The second round of the 2017 NCAA tournament begins Saturday, March 18.
CBS Sports and Turner Sports announced tip times and matchups for Second Round coverage of the 2017 NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Championship on Saturday, March 18 (noon-midnight ET), 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 17, beginning at noon.
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 1, along with the national championship on Monday, April 3, will be broadcast on CBS.
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First Round Games – Friday Afternoon, March 17 (Noon-6 p.m. ET)
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Tip (ET) |
Network |
Site |
Game |
Play-by-Play/Analyst//Reporter |
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12:15 p.m. |
CBS |
Indianapolis I |
Michigan vs. Oklahoma State |
Jim Nantz / Grant Hill / Bill Raftery // Tracy Wolfson |
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12:40 p.m. |
truTV |
Tulsa I |
Baylor vs. New Mexico State |
Kevin Harlan / Reggie Miller / Dan Bonner // Dana Jacobson |
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1:30 p.m. |
TNT |
Greenville I |
Arkansas vs. Seton Hall |
Brian Anderson / Chris Webber // Lewis Johnson |
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2:00 p.m. |
TBS |
Sacramento I |
Oregon vs. Iona |
Spero Dedes / Steve Smith / Len Elmore // Ros Gold-Onwude |
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After conc. I |
CBS |
Indianapolis II |
Louisville vs. Jacksonville State |
Nantz / Hill / Raftery // Wolfson |
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After conc. I |
truTV |
Tulsa II |
SMU vs. USC |
Harlan / Miller / Bonner // Jacobson |
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After conc. I |
TNT |
Greenville II |
UNC vs. Texas Southern |
Anderson / Webber // Johnson |
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After conc. I |
TBS |
Sacramento II |
Creighton vs. Rhode Island |
Dedes / Smith / Elmore // Gold-Onwude |
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First Round Games – Friday Evening, March 17 (6:30 p.m. -Midnight ET)
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Tip (ET) |
Network |
Site |
Game |
Play-by-Play/Analyst//Reporter |
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6:50 p.m. |
TNT |
Tulsa III |
Kansas vs. UC Davis |
Harlan / Miller / Bonner // Jacobson |
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7:10 p.m. |
CBS |
Indianapolis III |
Dayton vs. Wichita State |
Nantz / Hill / Raftery // Wolfson |
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7:20 p.m. |
TBS |
Greenville III |
Duke vs. Troy |
Anderson / Webber // Johnson |
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7:27 p.m. |
truTV |
Sacramento III |
Cincinnati vs. Kansas State |
Dedes / Smith / Elmore // Gold-Onwude |
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After conc. III |
TNT |
Tulsa IV |
Miami vs. Michigan State |
Harlan / Miller / Bonner // Jacobson |
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After conc. III |
CBS |
Indianapolis IV |
Kentucky vs. Northern Kentucky |
Nantz / Hill / Raftery // Wolfson |
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After conc. III |
TBS |
Greenville IV |
South Carolina vs. Marquette |
Anderson / Webber // Johnson |
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After conc. III |
truTV |
Sacramento IV |
UCLA vs. Kent State |
Dedes / Smith / Elmore // Gold-Onwude |
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Second Round Games – Saturday, March 18 (Noon-Midnight ET)
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12:10 p.m. |
CBS |
Buffalo I |
West Virginia vs. Notre Dame |
Verne Lundquist / Jim Spanarkel // Allie LaForce |
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After conc. I |
CBS |
Buffalo II |
Villanova vs. Wisconsin |
Lundquist / Spanarkel // LaForce |
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5:15 p.m. |
CBS |
Salt Lake City I |
Gonzaga vs. Northwestern |
Andrew Catalon / Steve Lappas // Jamie Erdahl |
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6:10 p.m. |
TNT |
Orlando I |
Florida State vs. Xavier |
Ian Eagle / Steve Lavin // Evan Washburn |
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7:10 p.m. |
TBS |
Milwaukee I |
Butler vs. Middle Tennessee St. |
Carter Blackburn / Mike Gminski / Debbie Antonelli // Lisa Byington |
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After conc. I |
CBS |
Salt Lake City II |
Arizona vs. St. Mary’s |
Catalon / Lappas // Erdahl |
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After conc. I |
TNT |
Orlando II |
Florida vs. Virginia |
Eagle / Lavin // Washburn |
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After conc. I |
TBS |
Milwaukee II |
Purdue vs. Iowa State |
Blackburn / Gminski / Antonelli // Byington |
