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There will be eight Regional Semifinal tournament games played on March 23-24. Unlike the tournament’s early round games, each game will air in its entirety nationwide on ESPN or ESPN2, beginning on March 23.
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The Final Four semifinal and national championship title games will be held at the Nationwide Arena in Columbus, Ohio on Friday Mar. 30 and Sunday Apr. 1 — all three games will air on ESPN.
The following are the scheduled game start times (all times Eastern; start times subject to change), locations and respective networks for tournament action:
Regional Semifinals: Friday, March 23, 2018
7:00 p.m. on ESPN: Kansas City Region
(#1) Mississippi State vs. (#4) NC State
Location: Sprint Center (Kansas City, MO)
Announcers: Pam Ward, Gail Goestenkors, Courtney Lyle
7:00 p.m. on ESPN2: Lexington Region
(#2) Baylor vs. (#6) Oregon State
Location: Rupp Arena (Louisville, Ky.)
Announcers: Beth Mowins, Deb Antonelli, Allison Williams
Approx. 9:00 p.m. on ESPN: Lexington Region
(#1) Louisville vs. (#4) Tennessee
Location: Rupp Arena (Louisville, Ky.)
Announcers: Beth Mowins, Deb Antonelli, Allison Williams
Approx. 9:00 p.m. on ESPN2: Kansas City Region
(#2) Texas vs. (#3) UCLA
Location: Sprint Center (Kansas City, MO)
Announcers: Pam Ward, Gail Goestenkors, Courtney Lyle
Regional Semifinals: Saturday, March 24, 2018
11:30 a.m. on ESPN: Albany Region
(#2) South Carolina vs. (#11) Buffalo
Location: Times Union Center (Albany, NY)
Announcers: Adam Amin, Kara Lawson, Rebecca Lobo, Holly Rowe
Approx. 1:30 p.m. on ESPN: Albany Region
(#1) UConn vs. (#5) Duke
Location: Times Union Center (Albany, NY)
Announcers: Adam Amin, Kara Lawson, Rebecca Lobo, Holly Rowe
4:00 p.m. on ESPN: Spokane Region
(#1) Notre Dame vs. (#4) Texas A&M
Location: Veterans Memorial Arena (Spokane, Wash.)
Announcers: Dave Pasch, LaChina Robinson, Molly McGrath
Approx. 6:00 p.m. on ESPN: Spokane Region
(#2) Oregon vs. (#11) Central Michigan
Location: Veterans Memorial Arena (Spokane, Wash.)
Announcers: Dave Pasch, LaChina Robinson, Molly McGrath
Regional Finals: Sunday, March 25, 2018
12:00 p.m. on ESPN: Lexington Region
(#1) Louisville vs. (#6) Oregon State
Location: Rupp Arena (Louisville, Ky.)
Announcers: Beth Mowins, Deb Antonelli, Allison Williams
7:30 p.m. on ESPN: Kansas City Region
(#1) Mississippi State vs. (#3) UCLA
Location: Sprint Center (Kansas City, MO)
Announcers: Pam Ward, Gail Goestenkors, Courtney Lyle
Regional Finals: Monday, March 26, 2018
7:00 p.m. on ESPN: Albany Region
(#1) UConn vs. (#2) South Carolina
Location: Times Union Center (Albany, NY)
Announcers: Adam Amin, Kara Lawson, Rebecca Lobo, Holly Rowe(#1) Notre Dame vs. (#2) Oregon
Location: Veterans Memorial Arena (Spokane, Wash.)
Announcers: Dave Pasch, LaChina Robinson, Molly McGrath
Final Four: Friday, March 30, 2018
7:00 p.m. on ESPN2: Final Four Semifinal No. 1
Mississippi State vs. Louisville
Location: Nationwide Arena (Columbus, Ohio)
ESPN TV announcers: Adam Amin, Kara Lawson, Rebecca Lobo, Holly Rowe
Westwood One radio announcers: John Sadak, Debbie Antonelli, Krista Blunk
Approx. 9:30 p.m. on ESPN2: Final Four Semifinal No. 2
UConn vs. Notre Dame
Location: Nationwide Arena (Columbus, Ohio)
ESPN TV announcers: Adam Amin, Kara Lawson, Rebecca Lobo, Holly Rowe
Westwood One radio announcers: John Sadak, Debbie Antonelli, Krista Blunk
Championship Final: Sunday, April 1, 2018
6:00 p.m. on ESPN: National Championship
Notre Dame vs. Mississippi State
Location: Nationwide Arena (Columbus, Ohio)
ESPN TV announcers: Adam Amin, Kara Lawson, Rebecca Lobo, Holly Rowe
Westwood One radio announcers: John Sadak, Debbie Antonelli, Krista Blunk
