Adam Zagoria covers basketball at all levels. He is the author of two books and an award-winning journalist whose articles have appeared in ESPN The Magazine, SLAM, Sheridan Hoops, Sports Illustrated, Basketball Times and in newspapers nationwide.
Here are tip times and commentator assignments for Saturday’s Second Round games. Tip times for the Second Round games on Sunday, March 24, will be announced on Friday after the conclusion of the day’s games.
This year’s NCAA Men’s Final Four National Semifinals on Saturday, April 6, along with the National Championship on Monday, April 8, will air on TBS.
Second Round Games – Saturday, March 23
Tip (ET)
Network
Site
Game
Play-by-Play/Analyst//Reporter
12:45 p.m.
CBS
Salt Lake City, UT
(7) Dayton vs. (2) Arizona
Brad Nessler / Brendan Haywood // Dana Jacobson
3:15 p.m.
CBS
Salt Lake City, UT
(5) Gonzaga vs. (4) Kansas
Nessler / Haywood // Jacobson
5:30 p.m.
CBS
Charlotte, NC
(9) Michigan St. vs. (1) North Carolina
Brian Anderson / Jim Jackson // Allie LaForce
6:10 p.m.
TNT
Omaha, NE
(7) Washington St. vs. (2) Iowa St.
Tom McCarthy / Deb Antonelli / Avery Johnson // AJ Ross
7:10 p.m.
TBS/ truTV
Pittsburgh, PA
(14) Oakland vs. (11) NC State
Andrew Catalon / Steve Lappas // Evan Washburn
8 p.m.
CBS
Charlotte, NC
(7) Texas vs. (2) Tennessee
Anderson / Jackson // LaForce
8:40 p.m.
TNT
Omaha, NE
(11) Duquesne vs. (3) Illinois
McCarthy / Antonelli / Johnson // Ross
9:40 p.m.
TBS/ truTV
Pittsburgh, PA
(11) Oregon vs. (3) Creighton
Catalon / Lappas // Washburn
Approximate tip times
Below are the previously announced tip times and commentator assignments for Friday’s First Round.
First Round Games – Friday Afternoon, March 22
Tip (ET)
Network
Site
Game
Play-by-Play/Analyst//Reporter
12:15 p.m.
CBS
Brooklyn, NY
(9) Northwestern vs. (8) Florida Atlantic
Ian Eagle / Bill Raftery / Grant Hill // Tracy Wolfson
12:40 p.m.
truTV
Memphis, TN
(14) Colgate vs. (3) Baylor
Spero Dedes / Jim Spanarkel // Jon Rothstein
1:45 p.m.
TNT
Spokane, WA
(12) UAB vs. (5) San Diego St.
Lisa Byington / Steve Smith / Robbie Hummel // Lauren Shehadi
2:00 p.m.
TBS
Indianapolis, IN
(15) Western Ky. vs. (2) Marquette
Kevin Harlan / Dan Bonner / Stan Van Gundy // Andy Katz
Adam Zagoria is a Basketball Insider who covers basketball at all levels. A contributor to The New York Times and SportsNet New York (SNY), he is also the author of two books and is an award-winning journalist and filmmaker. His articles have appeared in ESPN The Magazine, SLAM, Sheridan Hoops, Basketball Times and in newspapers nationwide. He also won an Emmy award for his work on the SNY mini-documentary on Syracuse guard Tyus Battle.
A veteran Ultimate Frisbee player, he has competed in numerous National and World Championships and, perhaps more importantly, his teams won the Westchester Summer League (WSL) championships in 2011 and 2013.
He lives in Manhattan with his wife and children.
