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CBS SPORTS' EXCLUSIVE LIVE COVERAGE OF 2009 NCAA DIVISION I MEN'S BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIP CONTINUES ON SATURDAY, MARCH 21
Tip-Times and Match-ups Announced for Saturday, March 22
CBS Sports' exclusive live coverage of the 2009 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Championship continues with second-round action on Saturday, March 21 (1:00-10:00 PM, ET) and concludes on Monday, April 6 with the National Championship game (9:00 PM, ET-conclusion).
Greg Gumbel, Greg Anthony and Seth Davis host THE ROAD TO THE FINAL FOUR® from the CBS Broadcast Center in New York City. Eric Mann serves as Senior Producer and Bob Matina directs. Harold Bryant is Vice President, Production, CBS Sports.
All 2009 NCAA Tournament games will be broadcast in high definition television where available
Following are the tip times of Saturday and Sunday's second-round games, as well as the CBS Sports announce and production team assignments for the 2009 edition of "March Madness."
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SATURDAY, MARCH 21 (1:00-10:00 PM, ET)
(announce and production teams same as Thursday)
Play-by-Play/Analyst
Tip (ET) Site Game Producer//Director
1:05 PM Philadelphia I Villanova vs. UCLA Dick Enberg/Jay Bilas
Mark Wolff/Mark Grant
3:20 PM Kansas City I Memphis vs. Maryland Tim Brando/Mike Gminski
Ken Mack/Jim Cornell
after conc. I Philadelphia II Connecticut vs. Texas A&M Enberg/Bilas
Mark Wolff/Mark Grant
5:40 PM Portland I Purdue vs. Washington Kevin Harlan/Dan Bonner
Craig Silver/Andy Goldberg
5:45 PM Greensboro I North Carolina vs. LSU Jim Nantz/Clark Kellogg
Bob Dekas/Bob Fishman
after conc. I Kansas City II Oklahoma vs. Michigan Brando/Gminski
Mack/Cornell
after conc. I Portland II Gonzaga vs. Western Kentucky Harlan/Bonner
Silver/Goldberg
after conc. I Greensboro II Duke vs. Texas Nantz/Kellogg
Dekas/Fishman
SUNDAY, MARCH 22 (12:00 Noon-7:00 PM, ET)
(announce and production teams same as Friday)
Play-by-Play/Analyst
Tip (ET) Site Game Producer//Director
12:10 PM Miami I Syracuse vs. Arizona State Ian Eagle/Jim Spanarkel
Ross Schneiderman/Bryan Lilley
2:20 PM Boise I Wisconsin vs. Xavier Craig Bolerjack/Bob Wenzel Vic Frank/Chris Svendsen
2:30 PM Minneapolis I Kansas vs. Dayton Gus Johnson/Len Elmore
Steve Scheer/Mike Arnold
after conc. I Miami II Cleveland State vs. Arizona Eagle/Spanarkel
Schneiderman/Lilley
2:50 PM Dayton I Oklahoma State vs. Pittsburgh Verne Lundquist/Bill Raftery
Bob Mansbach/Suzanne Smith
after conc. I Boise II Missouri vs. Marquette Bolerjack/Wenzel Frank/Svendsen
after conc. I Minneapolis II Michigan State vs. USC Johnson/Elmore
Scheer/Arnold
after conc. I Dayton II Siena vs. Louisville Lundquist/Raftery
Mansbach/Smith
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CBS Sports Contacts: Jen Sabatelle LeslieAnne Wade
(212) 975-4120 (212) 975-5171
mailto:klmateo@cbs.com lwade@cbs.com
* A member of the CBS Sports Communications Department will be available throughout tournament coverage
at (212) 975-1796.
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