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CBS SPORTS' EXCLUSIVE LIVE COVERAGE OF 2007 NCAA MEN'S BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIP TIPS OFF ON THURSDAY, MARCH 15
Announce and Production Teams Assigned for First and Second Round Coverage
CBS Sports' exclusive live coverage of the 2007 NCAA Men's Basketball Championship begins with first round action on Thursday, March 15 and Friday, March 16 (12:00 Noon-5:00 PM, ET, and 7:00 PM-12:00 AM, ET, both days) and concludes on Monday, April 2 with the national championship game (9:00 PM, ET-conclusion).
Greg Gumbel, Clark Kellogg 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.
CSTV will air two out-of-market games of the NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Championship in their entirety. On Thursday, March 15, Vanderbilt plays George Washington and on Friday, March 16, Virginia takes on Albany. Both games will be broadcast locally on CBS.
All 2007 NCAA Tournament games will be broadcast in high definition television where available.
Tony Petitti is Executive Vice President and Executive Producer, CBS Sports.
Following are the tip times of first- and second-round games, as well as the announce and production team assignments for CBS Sports’ 26th consecutive year on THE ROAD TO THE FINAL FOUR.
Check out CBS Sports' complete college basketball schedule
THURSDAY AFTERNOON, MARCH 15 (12:00 Noon-5:00 PM, ET)
Tip (ET), Site, Game, Play-by-Play/Analyst, Producer/Director
12:20 PM, Buffalo I, Maryland vs. Davidson, Kevin Harlan/Bob Wenzel, Vic Frank/Chris Svendsen
12:25 PM, Winston-Salem I, BC vs. Texas Tech, Dick Enberg/Jay Bilas, Bob Mansbach/Mike Arnold
12:40 PM, Lexington I, Louisville vs. Stanford, Gus Johnson/Dan Bonner, Craig Silver/Andy Goldberg
2:40 PM, Sacramento I, Wash. St. vs. Oral Roberts James Brown/Len Elmore, Steve Scheer/Mark Grant/Jim Cornell
after conc. I, Buffalo II, Butler vs. Old Dominion, Harlan/Wenzel, Frank/Svendsen
after conc. I, Winston-Salem II, Georgetown vs. Belmont, Enberg/Bilas, Mansbach/Arnold
after conc. I, Lexington II, Texas A&M vs. Penn, Johnson/Bonner, Silver/Goldberg
after conc. I, Sacramento II, Vanderbilt vs. GW, Brown/Elmore, Scheer/Grant/Cornell
Also broadcast on CSTV
THURSDAY EVENING, MARCH 15 (7:00 PM-12:00 AM, ET)
(announce and production teams same as day games)
Tip (ET), Site, Game
7:10 PM, Buffalo III, Duke vs. Virginia Commonwealth
7:10 PM, Lexington III, Ohio State vs. Central Connecticut State
7:20 PM, Winston-Salem III, Marquette vs. Michigan State
7:25 PM, Sacramento III, UCLA vs. Weber State
after conc. III, Buffalo IV, Pittsburgh vs. Wright State
after conc. III, Lexington IV, BYU vs. Xavier
after conc. III, Winston Salem IV, North Carolina vs. Eastern Kentucky
after conc. III Sacramento IV, Indiana vs. Gonzaga
FRIDAY AFTERNOON, MARCH 16 (12:00 Noon-5:00 PM, ET)
Tip (ET), Site, Game, Play-by-Play/Analyst, Producer/Director
12:15 PM, Columbus I, Virginia vs. Albany, Tim Brando/Mike Gminski, Ken Mack/Cathy Barreto
12:25 PM, Chicago I, UNLV vs. Georgia Tech, Jim Nantz/Billy Packerm, Bob Dekas/Bob Fishman
12:30 PM, New Orleans I, Memphis vs. North Texas, Verne Lundquist/Bill Raftery Mark Wolff/Suzanne Smith
2:35 PM, Spokane I, Notre Dame vs. Winthrop, Ian Eagle/Jim Spanarkel, Ross Schneiderman/Steve Karasik/Bryan Lilley
after conc. I, Columbus II, Tenn. vs. Long Beach State, Brando/Gminski, Mack/Barreto
after conc. I, Chicago II, Wisconsin vs. Texas A&M CC, Nantz/Packer, Dekas/Fishman
after conc. I, New Orleans II, Nevada vs. Creighton Lundquist/Raftery, Wolff/Smith
after conc. I, Spokane II, Oregon vs. Miami (Ohio), Eagle/Spanarkel, Schneiderman/Karasik/Lilley
FRIDAY EVENING, MARCH 16 (7:00 PM-12:00 AM, ET)
(announce and production teams same as day games)
Tip (ET), Site, Game
7:10 PM, Columbus III, Virginia Tech vs. Illinois
7:10 PM, Chicago III, Kansas vs. Florida A&M/Niagara
7:20 PM, New Orleans III, Arizona vs. Purdue
7:25 PM, Spokane III, Texas vs. New Mexico State
after conc. III, Columbus IV, Southern Illinois vs. Holy Cross
after conc. III, Chicago IV, Kentucky vs. Villanova
after conc. III, New Orleans IV, Florida vs. Jackson State
after conc. III, Spokane IV, Arkansas vs. USC
SATURDAY, MARCH 17 (1:00-10:00 PM, ET)
(announce and production teams same as Thursday)
Tip (ET), Site, Game
1:10 PM, Lexington I, Ohio State/Central Connecticut State vs. BYU/Xavier
3:20 PM, Buffalo I, Maryland/Davidson vs. Butler/Old Dominion
after conc. I, Lexington II, Texas A&M/Pennsylvania vs. Louisville/Stanford
after conc. I, Buffalo II, Duke/Virginia Commonwealth vs. Pittsburgh/Wright State
5:50 PM, Winston-Salem I, Georgetown/Belmont vs. Boston College/Texas Tech
5:55 PM, Sacramento I, Washington State/Oral Roberts vs. Vanderbilt/George Washington
after conc. I, Winston-Salem II, North Carolina/Eastern Kentucky vs. Marquette/Michigan State
after conc. I, Sacramento II, Indiana/Gonzaga vs. UCLA/Weber State
SUNDAY, MARCH 18 (12:00 Noon-7:00 PM, ET)
(announce and production teams same as Friday)
Tip (ET), Site, Game
12:10 PM, Columbus I, Virginia/Albany vs. Tennessee/Long Beach State
2:15 PM, New Orleans I, Memphis/North Texas vs. Nevada/Creighton
after conc. I, Columbus II, Illinois/Virginia Tech vs. Southern Illinois/Holy Cross
2:36 PM, Chicago I, UNLV/Georgia Tech vs. Wisconsin/Texas A&M Corpus Christi
2:50 PM, Spokane I, Oregon/Miami (Ohio) vs. Norte Dame/Winthrop
after conc. I, New Orleans II, Florida/Jackson State vs. Arizona/Purdue
after conc. I, Chicago II, Kansas/Florida A&M/Niagara vs. Kentucky/Villanova
after conc. I, Spokane II, Texas/New Mexico State vs. Arkansas/USC
