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CBS SPORTS' COLLEGE BASKETBALL TRIPLEHEADER FEATURES FIVE OF NATION'S BEST HIGHLIGHTED BY NO. 1-RANKED TEXAS VS. NO. 21-RANKED CONNECTICUT ON SATURDAY, JAN. 23

CBS Sports' college basketball schedule continues with a tripleheader on Saturday, Jan 23 (12:00 NOON-6:00 PM, ET) featuring five of the nation's top 25 teams. Regional coverage of *No. 7-ranked Michigan State taking on Minnesota and Mississippi State playing Alabama (12:00 NOON) tips off the day. More regional action follows as *No. 25-ranked Ohio State battles *No. 12-ranked West Virginia and Oregon State plays California (2:00 PM, ET). National coverage of *No. 1-ranked Texas against *No. 21-ranked Connecticut concludes the day (4:00 PM, ET)

 

Gus Johnson and analyst Greg Anthony will be on hand at Williams Arena in Minneapolis, Minn. to handle the call for Michigan State-Minnesota. Steve Scheer produces and Andy Goldberg directs.

 

Craig Bolerjack and Dan Bonner are courtside for Mississippi State-Alabama from Coleman Coliseum in Tuscaloosa, Ala. Vic Frank produces and Mark Grant directs.

 

Kevin Harlan and Bill Raftery handle the call from WVU Coliseum in Morgantown, W.V. for Ohio State-West Virginia. Ken Mack produces and Jim Cornell directs.

 

Ian Eagle and Jim Spanarkel handle the call for Oregon State-California from Haas Pavilion in Berkeley, Calif. Ross Schneiderman produces and Suzanne Smith directs.

 

Verne Lundquist joins CBS Sports' lead college basketball analyst Clark Kellogg to call the action from Gampel Pavilion in Storrs, Conn.  Bob Dekas, CBS Sports' coordinating producer for college basketball, produces and Chris Svendsen directs.

 

AT THE HALF(R), CBS Sports' halftime studio show, hosted by Tim Brando along with Sports Illustrated's Seth Davis, provides all the day's news, scores and highlights live from the CBS Broadcast Center in New York City. Vin DeVito produces and Linda Malino directs. Harold Bryant is Vice President, Production, CBS Sports.

 

In addition, Michigan State-Minnesota, Mississippi State-Alabama and Ohio State-West Virginia will be streamed lived on CBSSports.com

 

 

*Coaches Poll as of 1/18/10

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CBS Sports Contact:    Jen Sabatelle      (212) 975-4120         jsabatelle@cbs.com