Turner Sports and CBS Sports’ exclusive coverage of the 2021 NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Championship will tip off with the NCAA First Four on 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 Four and 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 |
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5:10 p.m. | truTV | Simon Skjodt 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 State | Brian Anderson/Jim Jackson/Allie LaForce |
8:40 p.m. | truTV | Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall | (16) Appalachian State vs. (16) Norfolk State |
Brad Nessler/Steve Lavin/Avery Johnson/Evan Washburn |
9:57 p.m. | TBS | Mackey Arena | (11) UCLA vs. (11) Michigan State |
Brian Anderson/Jim Jackson/Allie LaForce |
First Round Games – Friday Afternoon, March 19
Tip (ET) | Network | site | game | Play-by-Play/analyst/REporter |
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12:15 p.m. | CBS | Hinkle Fieldhouse | (10) Virginia Tech vs. (7) Florida | Jim Nantz/Bill Raftery/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 | Indiana Farmers Coliseum | (16) Drexel vs. (1) Illinois | Kevin Harlan/Dan Bonner/Dana Jacobson |
1:45 p.m. | TNT | Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall | (11) Utah State vs. (6) Texas Tech | Carter Blackburn/Debbie Antonelli/Evan Washburn |
3:00 p.m. | CBS | Mackey Arena | (15) Oral Roberts vs. (2) Ohio State | Ian Eagle/Grant Hill/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 | Jim Nantz/Bill Raftery/Tracy Wolfson |
4:30 p.m. | TNT | Bankers Life Fieldhouse | (12) Oregon State vs. (5) Tennessee | Spero Dedes/Brendan Haywood/Lauren Shehadi |
First Round Games – Friday Evening, March 19
Tip (ET) | Network | site | game | play-by-play/analyst/reporter |
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6:25 p.m. | TBS | Indiana Farmers Coliseum | (13) Liberty vs. (4) Oklahoma State | Kevin Harlan/Dan Bonner/Dana Jacobson |
7:10 p.m. | CBS | Mackey Arena | (9) Wisconsin vs. (8) North Carolina | Ian Eagle/Grant Hill/Jamie Erdahl |
7:15 p.m. | truTV | Simon Skjodt Assemby Hall | (15) Cleveland State vs. (2) Houston | Carter Blackburn/Debbie Antonelli/Evan Washburn |
7:25 p.m. | TNT | Lucas Oil Stadium Equality (North) | (13) North Texas vs. (4) Purdue | Tom McCarthy/Avery Johnson/AJ Ross |
9:20 p.m. | TBS | Bankers Life Fieldhouse | (10) Rutgers vs. (7) Clemson | Spero Dedes/Brendan Haywood/Lauren Shehadi |
9:40 p.m. | CBS | Hinkle Fieldhouse | (11) Syracuse vs. (6) San Diego State | Jim Nantz/Bill Raftery/Tracy Wolfson |
9:50 p.m. | truTV | Lucas Oil Stadium Unity (South) | (14) Morehead State vs. (3) West Virginia | Lisa Byington/Steve Smith/AJ Ross |
9:57 p.m. | TNT | Indiana Farmers Coliseum | (12) Winthrop vs. (5) Villanvoa | Kevin Harlan/Dan Bonner/Dana Jacobson |
First Round Games – Saturday Afternoon, March 20
tip (ET) | Network | site | game | play-by-play/analyst/reporter |
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12:15 p.m. | CBS | Hinkle Fieldhouse | (12) Georgetowon vs. (5) Colorado | Andrew Catalon/Steve Lappas/AJ Ross |
12:45 p.m. | truTV | Bankers Life Fieldhouse | (13) UNC Greensboro vs. (4) Florida State | Brian Anderson/Jim Jackson/Allie LaForce |
1:15 p.m. | TBS | Indiana Farmers Coliseum | (14) Eastern Washington vs. (3) Kansas | Brad Nessler/Steve Lavin/Evan Washburn |
1:45 p.m. | TNT | Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall | (9) St. Bonaventure vs. (8) LSU | Carter Blackburn/Debbie Antonelli/Evan Washburn |
3:00 p.m. | CBS | Mackey Arena | (16) Mount St. Mary's/Texas Southern vs. (1) Michigan | Ian Eagle/Grant Hill/Jamie Erdahl |
3:30 p.m. | truTV | Lucas Oil Stadium Unity (South) | (12) UC Santa Barbara vs. (5) Creighton | Lisa Byington/Steve Smith/AJ Ross |
4:00 p.m. | TBS | Hinkle Fieldhouse | (15) Iona vs. (2) Alabama | Andrew Catalon/Steve Lappas/AJ Ross |
4:30 p.m. | TNT | Bankers Life Fieldhouse | (11) Wichita State/Drake vs. (6) USC | Brian Anderson/Jim Jackson/Allie LaForce |
First Round Games – Saturday Evening, March 20
tip (ET) | network | site | game | play-by-play/analyst/reporter |
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6:25 p.m. | TBS | Indiana Farmers Coliseum | (15) Grand Canyon vs. (2) Iowa | Brad Nessler/Steve Lavin/Evan Washburn |
7:10 p.m. | CBS | Mackey Arena | (10) Maryland vs. (7) UConn | Ian Eagle/Grant Hill/Jamie Erdahl |
7:15 p.m. | truTV | Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall | (13) Ohio vs. (4) Virginia | Carter Blackburn/Debbie Antonelli/Evan Washburn |
7:25 p.m. | TNT | Lucas Oil Stadium Equality (North) | (9) Missouri vs. (8) Oklahoma | Tom McCarthy/Avery Johnson/AJ Ross |
9:20 p.m. | TBS | Bankers Life Fieldhouse | (16) Norfolk State/Appalachian State vs. (1) Gonzaga | Brian Anderson/Jim Jackson/Allie LaForce |
9:40 p.m. | CBS | Hinkle Fieldhouse | (11) Michigan State/UCLA vs. (6) BYU | Andrew Catalon/Steve Lappas/AJ Ross |
9:50 p.m. | truTV | Lucas Oil Stadium Unity (South) | (14) Abilene Christian vs. (3) Texas | Lisa Byington/Steve Smith/AJ Ross |
9:57 p.m. | TNT | Indiana Farmers Coliseum | (10) VCU vs. (7) Oregon | Brad Nessler/Steve Lavin/Evan Washburn |
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