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Turner Sports and CBS Sports have announced tip times and matchups for Second Round coverage of the 2022 NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Championship on Saturday, March 19 (Noon-Midnight ET), with all 67 games available live in their entirety across four national television networks – TBS, CBS, TNT and truTV – and NCAA March Madness Live. The night’s coverage will conclude with Inside March Madness presented by Buick on TBS. Exclusive live coverage will continue with First Round action on Friday, March 18, beginning at Noon.
Following are tip times and commentator assignments for Saturday’s Second Round games. Tip times for the Second Round games on Sunday, March 20, will be announced on Friday after the conclusion of the day’s games.
This year’s NCAA Men’s Final Four National Semifinals on Saturday, April 2, along with the National Championship on Monday, April 4, will air on TBS.
Second Round Game – Saturday, March 19
Tip (ET)
Network
Site
Game
Play-by-Play / Analyst // Reporter
12:10 p.m.
CBS
Ft. Worth, TX
(8) North Carolina vs.(1) Baylor
Brian Anderson / Jim Jackson // Allie LaForce
2:40 p.m.
CBS
Ft. Worth, TX
(9) Creighton vs. (1) Kansas
Anderson / Jackson // LaForce
5:15 p.m.
CBS
Indianapolis, IN
(11) Michigan vs.(3) Tennessee
Ian Eagle / Jim Spanarkel // Jamie Erdahl
6:10 p.m.
TNT
Buffalo, NY
(12) Richmond vs.(4) Providence
Brad Nessler / Brendan Haywood // Evan Washburn
7:10 p.m.
TBS
Portland, OR
(5) Saint Mary’s vs.(4) UCLA
Andrew Catalon / Steve Lappas // Andy Katz
7:45 p.m.
CBS
Indianapolis, IN
(15) Saint Peter’s vs. (7) Murray St.
Eagle / Spanarkel // Erdahl
8:40 p.m.
TNT
Buffalo, NY
(12) New Mexico St. vs.(4) Arkansas
Nessler / Haywood // Washburn
9:40 p.m.
TBS
Portland, OR
(9) Memphis vs. (1) Gonzaga
Catalon / Lappas // Katz
Below are the previously announced tip times and commentator assignments for Friday’s First Round.
First Round Games – Friday Afternoon, March 18
Tip (ET)
Network
Site
Game
Play-by-Play / Analyst // Reporter
12:15 p.m.
CBS
Pittsburgh, PA
(10) Loyola Chicago vs.(7) Ohio St.
Kevin Harlan / Dan Bonner / Reggie Miller // Dana Jacobson
12:40 p.m.
truTV
Greenville, SC
(15) Jacksonville St. vs.(2) Auburn
Jim Nantz / Bill Raftery / Grant Hill // Tracy Wolfson
1:45 p.m.
TNT
San Diego, CA
(14) Montana St. vs.(3) Texas Tech
Lisa Byington / Steve Smith / Avery Johnson // Lauren Shehadi
2:00 p.m.
TBS
Milwaukee, WI
(14) Yale vs.(3) Purdue
Spero Dedes / Deb Antonelli // AJ Ross
2:45 p.m.
CBS
Pittsburgh, PA
(15) Delaware vs.(2) Villanova
Harlan / Bonner / Miller // Jacobson
3:10 p.m.
truTV
Greenville, SC
(10) Miami (FL) vs.(7) Southern California
Nantz / Raftery / Hill // Wolfson
4:15 p.m.
TNT
San Diego, CA
(11) Notre Dame vs.(6) Alabama
Byington / Smith / Johnson // Shehadi
4:30 p.m.
TBS
Milwaukee, WI
(11) Virginia Tech vs.(6) Texas
Dedes / Antonelli // Ross
First Round Games – Friday Evening, March 18
Tip (ET)
Network
Site
Game
Play-by-Play / Analyst // Reporter
6:50 p.m.
TNT
Pittsburgh, PA
(13) Chattanooga vs.(4) Illinois
Harlan / Bonner / Miller // Jacobson
7:10 p.m.
CBS
Greenville, SC
(15) Cal St. Fullerton vs.(2) Duke
Nantz / Raftery / Hill // Wolfson
7:20 p.m.
TBS
Milwaukee, WI
(11) Iowa St. vs.(6) LSU
Dedes / Antonelli // Ross
7:27 p.m.
truTV
San Diego, CA
(16) Wright St. vs.(1) Arizona
Byington / Smith / Johnson // Shehadi
9:20 p.m.
TNT
Pittsburgh, PA
(12) UAB vs.(5) Houston
Harlan / Bonner / Miller // Jacobson
9:40 p.m.
CBS
Greenville, SC
(10) Davidson vs.(7) Michigan St.
Nantz / Raftery / Hill // Wolfson
9:50 p.m.
TBS
Milwaukee, WI
(14) Colgate vs.(3) Wisconsin
Dedes / Antonelli // Ross
9:57 p.m.
truTV
San Diego, CA
(9) TCU vs.(8) Seton Hall
Byington / Smith / Johnson // Shehadi
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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.