Duke has secured the number one seed in the South Regional. Here are the times and announcers for each game in the opening round -
Turner Sports and CBS Sports’ exclusive coverage of the 2015 NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Championship will tip off with the NCAA First Four™ on truTV presented by Northwestern Mutual on Tuesday, March 17 and Wednesday, March 18 (6:00 PM, ET; both days). Second round game coverage will begin Thursday, March 19 and Friday, March 20 (12:00 NOON-Midnight; both days) with all games available live in their entirety across four national television networks – TBS, CBS, TNT and truTV – and via NCAA March Madness Live. Additionally, truTV will televise a one-hour pregame show Thursday and Friday at 11:00 AM, ET.
Following are the tip times and commentator assignments for the first and 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 National Semi-Finals on Saturday, April 4 will be televised on TBS along with “TeamCasts” or team-specific telecasts airing on TNT and truTV. The National Championship Game on Monday, April 6 will air on CBS..
First Round Games
Tuesday, March 17
Tip (ET)
Network
Site
Game
Play-by-Play/Analyst//Reporter
Producer/Director
6:40 p.m.
truTV
Dayton I
Manhattan vs. Hampton
Brian Anderson/Steve Smith//Lewis Johnson
Tom Heitz/Mark Grant
After conc. I
truTV
Dayton II
BYU vs. Ole Miss
Anderson/Smith//Johnson
Heitz/Grant
First Round Games
Wednesday, March 18
6:40 p.m.
truTV
Dayton I
North Florida vs. Robert Morris
Ian Eagle/Doug Gottlieb//Evan Washburn
Heitz/Grant
After conc. I
truTV
Dayton II
Boise State vs. Dayton
Eagle/Gottlieb//Washburn
Heitz/Grant
Second Round Games
Thursday Afternoon, March 19 (NOON-6:00 PM, ET)
Tip (ET)
Network
Site
Game
Play-by-Play/Analyst//Reporter
Producer/Director
12:15 p.m.
CBS
Pittsburgh I
Notre Dame vs. Northeastern
Brian Anderson/Steve Smith//Lewis Johnson
Jonathan Segal/Renardo Lowe
12:40 p.m.
truTV
Louisville I
Iowa State vs. UAB
Verne Lundquist/Jim Spanarkel//Allie LaForce
Craig Silver/Suzanne Smith
1:40 p.m.
TBS
Jacksonville I
Baylor vs. Georgia State
Andrew Catalon/Steve Lappas//Jamie Erdahl
Vic Frank/Andy Goldberg
2:10 p.m.
TNT
Portland I
Arizona vs. Texas Southern
Kevin Harlan/Reggie Miller/Dan Bonner//Rachel Nichols
Bob Mansbach/Mike Arnold
After conc. I
CBS
Pittsburgh II
Butler vs. Texas
Anderson/Smith//Johnson
Segal/Lowe
After conc. I
truTV
Louisville II
SMU vs. UCLA
Lundquist/Spanarkel//LaForce
Silver/Smith
After conc. I
TBS
Jacksonville II
Xavier vs. BYU/Ole Miss
Catalon/Lappas//Erdahl
Frank/Goldberg
After conc. I
TNT
Portland II
VCU vs. Ohio State
Harlan/Miller/Bonner//Nichols
Mansbach/Arnold
Second Round Games
Thursday Evening, March 19 (6:30 PM, ET-Midnight)
(Announce Teams Same as Day Games)
Tip (ET)
Network
Site
Game
Play-by-Play/Analyst//Reporter
Producer/Director
6:50 p.m.
TBS
Pittsburgh III
Villanova vs. Lafayette
Anderson/Smith//Johnson
Segal/Lowe
7:10 p.m.
CBS
Louisville III
Cincinnati vs. Purdue
Lundquist/Spanarkel//LaForce
Silver/Smith
7:20 p.m.
TNT
Jacksonville III
North Carolina vs. Harvard
Catalon/Lappas//Erdahl
Frank/Goldberg
7:27 p.m.
truTV
Portland III
Utah vs. Stephen F. Austin
Harlan/Miller/Bonner//Nichols
Mansbach/Arnold
After conc. III
TBS
Pittsburgh IV
N.C. State vs. LSU
Anderson/Smith//Johnson
Segal/Lowe
After conc. III
CBS
Louisville IV
Kentucky vs. Hampton/Manhattan
Lundquist/Spanarkel//LaForce
Silver/Smith
After conc. III
TNT
Jacksonville IV
Arkansas vs. Wofford
Catalon/Lappas//Erdahl
Frank/Goldberg
After conc. III
truTV
Portland IV
Georgetown vs. Eastern Washington
Harlan/Miller/Bonner//Nichols
Mansbach/Arnold
Second Round Games
Friday Afternoon, March 20 (NOON-6:00 PM, ET)
Tip (ET)
Network
Site
Game
Play-by-Play/Analyst//Reporter
Producer/Director
12:15 p.m.
CBS
Omaha I
Kansas vs. New Mexico St
Marv Albert/Chris Webber/Len Elmore//Craig Sager
Scott Cockerill/Lonnie Dale
12:40 p.m.
truTV
Charlotte I
Michigan State vs. Georgia
Jim Nantz/Bill Raftery/Grant Hill//Tracy Wolfson
Mark Wolff/Bob Fishman
1:40 p.m.
TBS
Seattle I
Northern Iowa vs. Wyoming
Spero Dedes/Mike Gminski//Jaime Maggio
Ryan Galvin/Chris Svendsen
2:10 p.m.
TNT
Columbus I
West Virginia vs. Buffalo
Ian Eagle/Doug Gottlieb//Evan Washburn
Ken Mack/Jim Cornell
After conc. I
CBS
Omaha II
Wichita State vs. Indiana
Albert/Webber/Elmore//Sager
Cockerill/Dale
After conc. I
truTV
Charlotte II
Virginia vs. Belmont
Nantz/Raftery/Hill//Wolfson
Wolff/Fishman
After conc. I
TBS
Seattle II
Louisville vs. UC Irvine
Dedes/Gminski//Maggio
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