
Turner Sports and CBS Sports Announce Tip Times and Matchups for Second Round Games on Sunday, March 18 Friday, March 16, 2018
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Exclusive Second Round Coverage Begins Saturday, March 17
CBS Sports and Turner Sports announce tip times and matchups for Second Round coverage of the 2018 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Championship on Sunday, March 18 (Noon-Midnight ET), with all games available in their entirety across four national television networks - TBS, CBS, TNT and truTV - and via NCAA March Madness Live. The night's coverage will conclude with Inside March Madness Presented by Buick following Marshall vs. West Virginia on TBS. Exclusive live coverage will continue with the start of Second Round action on Saturday, March 17, beginning at Noon.
Following are the tip times and commentator assignments for Saturday and Sunday's Second Round games. Tip times for next Thursday and Friday's Regional Semifinals will be announced on Sunday after the conclusion of the day's games.
This year's NCAA Final Four National Semifinals on Saturday, March 31, along with the National Championship on Monday, April 2, will air on TBS, with corresponding TeamCast presentations on TNT and TruTV.
Second Round Games - Saturday, March 17 (Noon-Midnight ET)
Tip (ET)
Network
Site
Game
Play-by-Play/Analyst//Reporter
12:10 p.m.
CBS
Pittsburgh I
(9) Alabama vs. (1) Villanova
Kevin Harlan / Reggie Miller / Dan Bonner // Dana Jacobson
After conc. I
CBS
Pittsburgh II
(7) Rhode Island vs. (2) Duke
Harlan / Miller / Bonner / Jacobson
5:15 p.m.
CBS
Boise I
(13) Buffalo vs. (5) Kentucky
Brian Anderson / Chris Webber // Lisa Byington
6:10 p.m.
TNT
Dallas I
(11) Loyola (IL) vs. (3) Tennessee
Spero Dedes / Steve Smith / Len Elmore // Ros Gold-Onwude
7:10 p.m.
TBS
Wichita I
(8) Seton Hall vs. (1) Kansas
Brad Nessler / Steve Lavin // Evan Washburn
After conc. I
CBS
Boise II
(5) Ohio St. vs. (4) Gonzaga
Anderson / Webber // Byington
After conc. I
TNT
Dallas II
(6) Florida vs. (3) Texas Tech
Dedes / Smith / Elmore // Gold-Onwude
After conc. I
TBS
Wichita II
(6) Houston vs. (3) Michigan
Nessler / Lavin // Washburn
Second Round Games - Sunday, March 18 (Noon-Midnight)
Tip (ET)
Network
Site
Game
Play-by-Play/Analyst//Reporter
12:10 p.m.
CBS
Detroit I
(10) Butler vs. (2) Purdue
Ian Eagle / Jim Spanarkel // Allie LaForce
After conc. I
CBS
Detroit II
(11) Syracuse vs. (3) Michigan St.
Eagle / Spanarkel // LaForce
5:15 p.m.
CBS
Charlotte I
(7) Texas A&M vs. (2) North Carolina
Jim Nantz / Grant Hill / Bill Raftery // Tracy Wolfson
6:10 p.m.
TNT
Nashville I
(7) Nevada vs. (2) Cincinnati
Andrew Catalon / Steve Lappas // Jamie Erdahl
7:10 p.m.
TBS
San Diego I
(5) Clemson vs. (4) Auburn
Carter Blackburn / Debbie Antonelli // John Schriffen
After conc. I
truTV
Charlotte II
(16) UMBC vs. (9) Kansas St.
Nantz / Hill / Raftery // Wolfson
After conc. I
TNT
Nashville II
(9) Florida St./(8) Missouri vs. (1) Xavier
Catalon / Lappas // Erdahl
After conc. I
TBS
San Diego II
(13) Marshall vs. (5) West Virginia
Blackburn / Antonelli // Schriffen
Follow us on Twitter: @MarchMadnessTV for schedule updates and the latest NCAA Tournament broadcast news and information.
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