Here are the tip times and commentator assignments for the NCAA First Four and first round games. Tip times for the second 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.
This year’s NCAA Final Four National Semifinals on Saturday, April 1, along with the National Championship on Monday, April 3, will be broadcast on CBS.
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NCAA First Four – Tuesday, March 14
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Tip (ET) |
Network |
Site |
Game |
Play-by-Play/Analyst//Reporter |
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6:40 p.m. |
truTV |
Dayton I |
Mt. Saint Mary’s vs. New Orleans |
Brian Anderson / Clark Kellogg // Lewis Johnson |
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After conc. I |
truTV |
Dayton II |
Kansas State vs. Wake Forest |
Anderson / Kellogg // Johnson |
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NCAA First Four – Wednesday, March 15
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6:40 p.m. |
truTV |
Dayton I |
NC Central vs. UC Davis |
Spero Dedes / Steve Smith / Len Elmore // Ros Gold-Onwude |
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After conc. I |
truTV |
Dayton II |
Providence vs. USC |
Dedes / Smith / Elmore // Gold-Onwude |
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First Round Games – Thursday Afternoon, March 16 (Noon-6 p.m. ET)
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Tip (ET) |
Network |
Site |
Game |
Play-by-Play/Analyst//Reporter |
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12:15 p.m. |
CBS |
Buffalo I |
Notre Dame vs. Princeton |
Verne Lundquist /Jim Spanarkel // Allie LaForce |
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12:40 p.m. |
truTV |
Orlando I |
Virginia vs. UNC-Wilmington |
Ian Eagle / Steve Lavin // Evan Washburn |
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1:30 p.m. |
TNT |
Milwaukee I |
Butler vs. Winthrop |
Carter Blackburn / Mike Gminski / Debbie Antonelli // Lisa Byington |
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2:00 p.m. |
TBS |
Salt Lake City I |
Gonzaga vs. S. Dakota State |
Andrew Catalon / Steve Lappas // Jamie Erdahl |
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After conc. I |
CBS |
Buffalo II |
West Virginia vs. Bucknell |
Lundquist / Spanarkel // LaForce |
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After conc. I |
truTV |
Orlando II |
Florida vs. East Tennessee State University |
Eagle / Lavin // Washburn |
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After conc. I |
TNT |
Milwaukee II |
Minnesota vs. Middle Tennessee State |
Blackburn / Gminski / Antonelli // Byington |
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After conc. I |
TBS |
Salt Lake City II |
Northwestern vs. Vanderbilt |
Catalon / Lappas // Erdahl |
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First Round Games – Thursday Evening, March 16 (6:30 p.m. ET-Midnight)
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Tip (ET) |
Network |
Site |
Game |
Play-by-Play/Analyst//Reporter |
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6:50 p.m. |
TNT |
Orlando III |
Maryland vs. Xavier |
Eagle / Lavin // Washburn |
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7:10 p.m. |
CBS |
Buffalo III |
Villanova vs. Mt. Saint Mary’s/New Orleans |
Lundquist / Spanarkel // LaForce |
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7:20 p.m. |
TBS |
Salt Lake City III |
St. Mary’s vs. VCU |
Catalon / Lappas // Erdahl |
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7:27 p.m. |
truTV |
Milwaukee III |
Purdue vs. Vermont |
Blackburn / Gminski / Antonelli // Byington |
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After conc. III |
TNT |
Orlando IV |
Florida State vs. Florida Gulf Coast |
Eagle / Lavin // Washburn |
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After conc. III |
CBS |
Buffalo IV |
Wisconsin vs. Virgina Tech |
Lundquist / Spanarkel // LaForce |
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After conc. III |
TBS |
Salt Lake City IV |
Arizona vs. North Dakota |
Catalon / Lappas // Erdahl |
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After conc. III |
truTV |
Milwaukee IV |
Iowa State vs. Nevada |
Blackburn / Gminski / Antonelli // Byington |
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First Round Games – Friday Afternoon, March 17 (Noon-6 p.m. ET)
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Tip (ET) |
Network |
Site |
Game |
Play-by-Play/Analyst//Reporter |
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12:15 p.m. |
CBS |
Indianapolis I |
Michigan vs. Oklahoma State |
Jim Nantz / Grant Hill / Bill Raftery // Tracy Wolfson |
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12:40 p.m. |
truTV |
Tulsa I |
Baylor vs. New Mexico State |
Kevin Harlan / Reggie Miller / Dan Bonner // Dana Jacobson |
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1:30 p.m. |
TNT |
Greenville I |
Arkansas vs. Seton Hall |
Brian Anderson / Chris Webber // Lewis Johnson |
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2:00 p.m. |
TBS |
Sacramento I |
Oregon vs. Iona |
Spero Dedes / Steve Smith / Len Elmore // Ros Gold-Onwude |
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After conc. I |
CBS |
Indianapolis II |
Louisville vs. Jacksonville State |
Nantz / Hill / Raftery // Wolfson |
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After conc. I |
truTV |
Tulsa II |
SMU vs. Providence / USC |
Harlan / Miller / Bonner // Jacobson |
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After conc. I |
TNT |
Greenville II |
UNC vs. Texas Southern |
Anderson / Webber // Johnson |
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After conc. I |
TBS |
Sacramento II |
Creighton vs. Rhode Island |
Dedes / Smith / Elmore // Gold-Onwude |
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First Round Games – Friday Evening, March 17 (6:30 PM, ET-Midnight)
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Tip (ET) |
Network |
Site |
Game |
Play-by-Play/Analyst//Reporter |
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6:50 p.m. |
TNT |
Tulsa III |
Kansas vs. NC Central/UC Davis |
Harlan / Miller / Bonner // Jacobson |
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7:10 p.m. |
CBS |
Indianapolis III |
Dayton vs. Wichita State |
Nantz / Hill / Raftery // Wolfson |
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7:20 p.m. |
TBS |
Greenville III |
Duke vs. Troy |
Anderson / Webber // Johnson |
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7:27 p.m. |
truTV |
Sacramento III |
Cincinnati vs. Kansas State / Wake Forest |
Dedes / Smith / Elmore // Gold-Onwude |
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After conc. III |
TNT |
Tulsa IV |
Miami vs. Michigan State |
Harlan / Miller / Bonner // Jacobson |
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After conc. III |
CBS |
Indianapolis IV |
Kentucky vs. Northern Kentucky |
Nantz / Hill / Raftery // Wolfson |
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After conc. III |
TBS |
Greenville IV |
South Carolina vs. Marquette |
Anderson / Webber // Johnson |
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After conc. III |
truTV |
Sacramento IV |
UCLA vs. Kent State |
Dedes / Smith / Elmore // Gold-Onwude |
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