Announce and Production Teams Assigned for First and Second Round Coverage

 

CBS Sports' exclusive live coverage of the 2010 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship begins with first round action on Thursday, March 18 and Friday, March 19 (12:00 Noon-5:00 PM, ET, and 7:00 PM-12:00 AM, ET, both days) 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.

 

Following are the tip times of first-round games, as well as the announce and production team assignments for CBS Sports' 29^th consecutive year on THE ROAD TO THE FINAL FOURÒ.

 

Tip times for the second-round games on Saturday will be announced on Thursday after the conclusion of the days' games. Sunday's tip times will be released after the conclusion of play on Friday.

 

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

 

                 Play-by-Play/Analyst

Tip (ET)          Site                         Game                                                       Producer//Director    

12:20 PM         Oklahoma City I      Florida vs. BYU                                        Kevin Harlan/Dan Bonner

                                                                                                                        Craig Silver/Andy Goldberg

 

12:25 PM         New Orleans I         Notre Dame vs. Old Dominion                  Dick Enberg/Jay Bilas

                                                                                                                        Mark Wolff/Mark Grant

 

12:30 PM         Providence I            Villanova vs. Robert Morris                       Verne Lundquist/Bill Raftery

                                                                                                                        Bob Mansbach/Suzanne Smith             

 

2:30 PM           San Jose I                Vanderbilt vs. Murray State                       Spero Dedes/Bob Wenzel                                                                                                                                                        Vic Frank/Chris Svendsen

 

after conc. I      Oklahoma City II     Kansas State vs. North Texas                   Harlan/Bonner

                                                                                                                        Silver/Goldberg

 

after conc. I      New Orleans II        Baylor vs. Sam Houston                            Enberg/Bilas

                                                                                                                        Mark Wolff/Mark Grant

 

after conc. I      Providence II           Richmond vs. St. Mary's                           Lundquist/Raftery

                                                                                                                        Mansbach/Smith          

 

after conc. I     San Jose II               Butler vs. UTEP                                        Dedes/Wenzel                                                                                                                                                                          Frank/Svendsen

 

THURSDAY 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           Oklahoma City III    UNLV vs. University of North Iowa         

 

7:15 PM           New Orleans III       Kentucky vs. East Tennessee State

 

7:20 PM           San Jose III             Marquette vs. Washington

 

7:25 PM           Providence III          Georgetown vs. Ohio                               

 

after conc. III   Oklahoma City IV    Kansas vs. Lehigh                                    

 

after conc. III   New Orleans IV      Texas vs. Wake Forest                            

 

after conc. III   San Jose IV             New Mexico vs. Montana

 

after conc. III   Providence IV          Tennessee vs. San Diego State

 

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

 

 

 

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CBS Sports Contacts:           Jen Sabatelle                           LeslieAnne Wade

(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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