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[03/16/14 - 06:15 PM]
Turner Sports and CBS Sports' Exclusive Coverage of the 2014 NCAA(R) Division I Men's Basketball Championship Tips Off March 18
Brian Anderson and Dan Bonner will call Tuesday's First Four games with reporter Kristine Leahy.
[via press release from CBS]

Turner Sports and CBS Sports' Exclusive Coverage of the 2014 NCAA(R) Division I Men's Basketball Championship Tips Off March 18

Announce Teams Set for NCAA First Four(TM) and Second Round Coverage

CBS Sports and Turner Sports' exclusive coverage of the 2014 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Championship will tip off with the NCAA First Four(TM) on truTV presented by Northwestern Mutual on Tuesday, March 18 and Wednesday, March 19 (6:00 PM, ET; both days). Second round game coverage will begin Thursday, March 20 and Friday, March 21 (12:00 NOON-Midnight; both days) with all games available live in their entirety across four national television networks - TBS, CBS, TNT and truTV. Additionally, truTV will televise a one-hour pregame show Thursday and Friday at 11:00 AM, ET.

Brian Anderson and Dan Bonner will call Tuesday's First Four games with reporter Kristine Leahy. Kevin Harlan will team with analysts Len Elmore and Reggie Miller and reporter Rachel Nichols for Wednesday's games. Studio coverage for the First Four will originate from Atlanta with Matt Winer hosting alongside analysts Seth Davis, Grant Hill and Steve Smith both days.

Following are the tip times for the First Four games, as well as the commentator assignments for the second round games. Tip times for the third round games on Saturday will be announced on Thursday after the conclusion of the day's games. Sunday's tip times will be released after the conclusion of play on Friday.

The Final Four on Saturday, April 5 will be televised on TBS for the first time along with "teamcasts" or team-specific telecasts airing on TNT and truTV. The National Championship Game on Monday, April 7 will air on CBS for the 33rd consecutive year.

First Round Games

Tuesday, March 18

Tip (ET) Network Site Game Play-by-Play/Analyst//Reporter Producer/Director

6:40 p.m. truTV Dayton I Albany vs. Mount St. Mary's Brian Anderson/Dan Bonner//Kristine Leahy Rodney Vaughn/Chris Svendsen

After conc. I truTV Dayton II North Carolina State vs. Xavier Anderson/Bonner//Leahy Vaughn/Svendsen

First Round Games

Wednesday, March 19

6:40 p.m. truTV Dayton I Cal Poly vs. Texas Southern Kevin Harlan/Len Elmore/Reggie Miller//Rachel Nichols Vaughn/Svendsen

After conc. I truTV Dayton II Iowa vs. Tennessee Harlan/Elmore/Miller/Nichols Vaughn/Svendsen

Second Round Games

Thursday Afternoon, March 20 (NOON-6:00 PM, ET)

Tip (ET) Network Site Game Play-by-Play/Analyst//Reporter Producer/Director

12:15 p.m. CBS Buffalo I Ohio State vs. Dayton Verne Lundquist/Bill Raftery//Allie LaForce Bob Mansbach/Suzanne Smith

12:40 p.m. truTV Milwaukee I Wisconsin vs. American Ian Eagle/Jim Spanarkel//Lewis Johnson Ken Mack/Jim Cornell

1:40 p.m. TBS Orlando I Colorado vs. Pittsburgh Anderson/Bonner//Leahy Jonathan Segal/Renardo Lowe

2:10 p.m. TNT Spokane I Cincinnati vs. Harvard Spero Dedes/Doug Gottlieb//Jaime Maggio Ryan Galvin/Mark Grant

After conc. I CBS Buffalo II Syracuse vs. Western Michigan Lundquist/ Raftery// LaForce Mansbach/Smith

After conc. I truTV Milwaukee II Oregon vs. BYU Eagle/Spanarkel// Johnson Mack/Cornell

After conc. I TBS Orlando II Florida vs. Albany/Mount St. Mary's Anderson/Bonner//Leahy Segal/Renardo Lowe

After conc. I TNT Spokane II Michigan State vs. Delaware Dedes/Gottlieb//Maggio Galvin/Grant

Second Round Games

Thursday Evening, March 20 (6:30 PM, ET-Midnight) (Announce Teams Same as Day Games)

Tip (ET) Network Site Game Play-by-Play/Analyst//Reporter Producer/Director

6:55 p.m. TBS Buffalo III Connecticut vs. Saint Joseph's Lundquist/ Raftery// LaForce Mansbach/Smith

7:10 p.m. CBS Milwaukee III Michigan vs. Wofford Eagle/Spanarkel// Johnson Mack/Cornell

7:20 p.m. TNT Orlando III St. Louis vs. N.C. State/Xavier Anderson/Bonner//Leahy Segal/Lowe

7:27 p.m. truTV Spokane III Oklahoma vs. North Dakota State Dedes/Gottlieb//Maggio Galvin/Grant

After conc. III TBS Buffalo IV Villanova vs. Milwaukee Lundquist/ Raftery// LaForce Mansbach/Smith

After conc. III CBS Milwaukee IV Texas vs. Arizona State Eagle/Spanarkel// Johnson Mack/Cornell

After conc. III TNT Orlando IV Louisville vs. Manhattan Anderson/Bonner//Leahy Segal/ Lowe

After conc. III truTV Spokane IV San Diego State vs. New Mexico State Dedes/Gottlieb//Maggio Galvin/Grant

Second Round Games

Friday Afternoon, March 21 (NOON-6:00 PM, ET)

Tip (ET) Network Site Game Play-by-Play/Analyst//Reporter Producer/Director

12:15 p.m. CBS Raleigh I Duke vs. Mercer Harlan/Elmore/Miller/Nichols Craig Silver/Mike Arnold

12:40 p.m. truTV San Antonio I Baylor vs. Nebraska Marv Albert/Steve Kerr//Craig Sager Scott Cockerill/Lonnie Dale

1:40 p.m. TBS St. Louis I New Mexico vs. Stanford Jim Nantz/Greg Anthony//Tracy Wolfson Mark Wolff/Bob Fishman

2:10 p.m. TNT San Diego I Arizona vs. Weber State Andrew Catalon/Mike Gminski//Otis Livingston Vic Frank/Andy Goldberg

After conc. I CBS Raleigh II Massachusetts vs. Iowa/Tennessee Harlan/Elmore/Miller/Nichols Silver/Arnold

After conc. I truTV San Antonio II Creighton vs. La. Lafayette Albert/Kerr//Sager Cockerill/Dale

After conc. I TBS St. Louis II Kansas vs. Eastern Kentucky Nantz/Anthony//Wolfson Wolff/Fishman

After conc. I TNT San Diego II Gonzaga vs. Oklahoma State Catalon/Gminski//Livingston Frank/Goldberg

Second Round Games

Friday Evening, March 21 (6:30 PM, ET-Midnight) (Announce Teams Same as Day Games)

Tip (ET) Network Site Game Play-by-Play/Analyst//Reporter Producer/Director

6:55 p.m. TBS Raleigh III Memphis vs. George Washington Harlan/Elmore/Miller/Nichols Silver/Arnold

7:10 p.m. CBS St. Louis III Wichita State vs. Cal Poly/Texas Southern Nantz/Anthony//Wolfson Wolff/Fishman

7:20 p.m. TNT San Antonio III North Carolina vs. Providence Albert/Kerr//Sager Cockerill/Dale

7:27 p.m. truTV San Diego III VCU vs. Stephen F. Austin Catalon/Gminski//Livingston Frank/Goldberg

After conc. III TBS Raleigh IV Virginia vs. Coastal Carolina Harlan/Elmore/Miller/Nichols Silver/Arnold

After conc. III CBS St. Louis IV Kentucky vs. Kansas State Nantz/Anthony//Wolfson Wolff/Fishman

After conc. III TNT San Antonio IV Iowa State vs. N.C. Central Albert/Kerr//Sager Cockerill/Dale

After conc. III truTV San Diego IV UCLA vs. Tulsa Catalon/Gminski//Livingston Frank/Goldberg

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