NCAA Tournament Tip Times for Friday & Saturday

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
2:00 p.m.	TBS	Albany, NY	(12) VCU vs. (5) Saint Mary’s	Spero Dedes / Deb Antonelli // AJ Ross
2:45 p.m.*	CBS	Columbus, OH	(15) Vermont vs. (2) Marquette	Catalon / Lappas // Erdahl
3:10 p.m.*	truTV	Greensboro, NC	(11) Pitt vs. (6) Iowa St.	Eagle / Spanarkel // Washburn
4:00 p.m.*	TNT	Denver, CO	(11) NC State vs. (6) Creighton	Byington / Smith / Johnson // Katz
4:30 p.m.*	TBS	Albany, NY	(13) Iona vs. (4) UConn	Dedes / Antonelli // Ross
First Round Games – Friday Evening, March 17
Tip (ET)	Network	Site	Game	Play-by-Play/Analyst//Reporter
6:50 p.m.	TNT	Columbus, OH	(16) Fairleigh Dickinson vs. (1) Purdue	Catalon / Lappas // Erdahl
7:10 p.m.	CBS	Greensboro, NC	(11) Providence vs. (6) Kentucky	Eagle / Spanarkel // Washburn
7:25 p.m.	TBS	Albany, NY	(12) Drake vs. (5) Miami	Dedes / Antonelli // Ross
7:35 p.m.	truTV	Denver, CO	(14) Grand Canyon vs. (3) Gonzaga	Byington / Smith / Johnson // Katz
9:20 p.m.*	TNT	Columbus, OH	(9) Florida Atlantic vs. (8) Memphis	Catalon / Lappas // Erdahl
9:40 p.m.*	CBS	Greensboro, NC	(14) Montana St. vs. (3) Kansas St.	Eagle / Spanarkel // Washburn
9:55 p.m.*	TBS	Albany, NY	(13) Kent St. vs. (4) Indiana	Dedes / Antonelli // Ross
10:05 p.m.*	truTV	Denver, CO	(11) Arizona St. vs. (6) TCU	Byington / Smith / Johnson // Katz

*Approximate tip times