Turner Sports and CBS Sports announced tip times and commentator teams for the regional finals of the 2018 NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Championship on Sunday, March 25, on CBS and via NCAA March Madness Live. Texas Tech will take on Villanova in the first game at 2:20 p.m. ET, followed by Duke playing Kansas at 5:05 p.m. The Road to the Final Four pregame show will begin the day’s action at 1 p.m. with host Greg Gumbel and analysts Charles Barkley, Clark Kellogg and Kenny Smith.
Following are the tip times and announcer assignments for Saturday’s regional finals on TBS and Sunday’s Regional Finals on CBS. Tip times for next Saturday’s national semifinals on TBS, TNT and TruTV will be announced after the conclusion of Sunday’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.
Regional finals — Saturday, March 24 (6-11 p.m. ET)
TIP (ET) | NETWORK | SITE | GAME | PLAY-BY-PLAY/ANALYST//REPORTER |
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6:09 p.m. | TBS | Atlanta | (11) Loyola (IL) vs. (9) Kansas State | Brian Anderson / Chris Webber // Lisa Byington |
8:49 p.m. | TBS | Los Angeles | (9) Florida State vs. (3) Michigan | Kevin Harlan / Reggie Miller / Dan Bonner // Dana Jacobson |
Regional finals — Sunday, March 25 (2-7 p.m. ET)
TIP (ET) | NETWORK | SITE | GAME | PLAY-BY-PLAY/ANALYST//REPORTER |
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2:20 p.m. | CBS | Boston | (3) Texas Tech vs. (1) Villanova | Ian Eagle / Jim Spanarkel / Allie LaForce |
5:05 p.m. | CBS | Omaha | (2) Duke vs. (1) Kansas | Jim Nantz / Grant Hill / Bill Raftery / Tracy Wolfson |
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