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.
Here are the tip times and commentator assignments for Saturday’s Second Round games and Friday First Round games. Tip times for the Second Round games on Sunday, March 19, 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 1, along with the National Championship on Monday, April 3, will air on CBS.
Second Round Games – Saturday, March 18
Tip (ET)
Network
Site
Game
Play-by-Play/Analyst//Reporter
12:10 p.m.
CBS
Orlando, FL
(13) Furman vs.(5) San Diego St.
Kevin Harlan / Dan Bonner / Stan Van Gundy // Lauren Shehadi
2:40 p.m.*
CBS
Orlando, FL
(5) Duke vs. (4) Tennessee
Harlan / Bonner / Van Gundy // Shehadi
5:15 p.m.*
CBS
Des Moines, IA
(8) Arkansas vs. (1) Kansas
Brian Anderson / Jim Jackson // Allie LaForce
6:10 p.m.
TNT
Sacramento, CA
(15) Princeton vs.(7) Missouri
Brad Nessler / Brendan Haywood // Dana Jacobson
7:10 p.m.
TBS
Birmingham, AL
(9) Auburn vs. (1) Houston
Jim Nantz / Bill Raftery / Grant Hill // Tracy Wolfson
7:45 p.m.*
CBS
Des Moines, IA
(10) Penn St. / (7)Texas A&M vs. (2) Texas
Anderson / Jackson // LaForce
8:40 p.m.*
TNT
Sacramento, CA
(7) Northwestern vs. (15) UNC Asheville / (2) UCLA
Nessler / Haywood // Jacobson
9:40 p.m.*
TBS
Birmingham, AL
(8) Maryland vs. (1) Alabama
Nantz / Raftery / Hill // Wolfson
*Approximate tip times
Below are the previously announced tip times and commentator assignments for Friday’s First Round.
First Round Games – Friday Afternoon, March 17
Tip (ET)
Network
Site
Game
Play-by-Play/Analyst//Reporter
12:15 p.m.
CBS
Columbus, OH
(10) USC vs. (7) Michigan St.
Andrew Catalon / Steve Lappas // Jamie Erdahl
12:40 p.m.
truTV
Greensboro, NC
(14) Kennesaw St. vs. (3) Xavier
Ian Eagle / Jim Spanarkel // Evan Washburn
1:30 p.m.
TNT
Denver, CO
(14) UC Santa Barbara vs. (3) Baylor
Lisa Byington / Steve Smith / Avery Johnson // Andy Katz
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.
