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CBS Sports and Turner Sports’ exclusive coverage of the 2014 NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Championship will tip off with the NCAA First Four™ on truTV presented by Northwestern Mutual on Tuesday, March 18 and Wednesday, March 19 (6:00 PM, ET; both days). Second round game coverage will begin Thursday, March 20 and Friday, March 21 (12:00 NOON-Midnight; both days) with all games available live in their entirety across four national television networks – TBS, CBS, TNT and truTV. Additionally, truTV will televise a one-hour pregame show Thursday and Friday at 11:00 AM, ET.
Brian Anderson and Dan Bonner will call Tuesday’s First Four games with reporter Kristine Leahy. Kevin Harlan will team with analysts Len Elmore and Reggie Miller and reporter Rachel Nichols for Wednesday’s games. Studio coverage for the First Four will originate from Atlanta with Matt Winer hosting alongside analysts Seth Davis, Grant Hill and Steve Smith both days.
Following are the tip times for the First Four games, as well as the commentator 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.
The Final Four on Saturday, April 5 will be televised on TBS for the first time along with “teamcasts” or team-specific telecasts airing on TNT and truTV. The National Championship Game on Monday, April 7 will air on CBS for the 33rd consecutive year.
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First Round Games Tuesday, March 18
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Game
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Play-by-Play/Analyst//Reporter
Producer/Director |
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| 6:40 p.m. | truTV | Dayton I | Albany vs. Mount St. Mary’s | Brian Anderson/Dan Bonner//Kristine Leahy | |
| Rodney Vaughn/Chris Svendsen | |||||
| After conc. I | truTV | Dayton II | North Carolina State vs. Xavier | Anderson/Bonner//Leahy | |
| Vaughn/Svendsen | |||||
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First Round Games Wednesday, March 19
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| 6:40 p.m. | truTV | Dayton I | Cal Poly vs. Texas Southern | Kevin Harlan/Len Elmore/Reggie Miller//Rachel Nichols | |
| Vaughn/Svendsen | |||||
| After conc. I | truTV | Dayton II | Iowa vs. Tennessee | Harlan/Elmore/Miller/Nichols | |
| Vaughn/Svendsen | |||||
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Thursday Afternoon, March 20 (NOON-6:00 PM, ET)
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Network
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Site
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Game
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Play-by-Play/Analyst//Reporter
Producer/Director |
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| 12:15 p.m. | CBS | Buffalo I | Ohio State vs. Dayton | Verne Lundquist/Bill Raftery//Allie LaForce | |
| Bob Mansbach/Suzanne Smith | |||||
| 12:40 p.m. | truTV | Milwaukee I | Wisconsin vs. American | Ian Eagle/Jim Spanarkel//Lewis Johnson | |
| Ken Mack/Jim Cornell | |||||
| 1:40 p.m. | TBS | Orlando I | Colorado vs. Pittsburgh | Anderson/Bonner//Leahy | |
| Jonathan Segal/Renardo Lowe | |||||
| 2:10 p.m. | TNT | Spokane I | Cincinnati vs. Harvard | Spero Dedes/Doug Gottlieb//Jaime Maggio | |
| Ryan Galvin/Mark Grant | |||||
| After conc. I | CBS | Buffalo II | Syracuse vs. Western Michigan | Lundquist/ Raftery// LaForce | |
| Mansbach/Smith | |||||
| After conc. I | truTV | Milwaukee II | Oregon vs. BYU | Eagle/Spanarkel// Johnson | |
| Mack/Cornell | |||||
| After conc. I | TBS | Orlando II | Florida vs. Albany/Mount St. Mary’s | Anderson/Bonner//Leahy | |
| Segal/Renardo Lowe | |||||
| After conc. I | TNT | Spokane II | Michigan State vs. Delaware | Dedes/Gottlieb//Maggio | |
| Galvin/Grant | |||||
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Second Round Games Thursday Evening, March 20 (6:30 PM, ET-Midnight) (Announce Teams Same as Day Games)
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Network
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Site
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Game
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Play-by-Play/Analyst//Reporter
Producer/Director |
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| 6:55 p.m. | TBS | Buffalo III | Connecticut vs.
Saint Joseph’s |
Lundquist/ Raftery// LaForce | |
| Mansbach/Smith | |||||
| 7:10 p.m. | CBS | Milwaukee III | Michigan vs. Wofford | Eagle/Spanarkel// Johnson | |
| Mack/Cornell | |||||
| 7:20 p.m. | TNT | Orlando III | St. Louis vs.
N.C. State/Xavier |
Anderson/Bonner//Leahy | |
| Segal/Lowe | |||||
| 7:27 p.m. | truTV | Spokane III | Oklahoma vs.
North Dakota State |
Dedes/Gottlieb//Maggio | |
| Galvin/Grant | |||||
| After conc. III | TBS | Buffalo IV | Villanova vs. Milwaukee | Lundquist/ Raftery// LaForce | |
| Mansbach/Smith | |||||
| After conc. III | CBS | Milwaukee IV | Texas vs. Arizona State | Eagle/Spanarkel// Johnson | |
| Mack/Cornell | |||||
| After conc. III | TNT | Orlando IV | Louisville vs. Manhattan | Anderson/Bonner//Leahy | |
| Segal/ Lowe | |||||
| After conc. III | truTV | Spokane IV | San Diego State vs. New Mexico State | Dedes/Gottlieb//Maggio | |
| Galvin/Grant | |||||
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Second Round Games Friday Afternoon, March 21 (NOON-6:00 PM, ET)
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Network
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Site
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Game
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Play-by-Play/Analyst//Reporter
Producer/Director |
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| 12:15 p.m. | CBS | Raleigh I | Duke vs. Mercer | Harlan/Elmore/Miller/Nichols | |
| Craig Silver/Mike Arnold | |||||
| 12:40 p.m. | truTV | San Antonio I | Baylor vs. Nebraska | Marv Albert/Steve Kerr//Craig Sager | |
| Scott Cockerill/Lonnie Dale | |||||
| 1:40 p.m. | TBS | St. Louis I | New Mexico vs. Stanford | Jim Nantz/Greg Anthony//Tracy Wolfson | |
| Mark Wolff/Bob Fishman | |||||
| 2:10 p.m. | TNT | San Diego I | Arizona vs. Weber State | Andrew Catalon/Mike Gminski//Otis Livingston | |
| Vic Frank/Andy Goldberg | |||||
| After conc. I | CBS | Raleigh II | Massachusetts vs. Iowa/Tennessee | Harlan/Elmore/Miller/Nichols | |
| Silver/Arnold | |||||
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After conc. I |
truTV |
San Antonio II |
Creighton vs. La. Lafayette
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Albert/Kerr//Sager |
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| Cockerill/Dale | |||||
| After conc. I | TBS | St. Louis II | Kansas vs. Eastern Kentucky | Nantz/Anthony//Wolfson | |
| Wolff/Fishman | |||||
| After conc. I | TNT | San Diego II | Gonzaga vs. Oklahoma State | Catalon/Gminski//Livingston | |
| Frank/Goldberg | |||||
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Second Round Games Friday Evening, March 21 (6:30 PM, ET-Midnight) (Announce Teams Same as Day Games)
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Tip (ET)
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Network
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Site
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Game
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Play-by-Play/Analyst//Reporter
Producer/Director |
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| 6:55 p.m. | TBS | Raleigh III | Memphis vs. George Washington | Harlan/Elmore/Miller/Nichols | |
| Silver/Arnold | |||||
| 7:10 p.m. | CBS | St. Louis III | Wichita State vs.
Cal Poly/Texas Southern |
Nantz/Anthony//Wolfson | |
| Wolff/Fishman | |||||
| 7:20 p.m. | TNT | San Antonio III | North Carolina vs. Providence | Albert/Kerr//Sager | |
| Cockerill/Dale | |||||
| 7:27 p.m. | truTV | San Diego III | VCU vs.
Stephen F. Austin |
Catalon/Gminski//Livingston | |
| Frank/Goldberg | |||||
| After conc. III | TBS | Raleigh IV | Virginia vs.
Coastal Carolina |
Harlan/Elmore/Miller/Nichols | |
| Silver/Arnold | |||||
| After conc. III | CBS | St. Louis IV | Kentucky vs. Kansas State | Nantz/Anthony//Wolfson | |
| Wolff/Fishman | |||||
| After conc. III | TNT | San Antonio IV | Iowa State vs.
N.C. Central |
Albert/Kerr//Sager | |
| Cockerill/Dale | |||||
| After conc. III | truTV | San Diego IV | UCLA vs. Tulsa | Catalon/Gminski//Livingston | |
| Frank/Goldberg | |||||