Turner Sports and CBS Sports’ exclusive coverage of the 2021 NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Championship will tip off with the NCAA First Fouron truTV and TBS on Thursday, March 18, at 5 p.m. ET. First round game coverage will be held on Friday, March 19, and Saturday, March 20 (Noon-Midnight, both days), with all games available live in their entirety across four national television networks – TBS, CBS, TNT and truTV – and via NCAA March Madness Live.
The following are tip times and commentator assignments for the NCAA First Fourand first round games. Tip times for Sunday’s second round games will be announced after the conclusion of Friday’s games. Monday’s tip times will be released after the conclusion of play on Saturday.
This year’s NCAA Final Four National Semifinals on Saturday, April 3, along with the National Championship on Monday, April 5, will air on CBS.
| NCAA First Four – Thursday, March 18 | ||||
| Tip (ET) | Network | Site | Game | Play-by-Play/Analyst//Reporter |
| 5:10 p.m. | truTV | Assembly Hall | (16) Texas Southern vs.(16) Mount St. Mary’s | Brad Nessler / Steve Lavin / Avery Johnson // Evan Washburn |
| 6:27 p.m. | TBS | Mackey Arena | (11) Drake vs. (11) Wichita St. | Brian Anderson / Jim Jackson // Allie LaForce |
| 8:40 p.m. | truTV | Assembly Hall | (16) Appalachian St. vs. (16) Norfolk St. | Nessler / Lavin / Johnson // Washburn |
| 9:57 p.m. | TBS | Mackey Arena | (11) UCLA vs. (11) Michigan St. | Anderson / Jackson // LaForce |
| First Round Games – Friday Afternoon, March 19 | ||||
| Tip (ET) | Network | Site | Game | Play-by-Play/Analyst//Reporter |
| 12:15 p.m. | CBS | Hinkle Fieldhouse | (10) Virginia Tech vs.(7) Florida | Jim Nantz / Bill Raftery / Grant Hill // Tracy Wolfson |
| 12:45 p.m. | truTV | Bankers Life Fieldhouse | (14) Colgate vs.(3) Arkansas | Spero Dedes / Brendan Haywood // Lauren Shehadi |
| 1:15 p.m. | TBS | Farmers Coliseum | (16) Drexel vs.(1) Illinois | Kevin Harlan / Dan Bonner // Dana Jacobson |
| 1:45 p.m. | TNT | Assembly Hall | (11) Utah St. vs.(6) Texas Tech | Carter Blackburn / Debbie Antonelli // Washburn |
| 3:00 p.m. | CBS | Mackey Arena | (15) Oral Roberts vs.(2) Ohio St. | Ian Eagle / Jim Spanarkel // Jamie Erdahl |
| 3:30 p.m. | truTV | Lucas Oil Stadium Unity (South) | (16) Hartford vs.(1) Baylor | Lisa Byington / Steve Smith // AJ Ross |
| 4:00 p.m. | TBS | Hinkle Fieldhouse | (9) Georgia Tech vs.(8) Loyola Chicago | Nantz / Raftery / Hill // Wolfson |
| 4:30 p.m. | TNT | Bankers Life Fieldhouse | (12) Oregon St. vs.(5) Tennessee | Dedes / Haywood // Shehadi |
| First Round Games – Friday Evening, March 19 | ||||
| Tip (ET) | Network | Site | Game | Play-by-Play/Analyst//Reporter |
| 6:25 p.m. | TBS | Farmers Coliseum | (13) Liberty vs.(4) Oklahoma St. | Harlan / Bonner // Jacobson |
| 7:10 p.m. | CBS | Mackey Arena | (9) Wisconsin vs.(8) North Carolina | Eagle / Spanarkel // Erdahl |
| 7:15 p.m. | truTV | Assembly Hall | (15) Cleveland St. vs.(2) Houston | Blackburn / Antonelli // Washburn |
| 7:25 p.m. | TNT | Lucas Oil Stadium Equality (North) | (13) North Texas vs.(4) Purdue | Tom McCarthy / Avery Johnson // Ross |
| 9:20 p.m. | TBS | Bankers Life Fieldhouse | (10) Rutgers vs.(7) Clemson | Dedes / Haywood // Shehadi |
| 9:40 p.m. | CBS | Hinkle Fieldhouse | (11) Syracuse vs.(6) San Diego St. | Nantz / Raftery / Hill // Wolfson |
| 9:50 p.m. | truTV | Lucas Oil Stadium Unity (South) | (14) Morehead St. vs.(3) West Virginia | Byington / Smith // Ross |
| 9:57 p.m. | TNT | Farmers Coliseum | (12) Winthrop vs.(5) Villanova | Harlan / Bonner // Jacobson |
| First Round Games – Saturday Afternoon, March 20 | ||||
| Tip (ET) | Network | Site | Game | Play-by-Play/Analyst//Reporter |
| 12:15 p.m. | CBS | Hinkle Fieldhouse | (12) Georgetown vs.(5) Colorado | Andrew Catalon / Steve Lappas // Ross |
| 12:45 p.m. | truTV | Bankers Life Fieldhouse | (13) UNC Greensboro vs.(4) Florida St. | Anderson / Jackson // LaForce |
| 1:15 p.m. | TBS | Farmers Coliseum | (14) Eastern Washington vs.(3) Kansas | Nessler / Lavin // Washburn |
| 1:45 p.m. | TNT | Assembly Hall | (9) St. Bonaventure vs.(8) LSU | Blackburn / Antonelli // Jacobson |
| 3:00 p.m. | CBS | Mackey Arena | (16) Mount St. Mary’s/Texas Southern vs. (1) Michigan | Eagle / Spanarkel // Erdahl |
| 3:30 p.m. | truTV | Lucas Oil Stadium Unity (South) | (12) UC Santa Barbara vs.(5) Creighton | Byington / Smith // Shehadi |
| 4:00 p.m. | TBS | Hinkle Fieldhouse | (15) Iona vs.(2) Alabama | Catalon / Lappas // Ross |
| 4:30 p.m. | TNT | Bankers Life Fieldhouse | (11) Wichita St./Drake vs.(6) USC | Anderson / Jackson // LaForce |
| First Round Games – Saturday Evening, March 20 | ||||
| Tip (ET) | Network | Site | Game | Play-by-Play/Analyst//Reporter |
| 6:25 p.m. | TBS | Farmers Coliseum | (15) Grand Canyon vs.(2) Iowa | Nessler / Lavin // Washburn |
| 7:10 p.m. | CBS | Mackey Arena | (10) Maryland vs.(7) UConn | Eagle / Spanarkel // Erdahl |
| 7:15 p.m. | truTV | Assembly Hall | (13) Ohio vs.(4) Virginia | Blackburn / Antonelli // Jacobson |
| 7:25 p.m. | TNT | Lucas Oil Stadium Equality (North) | (9) Missouri vs.(8) Oklahoma | McCarthy / Johnson // Shehadi |
| 9:20 p.m. | TBS | Bankers Life Fieldhouse | (16) Norfolk St./Appalachian St. vs. (1) Gonzaga | Anderson / Jackson // LaForce |
| 9:40 p.m. | CBS | Hinkle Fieldhouse | (11) Michigan St./UCLA vs.(6) BYU | Catalon / Lappas // Ross |
| 9:50 p.m. | truTV | Lucas Oil Stadium Unity (South) | (14) Abilene Christian vs.(3) Texas | Byington / Smith // Shehadi |
| 9:57 p.m. | TNT | Farmers Coliseum | (10) VCU vs.(7) Oregon | Nessler / Lavin // Washburn |
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