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CBS Sports and Turner Sports have announced tip times and matchups for Second Round coverage of the 2021 NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Championship on Sunday, March 21 (Noon-Midnight ET), with all 67 games available live in their entirety across four national television networks – TBS, CBS, TNT and truTV – and via NCAA March Madness Live.
Following are the tip times and commentator assignments for Sunday’s Second Round games. Tip times for the Second Round games on Monday, March 22 will be announced on Saturday after the conclusion of the day’s games.
This year’s NCAA Final Four National Semifinals on Saturday, April 3, along with the National Championship on Monday, April 5, will air on CBS.
Second Round Games – Sunday, March 21
Tip (ET)
Network
Site
Game
Play-by-Play/Analyst//Reporter
12:10 PM
CBS
Bankers Life Fieldhouse
(8) Loyola Chicago vs. (1) Illinois
Jim Nantz / Bill Raftery // Tracy Wolfson
2:40 PM
CBS
Hinkle Fieldhouse
(9) Wisconsin vs. (1) Baylor
Kevin Harlan / Dan Bonner // Dana Jacobson
5:15 PM
CBS
Bankers Life Fieldhouse
(11) Syracuse vs. (3) West Virginia
Nantz / Raftery // Wolfson
6:10 PM
TNT
Hinkle Fieldhouse
(6) Texas Tech vs. (3) Arkansas
Harlan / Bonner // Jacobson
7:10 PM
TBS
Lucas Oil Stadium Unity (South)
(10) Rutgers vs. (2) Houston
Spero Dedes / Brendan Haywood// Lauren Shehadi
7:45 PM
truTV
Indiana Farmers Coliseum
(15) Oral Roberts vs. (7) Florida
Lisa Byington / Steve Smith // TBD
8:45 PM
TNT
Bankers Life Fieldhouse
(13) North Texas vs. (5) Villanova
Nantz / Raftery // Wolfson
9:40 PM
TBS
Hinkle Fieldhouse
(12) Oregon St. vs. (4) Oklahoma St.
Harlan / Bonner // Jacobson
Below are the previously announced tip times and commentator assignments for Saturday’s First Round.
First Round Games – Saturday Afternoon, March 20
Tip (ET)
Network
Site
Game
Play-by-Play/Analyst//Reporter
12:15 PM
CBS
Hinkle Fieldhouse
(12) Georgetown vs. (5) Colorado
Andrew Catalon / Steve Lappas // AJ Ross
12:45 PM
truTV
Bankers Life Fieldhouse
(13) UNC Greensboro vs. (4) Florida St.
Brian Anderson / Jim Jackson // Allie LaForce
1:15 PM
TBS
Indiana Farmers Coliseum
(14) Eastern Washington vs. (3) Kansas
Brad Nessler / Steve Lavin // Evan Washburn
1:45 PM
TNT
Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall
(9) St. Bonaventure vs. (8) LSU
Carter Blackburn / Debbie Antonelli // Dana Jacobson
3:00 PM
CBS
Mackey Arena
(16) Texas Southern vs. (1) Michigan
Ian Eagle / Grant Hill // Jamie Erdahl
3:30 PM
truTV
Lucas Oil Stadium Unity (South)
(12) UC Santa Barbara vs. (5) Creighton
Lisa Byington / Steve Smith // Lauren Shehadi
4:00 PM
TBS
Hinkle Fieldhouse
(15) Iona vs. (2) Alabama
Catalon / Lappas // Ross
4:30 PM
TNT
Bankers Life Fieldhouse
(11) Drake vs. (6) USC
Anderson / Jackson // LaForce
First Round Games – Saturday Evening, March 20
Tip (ET)
Network
Site
Game
Play-by-Play/Analyst//Reporter
6:25 PM
TBS
Indiana Farmers Coliseum
(15) Grand Canyon vs. (2) Iowa
Nessler / Lavin // Washburn
7:10 PM
CBS
Mackey Arena
(10) Maryland vs. (7) UConn
Eagle / Hill // Erdahl
7:15 PM
truTV
Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall
(13) Ohio vs. (4) Virginia
Blackburn / Antonelli // Jacobson
7:25 PM
TNT
Lucas Oil Stadium Equality (North)
(9) Missouri vs. (8) Oklahoma
Tom McCarthy / Avery Johnson // Shehadi
9:20 PM
TBS
Bankers Life Fieldhouse
(16) Norfolk St. vs. (1) Gonzaga
Anderson / Jackson // LaForce
9:40 PM
CBS
Hinkle Fieldhouse
(11) UCLA vs. (6) BYU
Catalon / Lappas // Ross
9:50 PM
truTV
Lucas Oil Stadium Unity (South)
(14) Abilene Christian vs. (3) Texas
Byington / Smith // Shehadi
9:57 PM
TNT
Indiana Farmers Coliseum
(10) VCU vs. (7) Oregon
Nessler / Lavin // Washburn
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Adam Zagoria is a Basketball Insider who covers basketball at all levels. A contributor to The New York Times and SportsNet New York (SNY), he is also the author of two books and is an award-winning journalist and filmmaker. His articles have appeared in ESPN The Magazine, SLAM, Sheridan Hoops, Basketball Times and in newspapers nationwide. He also won an Emmy award for his work on the SNY mini-documentary on Syracuse guard Tyus Battle.
A veteran Ultimate Frisbee player, he has competed in numerous National and World Championships and, perhaps more importantly, his teams won the Westchester Summer League (WSL) championships in 2011 and 2013.
He lives in Manhattan with his wife and children.