Announce Teams Set for NCAA Tournament First and Second Round Coverage
Turner Sports and CBS Sports’ exclusive coverage of the 2015 NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Championship will tip off with the NCAA First Four™ on truTV presented by Northwestern Mutual on Tuesday, March 17, and Wednesday, March 18 (6 p.m. ET; both days). Second round game coverage will begin Thursday, March 19, and Friday, March 20 (Noon-Midnight; both days) with all 67 games available live in their entirety across four national television networks – TBS, CBS, TNT and truTV – and via NCAA March Madness Live. Additionally, truTV will televise a one-hour pregame show Thursday and Friday at 11 a.m.
Following are the tip times and commentator assignments for the first and 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 4, will be televised on TBS along with “TeamCasts” or team-specific telecasts airing on TNT and truTV. The National Championship Game on Monday, April 6, will air on CBS.
| First Round Games
Tuesday, March 17
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| Tip (ET) | Network | Site | Game | Play-by-Play/Analyst//Reporter | |
| 6:40 p.m. | truTV | Dayton I | Manhattan vs. Hampton | Brian Anderson/Steve Smith//Lewis Johnson | |
| After conc. I | truTV | Dayton II | BYU vs. Ole Miss | Anderson/Smith//Johnson | |
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First Round Games Wednesday, March 18 |
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| 6:40 p.m. | truTV | Dayton I | North Florida vs.
Robert Morris |
Ian Eagle/Doug Gottlieb//Evan Washburn | |
| After conc. I | truTV | Dayton II | Boise St. vs. Dayton | Eagle/Gottlieb//Washburn | |
Second Round GamesThursday Afternoon, March 19 (Noon- 6 p.m. ET)
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Network
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Site
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Game
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Play-by-Play/Analyst//Reporter
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| 12:15 p.m. | CBS | Pittsburgh I | Notre Dame vs. Northeastern | Brian Anderson/Steve Smith//Lewis Johnson | |
| 12:40 p.m. | truTV | Louisville I | Iowa State vs. UAB | Verne Lundquist/Jim Spanarkel//Allie LaForce | |
| 1:40 p.m. | TBS | Jacksonville I | Baylor vs. Georgia State | Andrew Catalon/Steve Lappas//Jamie Erdahl | |
| 2:10 p.m. | TNT | Portland I | Arizona vs. Texas Southern | Kevin Harlan/Reggie Miller/Dan Bonner//Rachel Nichols | |
| After conc. I | CBS | Pittsburgh II | Butler vs. Texas | Anderson/Smith//Johnson | |
| After conc. I | truTV | Louisville II | SMU vs. UCLA | Lundquist/Spanarkel//LaForce | |
| After conc. I | TBS | Jacksonville II | Xavier vs. BYU/Ole Miss | Catalon/Lappas//Erdahl | |
| After conc. I | TNT | Portland II | VCU vs. Ohio State | Harlan/Miller/Bonner//Nichols | |
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Second Round Games Thursday Evening, March 19 (6:30 p.m. ET-Midnight) (Announce Teams Same as Day Games)
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| Tip (ET) | Network | Site | Game | Play-by-Play/Analyst//Reporter | |
| 6:50 p.m. | TBS | Pittsburgh III | Villanova vs. Lafayette | Anderson/Smith//Johnson | |
| 7:10 p.m. | CBS | Louisville III | Cincinnati vs. Purdue | Lundquist/Spanarkel//LaForce | |
| 7:20 p.m. | TNT | Jacksonville III | North Carolina vs. Harvard | Catalon/Lappas//Erdahl | |
| 7:27 p.m. | truTV | Portland III | Utah vs. Stephen F. Austin | Harlan/Miller/Bonner//Nichols | |
| After conc. III | TBS | Pittsburgh IV | N.C. State vs. LSU | Anderson/Smith//Johnson | |
| After conc. III | CBS | Louisville IV | Kentucky vs. Hampton/Manhattan | Lundquist/Spanarkel//LaForce | |
| After conc. III | TNT | Jacksonville IV | Arkansas vs. Wofford | Catalon/Lappas//Erdahl | |
| After conc. III | truTV | Portland IV | Georgetown vs.
Eastern Washington |
Harlan/Miller/Bonner//Nichols | |
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Second Round Games Friday Afternoon, March 20 (Noon-6 p.m. ET)
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| Tip (ET) | Network | Site | Game | Play-by-Play/Analyst//Reporter | |
| 12:15 p.m. | CBS | Omaha I | Kansas vs. New Mexico St | Marv Albert/Chris Webber/Len Elmore//Craig Sager | |
| 12:40 p.m. | truTV | Charlotte I | Michigan State vs. Georgia | Jim Nantz/Bill Raftery/Grant Hill//Tracy Wolfson | |
| 1:40 p.m. | TBS | Seattle I | Northern Iowa vs. Wyoming | Spero Dedes/Mike Gminski//Jaime Maggio | |
| 2:10 p.m. | TNT | Columbus I | West Virginia vs. Buffalo | Ian Eagle/Doug Gottlieb//Evan Washburn | |
| After conc. I | CBS | Omaha II | Wichita State vs. Indiana | Albert/Webber/Elmore//Sager | |
| After conc. I | truTV | Charlotte II | Virginia vs. Belmont | Nantz/Raftery/Hill//Wolfson | |
| After conc. I | TBS | Seattle II | Louisville vs. UC Irvine | Dedes/Gminski//Maggio | |
| After conc. I | TNT | Columbus II | Maryland vs. Valparaiso | Eagle/Gottlieb//Washburn | |
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Second Round Games Friday Evening, March 20 (6:30 p.m.-Midnight ET) (Announce Teams Same as Day Games) |
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| Tip (ET) | Network | Site | Game | Play-by-Play/Analyst//Reporter | |
| 6:50 p.m. | TBS | Omaha III | Oregon vs. Oklahoma St. | Albert/Webber/Elmore//Sager | |
| 7:10 p.m. | CBS | Charlotte III | Duke vs. North Florida vs. Robert Morris | Nantz/Raftery/Hill//Wolfson | |
| 7:20 p.m. | TNT | Seattle III | Iowa vs. Davidson | Dedes/Gminski//Maggio | |
| 7:27 p.m. | truTV | Columbus III | Oklahoma vs. Albany | Eagle/Gottlieb//Washburn | |
| After conc. III | TBS | Omaha IV | Wisconsin vs. Coastal Carolina | Albert/Webber/Elmore//Sager | |
| After conc. III | CBS | Charlotte IV | San Diego State vs.
St. John’s |
Nantz/Raftery/Hill//Wolfson | |
| After conc. III | TNT | Seattle IV | Gonzaga vs.
North Dakota St. |
Dedes/Gminski//Maggio | |
| After conc. III | truTV | Columbus IV | Providence vs. Boise State/Dayton | Eagle/Gottlieb//Washburn | |
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