Adam Zagoria covers basketball at all levels. He is the author of two books and an award-winning journalist whose articles have appeared in ESPN The Magazine, SLAM, Sheridan Hoops, Sports Illustrated, Basketball Times and in newspapers nationwide.
CBS Sports and Turner Sports have announced tip times and matchups for Second Round coverage of the 2022 NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Championship on Sunday, March 20 (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 Second Round action on Saturday, March 19, beginning at Noon.
Following are tip times and commentator assignments for 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 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 Games – Sunday, March 20
Tip (ET)
Network
Site
Game
Play-by-Play / Analyst // Reporter
12:10 p.m.
CBS
Pittsburgh, PA
(5) Houston vs. (4) Illinois
Kevin Harlan / Dan Bonner / Reggie Miller // Dana Jacobson
2:40 p.m.
CBS
Pittsburgh, PA
(7) Ohio St. vs. (2) Villanova
Harlan / Bonner / Miller // Jacobson
5:15 p.m.
CBS
Greenville, SC
(7) Michigan St. vs. (2) Duke
Jim Nantz / Bill Raftery / Grant Hill // Tracy Wolfson
6:10 p.m.
TNT
Milwaukee, WI
(11) Iowa St. vs. (3) Wisconsin
Spero Dedes / Deb Antonelli // AJ Ross
7:10 p.m.
TBS
San Diego, CA
(11) Notre Dame vs. (3) Texas Tech
Lisa Byington / Steve Smith / Avery Johnson // Lauren Shehadi
7:45 p.m.
truTV
Greenville, SC
(10) Miami (FL) vs. (2) Auburn
Nantz / Raftery / Hill // Wolfson
8:40 p.m.
TNT
Milwaukee, WI
(6) Texas vs. (3) Purdue
Dedes / Antonelli // Ross
9:40 p.m.
TBS
San Diego, CA
(9) TCU vs. (1) Arizona
Byington / Smith / Johnson // Shehadi
Below are the previously announced tip times and commentator assignments for Saturday’s Second Round.
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.
