Turner Sports and CBS Sports announce tip times and matchups for Second Round coverage of the 2016 NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Championship on Saturday, March 19 (Noon-Midnight), with all games available in their entirety across four national television networks – TBS, CBS, TNT and truTV – and via NCAA March Madness Live. Exclusive live coverage will continue with First Round action on Friday, March 18, beginning at Noon ET.
Following are the tip times and commentator assignments for Friday’s First Round and Saturday’s Second Round games. Tip times for the second round games on Sunday will be announced on Friday after the conclusion of the day’s games.
This year’s NCAA Final Four National Semifinals on Saturday, April 2, along with the National Championship on Monday, April 4, will be televised by TBS.
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First Round Games Friday Afternoon, March 18 (Noon-6 p.m. ET)
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Tip (ET) |
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Game |
Play-by-Play/Analyst//Reporter |
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12:15 p.m. |
CBS |
St. Louis I |
Dayton vs. Syracuse |
Brian Anderson/Steve Smith//Dana Jacobson |
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12:40 p.m. |
truTV |
Brooklyn I |
Villanova vs. UNC Asheville |
Verne Lundquist/Jim Spanarkel//Allie LaForce |
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1:30 p.m. |
TNT |
Oklahoma City I |
Oregon St. vs. VCU |
Carter Blackburn/Mike Gminski//Jaime Maggio |
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2:00 p.m. |
TBS |
Spokane I |
California vs. Hawaii |
Spero Dedes/Doug Gottlieb//Ros Gold-Onwude |
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After conc. I |
CBS |
St. Louis II |
Michigan St. vs. Middle Tennessee St |
Anderson/Smith//Jacobson |
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After conc. I |
truTV |
Brooklyn II |
Iowa vs. Temple |
Lundquist/Spanarkel//LaForce
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After conc. I |
TNT |
Oklahoma City II |
Oklahoma vs. CSU Bakersfield |
Blackburn/Gminski//Maggio |
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After conc. I |
TBS |
Spokane II |
Maryland vs. South Dakota St. |
Dedes/Gottlieb//Gold-Onwude |
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First Round Games Friday Evening, March 18 (6:30 p.m. ET-Midnight) (Announce Teams Same as Day Games)
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Tip (ET) |
Network |
Site |
Game |
Play-by-Play/Analyst//Reporter |
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6:50 p.m. |
TNT |
St. Louis III |
Wisconsin vs. Pittsburgh |
Anderson/Smith//Jacobson |
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7:10 p.m. |
CBS |
Brooklyn III |
West Virginia vs. Stephen F. Austin |
Lundquist/Spanarkel//LaForce |
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7:20 p.m. |
TBS |
Oklahoma City III |
Texas A&M vs. UW-Green Bay |
Blackburn/Gminski//Maggio |
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7:27 p.m. |
truTV |
Spokane III |
Oregon vs. Holy Cross |
Dedes/Gottlieb//Gold-Onwude |
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After conc. III |
TNT |
St. Louis IV |
Xavier vs. Weber St. |
Anderson/Smith//Jacobson |
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After conc. III |
CBS |
Brooklyn IV |
Notre Dame vs. Michigan |
Lundquist/Spanarkel//LaForce |
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After conc. III |
TBS |
Oklahoma City IV |
Texas vs. Northern Iowa |
Blackburn/Gminski//Maggio |
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After conc. III |
truTV |
Spokane IV |
St. Joseph’s vs. Cincinnati |
Dedes/Gottlieb//Gold-Onwude |
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Second Round Games Saturday Afternoon, March 19 (Noon-Midnight ET)
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Tip (ET) |
Network |
Site |
Game |
Play-by-Play/Analyst//Reporter |
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12:10 p.m. |
CBS |
Providence I |
Miami vs. Wichita State |
Ian Eagle/Chris Webber/Len Elmore//Evan Washburn |
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After Conc. I |
CBS |
Providence II |
Duke vs. Yale |
Eagle/Webber/Elmore//Washburn |
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5:15 p.m. |
CBS |
Des Moines I |
Kentucky vs. Indiana |
Jim Nantz/Grant Hill/Bill Raftery//Tracy Wolfson |
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6:10 p.m. |
TNT |
Denver I |
Iowa State vs. Arkansas-Little Rock |
Andrew Catalon/Steve Lappas//Jamie Erdahl |
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7:10 p.m. |
TBS |
Raleigh I |
Virginia vs. Butler |
Kevin Harlan/Reggie Miller/Dan Bonner//Lewis Johnson |
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After Conc. I |
CBS |
Des Moines II |
Kansas vs. Connecticut |
Nantz/ Hill/ Raftery//Wolfson |
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After Conc. I |
TNT |
Denver II |
Utah vs. Seton Hall/Gonzaga |
Catalon/Lappas//Erdahl |
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After Conc. I |
TBS |
Raleigh II |
North Carolina vs. Providence |
Harlan/Miller/Bonner//Johnson |
