Turner Sports and CBS Sports announce tip times and matchups for Second Round coverage of the 2018 NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Championship on Saturday, March 17 (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. The night’s coverage will conclude with Inside March Madness Presented by Buick following Michigan vs. Houston on TBS. Exclusive live coverage will continue with first round action on Friday, March 16, 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, March 31, along with the national championship on Monday, April 2, will air on TBS, with corresponding TeamCast presentations on TNT and TruTV.
First Round Games – Friday Afternoon, March 16 (Noon-6 p.m. ET)
| TIP (ET) | NETWORK | SITE | GAME | PLAY-BY-PLAY/ANALYST//REPORTER |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12:15 p.m. | CBS | Charlotte I | (10) Providence vs. (7) Texas A&M | Jim Nantz / Grant Hill / Bill Raftery // Tracy Wolfson |
| 12:40 p.m. | truTV | Detroit I | (15) Cal St. Fullerton vs. (2) Purdue | Ian Eagle / Jim Spanarkel // Allie LaForce |
| 1:30 p.m. | TNT | San Diego I | (13) Marshall vs. (4) Wichita St. | Carter Blackburn / Debbie Antonelli // John Schriffen |
| 2 p.m. | TBS | Nashville I | (15) Georgia St. vs. (2) Cincinnati | Andrew Catalon / Steve Lappas // Jamie Erdahl |
| After conc. I | CBS | Charlotte II | (15) Lipscomb vs. (2) North Carolina | Nantz / Hill / Raftery // Wolfson |
| After conc. I | truTV | Detroit II | (10) Butler vs. (7) Arkansas | Eagle / Spanarkel // LaForce |
| After conc. I | TNT | San Diego II | (12) Murray St. vs. (5) West Virginia | Blackburn / Antonelli // Schriffen |
| After conc. I | TBS | Nashville II | (10) Texas vs. (7) Nevada | Catalon / Lappas // Erdahl |
First Round Games – Friday Evening, March 16 (6:30 PM, ET-Midnight)
| TIP (ET) | NETWORK | SITE | GAME | PLAY-BY-PLAY/ANALYST//REPORTER |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6:50 p.m. | TNT | Charlotte III | (9) Kansas St. vs. (8) Creighton | Nantz / Hill / Raftery // Wolfson |
| 7:10 p.m. | CBS | Detroit III | (14) Bucknell vs. (3) Michigan St. | Eagle / Spanarkel // LaForce |
| 7:20 p.m. | TBS | Nashville III | (16) N.C. Central/Texas Southern vs. (1) Xavier | Catalon / Lappas // Erdahl |
| 7:27 p.m. | truTV | San Diego III | (13) Charleston vs. (4) Auburn | Blackburn / Antonelli // Schriffen |
| After conc. III | TNT | Charlotte IV | (16) UMBC vs. (1) Virginia | Nantz / Hill / Raftery // Wolfson |
| After conc. III | CBS | Detroit IV | (11) Arizona St./Syracuse vs. (6) TCU | Eagle / Spanarkel // LaForce |
| After conc. III | TBS | Nashville IV | (9) Florida St. vs. (8) Missouri | Catalon / Lappas // Erdahl |
| After conc. III | truTV | San Diego IV | (12) New Mexico St. vs. (5) Clemson | Blackburn / Antonelli // Schriffen |
Second Round Games – Saturday, March 17 (Noon-Midnight)
| TIP (ET) | NETWORK | SITE | GAME | PLAY-BY-PLAY/ANALYST//REPORTER |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12:10 p.m. | CBS | Pittsburgh I | (9) Alabama vs. (1) Villanova | Kevin Harlan / Reggie Miller / Dan Bonner // Dana Jacobson |
| After conc. I | CBS | Pittsburgh II | (7) Rhode Island vs. (2) Duke | Harlan / Miller / Bonner // Jacobson |
| 5:15 p.m. | CBS | Boise I | (13) Buffalo vs. (5) Kentucky | Brian Anderson / Chris Webber // Lisa Byington |
| 6:10 p.m. | TNT | Dallas I | (11) Loyola (IL) vs. (3) Tennessee | Spero Dedes / Steve Smith / Len Elmore // Ros Gold-Onwude |
| 7:10 p.m. | TBS | Wichita I | (8) Seton Hall vs. (1) Kansas | Brad Nessler / Steve Lavin // Evan Washburn |
| After conc. I | CBS | Boise II | (5) Ohio State vs. (4) Gonzaga | Anderson / Webber // Byington |
| After conc. I | TNT | Dallas II | (6) Florida vs. (3) Texas Tech | Dedes / Smith / Elmore // Gold-Onwude |
| After conc. I | TBS | Wichita II | (6) Houston vs. (3) Michigan | Nessler / Lavin // Washburn |
