TNT Sports and CBS Sports announced tip times and matchups for Saturday’s Second Round coverage as March Madness continues over the weekend. Additional Second Round coverage of the 2025 NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Championship will continue on Sunday.

Second Round coverage of the 2026 NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Championship will start on Saturday, March 21 (Noon-Midnight ET), with all games available live in their entirety across four national television networks – TBS, CBS, TNT and truTV – and NCAA March Madness Live. Games airing on TBS, TNT and truTV will also stream live on HBO Max. Games airing on CBS will also stream live on Paramount+.

Following are tip times and commentator assignments for Saturday’s Second Round games. Tip times for the Second Round games on Sunday, March 22, will be announced on Friday after the conclusion of the day’s games.

Commentator assignments:

Greenville: Ian Eagle/Bill Raftery/Grant Hill/Tracy Wolfson
Buffalo: Brian Anderson/Jim Jackson/Allie LaForce
Oklahoma City: Brandon Gaudin/Chris Webber/Andy Katz
Portland: Brad Nessler/Wally Szczerbiak/Jared Greenberg

All times are displayed in ET.

East Region (Washington D.C.)

(1) Duke vs. (9) TCU (Greenville, 5:15 PM, CBS)

(3) Michigan State vs. (6) Louisville (Buffalo, approx 2:45 PM, CBS)

West Region (San Jose)

(4) Arkansas vs. (12) High Point (Portland, approx 9:45PM, TBS/truTV)

(3) Gonzaga vs. (11) Texas (Portland, 7:10 PM, TBS/truTV)

Midwest Region (Chicago)

(1) Michigan vs.  (9) Saint Louis (Buffalo, 12:10 PM, CBS)

South Region (Houston)

(4) Nebraska vs. (5) Vanderbilt (Oklahoma City, approx 8:45 PM, TNT)

(3) Illinois vs. (11) VCU (Greenville, approx 7:50 PM, CBS)

(2) Houston vs. (10) Texas A&M (Oklahoma City, 6:10 PM, TNT)

NCAA Tournament production teams (Site/Producer/Director) are as follows:

Greenville, SC – Ken Mack and Mark Grant

Buffalo, NY – Tom Heitz and Matt Lipp

Oklahoma City, OK – Bert Bondi and Jonathan Bywaters

Portland, OR – Ryan Galvin/Steve McKee and Jim Cornell

The 2025 edition of March Madness runs March 17-April 6, 2025 across CBS, TBS, TNT, and truTV.

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