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CBS SPORTS' "ROAD TO THE FINAL FOUR" HIGHLIGHTED BY BATTLE FOR TOP SPOT IN BIG EAST AND ACC PLUS THE MISSOURI VALLEY CHAMPIONSHIP
No. 1 Connecticut Hosts No. 3 Pittsburgh on Saturday, March 7 and
No. 7 Duke Takes on No. 2 North Carolina on Sunday, March 8 to Highlight Weekend Line-up
CBS Sports' ROAD TO THE FINAL FOUR on Saturday, March 7 and Sunday, March 8 (12:00-6:00 PM, ET; both days) features a battle for both the Big East and ACC regular-season crowns and the conference title in the Missouri Valley.
Saturday's live action tips off with a national broadcast as *No. 1-ranked Connecticut takes on *No. 3-ranked Pittsburgh, with Connecticut battling for the top spot in the conference (12:00 NOON, ET). A regional match-up follows between Kentucky and Florida and California against *No. 21-ranked Arizona State (2:00 PM, ET). The day concludes with a Big 12 showdown as Texas plays No. 9-ranked Kansas, as the Jayhawks look to wrap up the conference (4:00 PM, ET).
Sunday's tripleheader tips-off with a regional broadcast as *No. 10-ranked Purdue visits *No. 8-ranked Michigan State and Alabama goes up against Tennessee (12:00 NOON, ET), followed by a national broadcast of the Missouri Valley Conference Championship (2:00 PM, ET). The weekend's action wraps up with national coverage as *No. 7-ranked Duke takes on ACC rival and *No. 2-ranked North Carolina for the regular-season title (4:00 PM, ET). All contests will be broadcast in high definition.
AT THE HALFÒ, CBS Sports' halftime studio show hosted by Greg Gumbel, along with Greg Anthony and Sports Illustrated's Seth Davis, provides all the day's news, scores and highlights live from the CBS Broadcast Center in New York City. Eric Mann produces and Bob Matina directs. Harold Bryant is Vice President, Production, CBS Sports.
(*AP poll rankings as of 0302/09)
Following are the talent and production assignments this weekend's action:
Saturday, March 7 - Tripleheader
12:00-2:00 PM, ET
Connecticut at Pittsburgh Verne Lundquist/Bill Raftery Bob Mansbach/Suzanne Smith
2:00-4:00 PM, ET
California at Arizona State Craig Bolerjack/Jim Spanarkel Vic Frank/Andy Goldberg
Kentucky at Florida Ian Eagle/Greg Anthony Ross Schneidermann/Bryan Lilley
4:00-6:00 PM, ET
Texas at Kansas Tim Brando/Mike Gminski Ken Mack/Jim Cornell
Saturday, March 8 - Tripleheader
12:00-2:00 PM, ET
Purdue at Michigan State Gus Johnson/Bill Raftery Steve Scheer/Mike Arnold
Alabama at Tennessee Kevin Harlan/Dan Bonner Craig Silver/Chris Svendsen
2:00-4:00 PM, ET -
Missouri Valley Conference Championship Dick Enberg/Bob Wenzel Mark Wolff/Mark Grant
4:00-6:00 PM, ET
Duke at North Carolina Jim Nantz/Clark Kellogg Bob Dekas/Bob Fishman
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CBS Sports Contact: Jennifer Sabatelle (212) 975-4120 jsabatelle@cbs.com
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