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The end of the road to determine the men’s Division I college basketball national champion for 2018 is near.
TV Tuesday Audio Segment with Douglas Pucci
joining Scott Nolte on
Y100.1 FM (Northwest Iowa)
TV Tuesday Audio Segment with Douglas Pucci
joining Scott Nolte on
Y100.1 FM (Northwest Iowa)
TBS will air the National Championship which is slated for Monday, Apr. 2. TBS will also again be the broadcast home of the Final Four games on Saturday, Mar. 31. In addition, the two Final Four games and the National Championship — from the Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas — will have “Team Stream” simulcasts on Turner’s other networks, TNT and truTV — versions catered to each competing college or university that evening. TBS also airs the Elite 8® games on Mar. 24.
It is also the eighth consecutive year that CBS and Turner Sports will jointly broadcast the men’s NCAA basketball tournament, in the midst of a multi-year partnership deal thru 2032.
On the digital side, “NCAA March Madness Live” will bring each and every tournament game online on their website and via their official app, available on mobile devices and consoles like Roku and Apple TV.
The following are the scheduled game start times (all times Eastern; start times subject to change), locations and respective networks for the regional semifinal round of tournament action:
Regional Final Round: Saturday, March 24, 2018
6:09 p.m. on TBS: South Region
(#9) Kansas State vs. (#11) Loyola-Chicago
Location: Phillips Arena (Atlanta, GA)
Announcers: Brian Anderson (play-by-play), Chris Webber (analyst), Lisa Byington (reporter)
Approx. 8:49 p.m. on TBS: West Region
(#3) Michigan vs. (#9) Florida State
Location: Staples Center (Los Angeles, CA)
Announcers: Kevin Harlan (play-by-play), Reggie Miller (analyst), Dan Bonner (analyst), Dana Jacobson (reporter)
Regional Final Round: Sunday, March 25, 2018
2:20 p.m. on CBS: East Region
(#1) Villanova vs. (#3) Texas Tech
Location: TD Garden (Boston, Mass.)
Announcers: Ian Eagle (play-by-play), Jim Spanarkel (analyst), Allie LaForce (reporter)
Approx. 5:05 p.m. on CBS: Midwest Region
(#1) Kansas vs. (#2) Duke
Location: CenturyLink Center Omaha (Omaha, Neb.)
Announcers: Jim Nantz (play-by-play), Bill Raftery (analyst), Grant Hill (analyst), Tracy Wolfson (reporter)
Final Four: Saturday, March 31, 2018
6:09 p.m. on TBS, TNT and truTV: Final Four Semifinal No. 1:
Michigan vs. Loyola-Chicago
Location: Alamodome (San Antonio, Tex.)
TBS TV announcers: Jim Nantz (play-by-play), Bill Raftery (analyst), Grant Hill (analyst) and Tracy Wolfson (reporter)
TNT announcers (Michigan MegaCast): Matt Park, Jay Feely, Sanjay Gupta
truTV announcers (Loyola-Chicago MegaCast): Jeff Hagedorn, Jerry Harkness, Shams Charania
ESPN International announcers: Sean McDonough (play-by-play), Dick Vitale (analyst)
VR announcers: Spero Dedes (play-by-play), Steve Smith (analyst)
Westwood One radio announcers: Kevin Kugler, John Thompson, Clark Kellogg, Jim Gray
Approx. 8:49 p.m. on TBS, TNT and truTV: Final Four Semifinal No. 2:
Villanova vs. Kansas
Location: Alamodome (San Antonio, Tex.)
TBS TV announcers: Jim Nantz (play-by-play), Bill Raftery (analyst), Grant Hill (analyst) and Tracy Wolfson (reporter)
TNT announcers (Kansas MegaCast): Dave Armstrong, Scot Pollard, Rob Riggle
truTV announcers (Villanova MegaCast): Scott Graham, Randy Foye, Kacie McDonnell
ESPN International announcers: Sean McDonough (play-by-play), Dick Vitale (analyst)
VR announcers: Spero Dedes (play-by-play), Steve Smith (analyst)
Westwood One radio announcers: Kevin Kugler, John Thompson, Clark Kellogg, Jim Gray
Championship Final: Monday, April 2, 2018
9:20 p.m. on TBS, TNT and truTV: National Championship
Location: Alamodome (San Antonio, Tex.)
TBS TV announcers: Jim Nantz (play-by-play), Bill Raftery (analyst), Grant Hill (analyst) and Tracy Wolfson (reporter)
ESPN International announcers: Sean McDonough (play-by-play), Dick Vitale (analyst)
VR announcers: Spero Dedes (play-by-play), Steve Smith (analyst)
Westwood One radio announcers: Kevin Kugler, John Thompson, Clark Kellogg, Jim Gray
