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CBS SPORTS' EXCLUSIVE LIVE COVERAGE OF 2007 NCAA MEN'S BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIP CONTINUES ON SATURDAY, MARCH 17

Tip-Times and Match-ups Announced for Sunday, March 18 

          CBS Sports' exclusive live coverage of the 2007 NCAA Men's Basketball Championship continues with second- round action on Saturday, March 17 (1:00-10:00 PM, ET) and concludes on Monday, April 2 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 to begin the day (12:00 NOON-1:00 PM, ET).  Eric Mann serves as senior producer and Bob Matina directs.

         All 2007 NCAA Tournament games will be broadcast in high definition television where available.

         Tony Petitti is Executive Vice President and Executive Producer, CBS Sports.

          Following are the tip times of Saturday and Sunday's second-round games, as well as the CBS Sports announce and production team assignments for the 2007 edition of "March Madness."                             

SATURDAY, MARCH 17 (1:00-10:00 PM, ET)

(announce and production teams same as Thursday)  

Tip (ET)          Site                         Game                                                       Play-by-Play/Analyst

                                                                                                                        Producer/Director                                                     

1:10 PM           Lexington I               Ohio State vs. Xavier                                Gus Johnson/Dan Bonnner

                                                                                                                        Craig Silver/Andy Goldberg

                                                                                                         

3:20 PM           Buffalo I                   Maryland vs. Butler                                   Kevin Harlan/Bob Wenzel                                                                                                                                                        Vic Frank/Chris Svendsen

 

after conc. I      Lexington II             Texas A&M vs. Louisville                         Johnson/Bonner

                                                                                                                        Silver/Goldberg

 

5:40 PM           Sacramento I           Washington State vs. Vanderbilt                James Brown/Len Elmore

                                                                                                                        Steve Scheer/Mark Grant/Jim Cornell

 

5:45 PM           Winston-Salem I      Georgetown vs. Boston College                Dick Enberg/Jay Bilas

                                                                                                                        Bob Mansbach/Mike Arnold

 

after conc. I      Buffalo II                 Virginia Commonwealth vs. Pittsburgh       Harlan/Wenzel

                                                                                                                        Frank/Svendsen

 

after conc. I      Sacramento II          Indiana vs. UCLA                                     Brown/Elmore

                                                                                                                        Scheer/Grant/Cornell

 

after conc. I      Winston-Salem II     North Carolina vs. Michigan State             Enberg/Bilas

                                                                                                                        Mansbach/Arnold

SUNDAY, MARCH 18 (12:00 Noon-7:00 PM, ET)

(announce and production teams same as Friday)

 

Tip (ET)          Site                         Game                                                       Play-by-Play/Analyst

                                                                                                                        Producer/Director

12:10 PM        Columbus I               Virginia vs. Tennessee                               Tim Brando/Mike Gminski

                                                                                                                        Ken Mack/Cathy Barreto

 

2:15 PM           New Orleans I         Florida vs. Purdue                                     Verne Lundquist/Bill Raftery

                                                                                                                        Mark Wolff/Suzanne Smith      

 

2:30 PM           Chicago I                 UNLV vs. Wisconsin                                Jim Nantz/Billy Packer

                                                                                                                        Bob Dekas/Bob Fishman

  

after conc. I      Columbus II             Virginia Tech vs. Southern Illinois              Brando/Gminski

                                                                                                                        Mack/Barreto

  

2:50 PM           Spokane I                Oregon vs. Winthrop                                 Ian Eagle/Jim Spanarkel

                                                                                                                        Ross Schneiderman/Steve Karasik/

                                                                                                                        Bryan Lilley

                                                      

after conc. I      New Orleans II        Memphis vs. Nevada                                Lundquist/Raftery

                                                                                                                        Wolff/Smith

after conc. I      Chicago II                Kansas vs. Kentucky                                Nantz/Packer

                                                                                                                        Dekas/Fishman

after conc. I      Spokane II               Texas vs. USC                                          Eagle/Spanarkel

                                                                                                                        Schneiderman/Karasik/Lilley 

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* A member of the CBS Sports Communications Department will be available throughout