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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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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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