March 18, 2005

CBS SPORTS' EXCLUSIVE LIVE COVERAGE OF 2005 NCAA MEN'S BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIP CONTINUES TODAY, FRIDAY, MARCH 18

Tip-Times and Match-ups Announced for Saturday, March 19

CBS Sports' exclusive live coverage of the 2005 NCAA Men's Basketball Championship continues with first round action, today, Friday, March 18 (12:00 Noon-5:00 PM, ET, and 7:00 PM-12:00 AM, ET, both days) and concludes on Monday, April 4 with the National Championship game (9:00 PM, ET-conclusion).

Greg Gumbel, Clark Kellogg and Seth Davis host THE ROAD TO THE FINAL FOUR® from the CBS Broadcast Center in New York City. Eric Mann serves as Senior Producer. Vin DeVito and David Winner produce the broadcasts and Bob Matina directs. Tony Petitti is Executive Producer, CBS Sports.

Following are the tip times of Friday's first-round games and Saturday and Sunday's second-round games, as well as the CBS Sports announce and production team assignments for the 2005 edition of "March Madness."

FRIDAY AFTERNOON, MARCH 18 (12:00 Noon-5:00 PM, ET)

Tip (ET)        Site      Game          Play-by-Play/Analyst
                                        Producer/Director
12:15 PM       Worcester I      Charlotte vs. North Carolina St.        Gus Johnson/Len Elmore
                (HD site)                       Steve Scheer//Mark Grant

12:25 PM       Nashville I              Florida vs. Ohio        Verne Lundquist/Bill Raftery
                (HD site)                       Mark Wolff//Suzanne Smith       

12:30 PM       Oklahoma City I  Oklahoma St. vs. Southeastern La        Craig Bolerjack/Bob Wenzel
                                Victor Frank//Andy Goldberg     
 
12:30 PM        Charlotte I     Minnesota vs. Iowa State                                Jim Nantz/Billy Packer
                                                        Bob Dekas/Bob Fishman
                 
after conc. I     Worcester II  Connecticut vs. UCF                     Johnson/Elmore
                                        Scheer/Grant            

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after conc. I      Nashville II Villanova vs. New Mexico                        Lundquist/Raftery
                                Wolff/Smith
                                                
after conc. I      Oklahoma City II     Southern Ill. vs. St. Mary's (Cal)      Bolerjack/Wenzel
                                        Frank/Goldberg
                        
after conc. I       Charlotte II        North Carolina vs. Oakland                              Nantz/Packer
                                        Dekas/Fishman

FRIDAY EVENING, MARCH 18 (7:00 PM-12:00 AM, ET) (announce and production teams same as day games)

Tip (ET)        Site    Game
7:10 PM         Worcester III   Syracuse vs. Vermont

7:10 PM Nashville III Louisville vs. La-Lafayette

7:20 PM Oklahoma City III Wisconsin vs. Northern Iowa

7:25 PM Charlotte III Duke vs. Delaware St.

after conc. III Worcester IV Michigan State vs. Old Dominion

after conc. III Nashville IV Georgia Tech vs. George Washington

after conc. III Oklahoma City IV Kansas vs. Bucknell

after conc. III Charlotte IV Stanford vs. Mississippi St.

SATURDAY, MARCH 19 (1:00-10:00 PM, ET)
(announce and production teams same as Thursday)

Tip (ET)        Site    Game                                                            
1:10 PM Tucson I        Gonzaga vs. Texas Tech
        (HD site)
                                        
3:20 PM Boise I         Washington vs. Pacific

after conc. I   Tucson II       Oklahoma vs. Utah        

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5:30 PM Cleveland I Boston College vs. Wisc.-Milwaukee

(HD site)

5:40 PM Indianapolis I Illinois vs. Nevada

after conc. I Boise II Arizona vs. UAB

after conc. I Cleveland II Wake Forest vs. West Virginia

after conc. I Indianapolis II Kentucky vs. Cincinnati

SUNDAY, MARCH 20 (12:00 Noon-7:00 PM, ET) (announce and production teams same as Friday)

Tip (ET)        Site    Game
12:10 PM         Worcester I                    Connecticut/UCF vs. Charlotte/North Carolina St.
        (HD site)

2:15 PM Nashville I             Louisville/La. Lafayette vs. Georgia Tech/George Washington
        (HD site)

2:20 PM Oklahoma City I       Oklahoma St./Southeastern La. vs. Southern Ill./St, Mary's         

2:30 PM         Charlotte I             North Carolina/Oakland-Alabama A&M vs. Minnesota vs. Iowa St.

after conc. I           Worcester II    Syracuse/Vermont vs. Michigan State/Old Dominion 

after conc. I       Nashville II                Florida/Ohio vs. Villanova/New Mexico

after conc. I   Oklahoma City II        Kansas/Bucknell vs. Wisconsin/Northern Iowa      
 
after conc. I      Charlotte II         Duke/Delaware St. vs. Stanford/Mississippi St.

CBS Sports Contacts: Jen Sabatelle LeslieAnne Wade (212) 975-4120 (212) 975-5171
jsabatelle@cbs.com lwade@cbs.com

• A member of the CBS Sports Communications Department will be available throughout tournament coverage at (212) 975-1796.