CBS Sports and Turner Sports Exclusive Coverage of 0 NCAA Division I Men s Basketball Championship Tips off March 9 -

Turner Sports and CBS Sports' exclusive coverage of the 2013 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Championship will tip off with first round coverage of the NCAA First Four on Tuesday, March 19, and Wednesday, March 20 (6 p.m. ET; both days), on truTV. Second-round game coverage will begin Thursday, March 21, and Friday, March 22 (Noon-Midnight; both days), with all games available live in their entirety across four national television networks CBS, TBS, TNT and truTV. Additionally, on Thursday and Friday, truTV will televise a one-hour pregame show at 11 a.m.

Marv Albert and Steve Kerr will call the action, with Craig Sager courtside for the two First Four games on Tuesday. Jim Nantz and Clark Kellogg, along with courtside reporter Tracy Wolfson, will handle the call for the First Four games on Wednesday. Studio coverage for the First Four originates from Atlanta and features Ernie Johnson, Charles Barkley, Steve Smith and Rex Chapman on Tuesday with Matt Winer, Seth Davis, Smith and Chapman providing analysis on Wednesday (6 p.m.; both days).

Following are the tip times for the First Four games, as well as the announce and production team assignments for the second round games. Tip times for the third round games on Saturday will be announced on Thursday after the conclusion of the day's games. Sunday's tip times will be released after the conclusion of play on Friday. Fans can access a Channel Finder for every tournament game at www.ncaa.com/march-madness.

NCAA March Madness Live will provide college basketball fans unparalleled multi-screen digital access to the 2013 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Championship including live streaming of every game. The digital suite of products will also feature video highlights, full game replays, real-time game alerts, live game scoring, real-time tournament brackets, personal channel lineup features, live stats, robust social media integration and more.

FIRST ROUND GAMES

TUESDAY, MARCH 19

Tip (ET) Network Site Game Play-by-Play/Analyst//Reporter

Producer/Director

6:40 p.m.

truTV

Dayton I

N.C. A&T vs. Liberty

Marv Albert/Steve Kerr//

Craig Sager

Rodney Vaughn/Andy Goldberg

After conc. I

truTV

Dayton II

Mid Tennessee vs. St. Mary's

Albert/Kerr//Sager

Vaughn/Goldberg

FIRST ROUND GAMES

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 20

6:40 p.m.

truTV

Dayton I

LIU-Brooklyn vs. James Madison

Jim Nantz/Clark Kellogg//Tracy Wolfson

Vaughn/Goldberg

After conc. I

truTV

Dayton II

Boise St. vs. LaSalle

Nantz/Kellog//Wolfson

Vaughn/Goldberg

SECOND ROUND GAMES

THURSDAY AFTERNOON, MARCH 21 (Noon-5 p.m. ET)

Tip (ET) Network Site Game Play-by-Play/Analyst//Reporter

Producer/Director

12:15 p.m.

CBS

Auburn Hills I

Valparaiso vs. Michigan State

Verne Lundquist/Bill Raftery//Rachel Nichols

Bob Dekas/Suzanne Smith

12:40 p.m.

truTV

Lexington I

Bucknell vs. Butler

Ian Eagle/Jim Spanarkel// Allie LaForce

Bob Mansbach/Chris Svendsen

1:40 p.m.

TBS

Salt Lake City I

Wichita St. vs. Pittsburgh

Spero Dedes/Doug Gottlieb//Jamie Maggio

Ken Mack/Jim Cornell

2:10 p.m.

TNT

San Jose I

New Mexico St. vs. Saint Louis

Brian Anderson/Dan Bonner//Marty Snider

Craig Silver/Renardo Lowe

After conc. I

CBS

Auburn Hills II

Mid Tennessee / St. Mary's vs. Memphis

Lundquist/Raftery/Nichols

Dekas/Smith

After conc. I

truTV

Lexington II

Davidson vs. Marquette

Eagle/Spanarkel//LaForce

Mansbach/Svendsen

After conc. I

TBS

Salt Lake City II

Southern U. vs. Gonzaga

Dedes/Gottlieb//Maggio

Mack/Cornell

After conc. I

TNT

San Jose II

Oregon vs. Oklahoma St.

Anderson/Bonner//Snider

Silver/Lowe

SECOND ROUND GAMES

THURSDAY EVENING, MARCH 21 (6:30 p.m.-Midnight ET)

(Announce and Production Teams Same as Day Games)

6:50 p.m.

TBS

Lexington III

N.C. A&T/Liberty vs.Louisville

Eagle/Spanarkel//LaForce

Mansbach/Svendsen

7:15 p.m.

CBS

Auburn Hills III

South Dakota St. vs. Michigan

Lundquist/Raftery/Nichols

Dekas/Smith

7:20 p.m.

TNT

Salt Lake City III

Belmont vs. Arizona

Dedes/Gottlieb//Maggio

Mack/Cornell

7:27 p.m.

truTV

San Jose III

California vs. UNLV

Anderson/Bonner//Snider

Silver/Lowe

After conc. III

TBS

Lexington IV

Missouri vs. Colorado St.

Eagle/Spanarkel//LaForce

Mansbach/Svendsen

After conc. III

CBS

Auburn Hills IV

Akron vs. VCU

Lundquist/Raftery/Nichols

Dekas/Smith

After conc. III

TNT

Salt Lake City IV

Harvard vs. New Mexico

Dedes/Gottlieb//Maggio

Mack/Cornell

After conc. III

truTV

San Jose IV

Montana vs. Syracuse

Anderson/Bonner//Snider

Silver/Lowe

SECOND ROUND GAMES

FRIDAY AFTERNOON, MARCH 22 (Noon-5 p.m. ET)

Tip (ET) Network Site Game Play-by-Play/Analyst//Reporter

Producer/Director

12:15 p.m.

CBS

Philadelphia I

Albany vs. Duke

Kevin Harlan/Len Elmore/Reggie Miller//Lewis Johnson

Steve Scheer/Mike Arnold

12:40 p.m.

truTV

Kansas City I

Ole Miss vs. Wisconsin

Albert/Kerr//Sager

Scott Cockerill/Lonnie Dale

1:40 p.m.

TBS Dayton I

Temple vs. N.C. State

Nantz/Kellogg//Wolfson

Mark Wolff/Bob Fishman

2:10 p.m.

TNT

Austin I

Pacific vs. Miami

Tim Brando/Mike Gminski//Otis Livingston

Vic Frank/Mark Grant

After conc. I

CBS

Philadelphia II

Cincinnati vs. Creighton

Harlan/Elmore/Miller//Johnson

Scheer/Arnold

After conc. I

truTV

Kansas City II

Boise St./LaSalle vs. Kansas State

Albert/Kerr//Sager

Cockerill/Dale

After conc. I

TBS

Dayton II

LIU Brooklyn/James Madison vs. Indiana

Nantz/Kellogg/Wolfson

Wolff/Fishman

After conc. I

TNT

Austin II

Colorado vs. Illinois

Brando/Gminski/Livingston

Frank/Grant

SECOND ROUND GAMES

FRIDAY EVENING, MARCH 22 (6:30 p.m.-Midnight ET)

(Announce and Production Teams Same as Day Games)

6:50 p.m.

TBS

Philadelphia III

Florida Gulf Coast vs. Georgetown

Harlan/Elmore/Miller//Johnson

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