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CBS SPORTS' EXCLUSIVE LIVE COVERAGE OF 2010 NCAA DIVISION I MEN'S BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIP CONTINUES ON FRIDAY, MARCH 19
Tip-Times and Match-ups Announced for Saturday, March 20
CBS Sports' exclusive live coverage of the 2010 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Championship continues with first round action on Friday, March 19 (12:00 Noon-5:00 PM, ET and 7:00 PM-12:00 AM, ET) and concludes on Monday, April 5 with the National Championship game (9:00 PM, ET-conclusion).
Greg Gumbel, Greg Anthony 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 and Bob Matina directs. Harold Bryant is Vice President, Production, CBS Sports.
CBS COLLEGE SPORTS NETWORK airs the out-of-market broadcast of Texas A&M - Utah State on Friday, March 19 in its entirety. The broadcast is fully produced by CBS Sports with its announcers and graphics and is broadcast locally on CBS.
Tip times for Sunday's second-round match-ups will be announced at the conclusion of play on Friday, March 19.
FRIDAY AFTERNOON, MARCH 19 (12:00 Noon-5:00 PM, ET)
Play-by-Play/Analyst
Tip (ET) Site Game Producer//Director
12:15 PM Buffalo I West Virginia vs. Morgan State Gus Johnson/Len Elmore
Steve Scheer/Mike Arnold
12:25 PM Milwaukee I Xavier vs. Minnesota Ian Eagle/Jim Spanarkel
Ross Schneiderman/Bryan Lilley
12:30 PM Jacksonville I Temple vs. Cornell Jim Nantz/Clark Kellogg
Bob Dekas/Bob Fishman
2:30 PM Spokane I Purdue vs. Siena Tim Brando/Mike Gminski
Ken Mack/Jim Cornell
after conc. I Buffalo II Clemson vs. Missouri Johnson/Elmore
Scheer/Arnold
after conc. I Milwaukee II Pittsburgh vs. Oakland Eagle/Spanarkel
Schneiderman/Lilley
after conc. I Jacksonville II Wisconsin vs. Wofford Nantz/Kellogg
Dekas/Fishman
after conc. I Spokane II Texas A&M vs. Utah State Brando/Gminski
Mack/Cornell
FRIDAY EVENING, MARCH 19 (7:00 PM-12:00 AM, ET)
(announce and production teams same as day games)
Tip (ET) Site Game
7:10 PM Buffalo III Gonzaga vs. Florida State
7:15 PM Milwaukee III Oklahoma State vs. Georgia Tech
7:20 PM Spokane III Michigan State vs. New Mexico State
7:25 PM Jacksonville III Duke vs. Arkansas Pine Bluff/Winthrop
after conc. III Buffalo IV Syracuse vs. Vermont
after conc. III Milwaukee IV Ohio State vs. UC Santa Barbara
after conc. III Spokane IV Maryland vs. Houston
after conc. III Jacksonville IV California vs. Louisville
SATURDAY, MARCH 20 (1:00-10:00 PM, ET)
Play-by-Play/Analyst
Tip (ET) Site Game Producer//Director
1:05 PM Providence I Villanova vs. St. Mary's Verne Lundquist/Bill Raftery
Bob Mansbach/Suzanne Smith
3:20 PM San Jose I Butler vs. Murray State Spero Dedes/Bob Wenzel Vic Frank/Chris Svendsen
after conc. I Providence II Tennessee/SD State vs. Ohio Lundquist/Raftery
Mansbach/Smith
5:40 PM Oklahoma City I Kansas/Lehigh vs. Northern Iowa Kevin Harlan/Dan Bonner
Craig Silver/Andy Goldberg
5:45 PM New Orleans I Baylor vs. Old Dominion Dick Enberg/Jay Bilas
Mark Wolff/Mark Grant
after conc. I San Jose II UNM/Montana vs. Washington Dedes/Wenzel Frank/Svendsen
after conc. I Oklahoma City II Kansas State vs. BYU Harlan/Bonner
Silver/Goldberg
after conc. I New Orleans II Texas/Wake Forest vs. Kentucky Enberg/Bilas
Wolff/Grant
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(212) 975-4120 (212) 975-5171
mailto:klmateo@cbs.com lwade@cbs.com
* A member of the CBS Sports Communications Department will be available throughout tournament coverage
at (212) 975-1796.
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