV.
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 (5:00 PM, CT; 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.
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SECOND ROUND GAMES THURSDAY AFTERNOON, MARCH 21 (11:00AM-4:00 PM, CT) |
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Tip (CT) |
Network |
Site |
Game |
Play-by-Play/Analyst//Reporter Producer/Director |
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11:15 p.m. |
CBS/WFRV |
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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11:40 p.m. |
truTV |
Lexington I |
Bucknell vs. Butler |
Ian Eagle/Jim Spanarkel// |
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Bob Mansbach/Chris Svendsen |
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12:40 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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1:10 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 (5:30 PM-11:00 PM, CT) (Announce and Production teams same as day games) |
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5:50 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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6:15 p.m. |
CBS/WFRV |
Auburn Hills III |
South Dakota St. vs. Michigan |
Lundquist/Raftery/Nichols |
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Dekas/Smith |
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6:20 p.m. |
TNT |
Salt Lake City III |
Belmont vs. Arizona |
Dedes/Gottlieb//Maggio |
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Mack/Cornell |
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6:27 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/WFRV |
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 (11:00 AM-4:00 PM, CT) |
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Tip (ET) |
Network |
Site |
Game |
Play-by-Play/Analyst//Reporter Producer/Director |
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11:15 a.m. |
CBS/WFRV |
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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11:40 a.m. |
truTV |
Kansas City I |
Ole Miss vs. Wisconsin |
Albert/Kerr//Sager |
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Scott Cockerill/Lonnie Dale |
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12:40 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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1:10 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/WFRV |
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 |
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