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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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.
