CBS Sports and Turner Sports’ exclusive coverage of the 2018 NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Championship will tip off with the NCAA First Four on truTV presented by Northwestern Mutual on Tuesday, March 13, and Wednesday, March 14 (6 p.m. ET, both days). First round game coverage will begin Thursday, March 15, and Friday, March 16 (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.
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Following 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, March 31, along with the national championship on Monday, April 2, will air on TBS, with corresponding TeamCast presentations on TNT and TruTV.
NCAA First Four – Tuesday, March 13
| Tip (ET) | Network | Site | Game | Play-by-Play/Analyst//Reporter |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6:40 p.m. | truTV | Dayton I | (16) LIU Brooklyn vs. (16) Radford | Spero Dedes / Steve Smith / Len Elmore // Ros Gold-Onwude |
| After conc. I | truTV | Dayton II | (11) St. Bonaventure vs. (11) UCLA | Dedes / Smith / Elmore // Gold-Onwude |
NCAA First Four – Wednesday, March 14
| Tip (ET) | Network | Site | Game | Play-by-Play/Analyst//Reporter |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6:40 p.m. | truTV | Dayton I | (16) N.C. Central vs. (16) Texas Southern | Ian Eagle / Jim Spanarkel // Allie LaForce |
| After conc. I | truTV | Dayton II | (11) Arizona St. vs. (11) Syracuse | Eagle / Spanarkel // LaForce |
First Round Games – Thursday Afternoon, March 15 (Noon-6 p.m. ET)
| Tip (ET) | Network | Site | Game | Play-by-Play/Analyst//Reporter |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12:15 p.m. | CBS | Pittsburgh I | (10) Oklahoma vs. (7) Rhode Island | Kevin Harlan / Reggie Miller / Dan Bonner // Dana Jacobson |
| 12:40 p.m. | truTV | Dallas I | (14) Wright St. vs. (3) Tennessee | Spero Dedes / Steve Smith / Len Elmore // Ros Gold-Onwude |
| 1:30 p.m. | TNT | Boise I | (13) UNCG vs. (4) Gonzaga | Brian Anderson / Chris Webber // Lisa Byington |
| 2 p.m. | TBS | Wichita I | (16) Penn vs. (1) Kansas | Brad Nessler / Steve Lavin // Evan Washburn |
| After conc. I | CBS | Pittsburgh II | (15) Iona vs. (2) Duke | Harlan / Miller / Bonner // Jacobson |
| After conc. I | truTV | Dallas II | (11) Loyola (IL) vs. (6) Miami | Dedes / Smith / Elmore // Gold-Onwude |
| After conc. I | TNT | Boise II | (12) South Dakota St. vs. (5) Ohio St. | Anderson / Webber // Byington |
| After conc. I | TBS | Wichita II | (9) N.C. State vs. (8) Seton Hall | Nessler / Lavin // Washburn |
First Round Games – Thursday Evening, March 15 (6:30 p.m. ET-Midnight)
| Tip (ET) | Network | Site | Game | Play-by-Play/Analyst//Reporter |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6:50 p.m. | TNT | Pittsburgh III | (16) LIU Brooklyn/Radford vs. (1) Villanova | Harlan / Miller / Bonner // Jacobson |
| 7:10 p.m. | CBS | Boise III | (12) Davidson vs. (5) Kentucky | Anderson / Webber // Byington |
| 7:20 p.m. | TBS | Wichita III | (11) San Diego St. vs. (6) Houston | Nessler / Lavin // Washburn |
| 7:27 p.m. | truTV | Dallas III | (14) Stephen F. Austin vs. (3) Texas Tech | Dedes / Smith / Elmore // Gold-Onwude |
| After conc. III | TNT | Pittsburgh IV | (9) Alabama vs. (8) Virginia Tech | Harlan / Miller / Bonner // Jacobson |
| After conc. III | CBS | Boise IV | (13) Buffalo vs. (4) Arizona | Anderson / Webber // Byington |
| After conc. III | TBS | Wichita IV | (14) Montana vs. (3) Michigan | Nessler / Lavin // Washburn |
| After conc. III | truTV | Dallas IV | (11) St. Bonaventure/UCLA vs. (6) Florida | Dedes / Smith / Elmore // Gold-Onwude |
First Round Games – Friday Afternoon, March 16 (Noon-6 p.m. ET)
| Tip (ET) | Network | Site | Game | Play-by-Play/Analyst//Reporter |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12:15 p.m. | CBS | Charlotte I | (10) Providence vs. (7) Texas A&M | Jim Nantz / Grant Hill / Bill Raftery // Tracy Wolfson |
| 12:40 p.m. | truTV | Detroit I | (15) Cal St. Fullerton vs. (2) Purdue | Ian Eagle / Jim Spanarkel // Allie LaForce |
| 1:30 p.m. | TNT | San Diego I | (13) Marshall vs. (4) Wichita St. | Carter Blackburn / Debbie Antonelli // John Schriffen |
| 2 p.m. | TBS | Nashville I | (15) Georgia St. vs. (2) Cincinnati | Andrew Catalon / Steve Lappas // Jamie Erdahl |
| After conc. I | CBS | Charlotte II | (15) Lipscomb vs. (2) North Carolina | Nantz / Hill / Raftery // Wolfson |
| After conc. I | truTV | Detroit II | (10) Butler vs. (7) Arkansas | Eagle / Spanarkel // LaForce |
| After conc. I | TNT | San Diego II | (12) Murray St. vs. (5) West Virginia | Blackburn / Antonelli // Schriffen |
| After conc. I | TBS | Nashville II | (10) Texas vs. (7) Nevada | Catalon / Lappas // Erdahl |
First Round Games – Friday Evening, March 16 (6:30 PM, ET-Midnight)
| Tip (ET) | Network | Site | Game | Play-by-Play/Analyst//Reporter |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6:50 p.m. | TNT | Charlotte III | (9) Kansas St. vs. (8) Creighton | Nantz / Hill / Raftery // Wolfson |
| 7:10 p.m. | CBS | Detroit III | (14) Bucknell vs. (3) Michigan St. | Eagle / Spanarkel // LaForce |
| 7:20 p.m. | TBS | Nashville III | (16) N.C. Central/Texas Southern vs. (1) Xavier | Catalon / Lappas // Erdahl |
| 7:27 p.m. | truTV | San Diego III | (13) Charleston vs. (4) Auburn | Blackburn / Antonelli // Schriffen |
| After conc. III | TNT | Charlotte IV | (16) UMBC vs. (1) Virginia | Nantz / Hill / Raftery // Wolfson |
| After conc. III | CBS | Detroit IV | (11) Arizona St./Syracuse vs. (6) TCU | Eagle / Spanarkel // LaForce |
| After conc. III | TBS | Nashville IV | (9) Florida St. vs. (8) Missouri | Catalon / Lappas // Erdahl |
| After conc. III | truTV | San Diego IV | (12) New Mexico St. vs. (5) Clemson | Blackburn / Antonelli // Schriffen |
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