Big Ten TV Schedule: Week Nineteen (3/13-3/19)

[Styre]

This is the fun one.

All times CENTRAL. All games nationally televised. When there are two games in a session, the second game starts 25 minutes after the completion of the first; I have indicated approximate start times for those games. I will add announcers and further rounds as they happen.

First, the NU games:

NCAA: 8-Northwestern vs. 9-Vanderbilt
Thursday, March 16
3:30 PM approx., TBS (HD)
PxP: Andrew Catalon
Color: Steve Lappas

NCAA: 1-Gonzaga vs. 8-Northwestern
Saturday, March 18
4:15 PM, CBS (HD)
PxP: Andrew Catalon
Color: Steve Lappas

And the rest:

Tuesday, March 14

NIT: 7-Valparaiso @ 2-Illinois
6:00 PM, ESPN (HD)
PxP: Doug Sherman
Color: Sean Harrington

NIT: 3-Indiana @ 6-Georgia Tech (Indiana declined to host)
8:00 PM, ESPN (HD)
PxP: Mike Morgan
Color: Paul Biancardi

Wednesday, March 15

NIT: 8-South Dakota @ 1-Iowa
8:00 PM, ESPN2 (HD)
PxP: Kevin Brown
Color: Bryndon Manzer

Thursday, March 16

NCAA: 5-Minnesota vs. 12-Middle Tennessee
3:00 PM approx., TNT (HD)
PxP: Carter Blackburn
Color: Mike Gminski
Color: Debbie Antonelli

NCAA: 6-Maryland vs. 11-Xavier
5:50 PM, TNT (HD)
PxP: Ian Eagle
Color: Steve Lavin

NCAA: 4-Purdue vs. 13-Vermont
6:27 PM, truTV (HD)
PxP: Carter Blackburn
Color: Mike Gminski
Color: Debbie Antonelli

NCAA: 8-Wisconsin vs. 9-Virginia Tech
8:40 PM approx., CBS (HD)
PxP: Verne Lundquist
Color: Jim Spanarkel

Friday, March 17

NCAA: 7-Michigan vs. 10-Oklahoma State
11:15 AM, CBS (HD)
PxP: Jim Nantz
Color: Bill Raftery
Color: Grant Hill

NCAA: 8-Miami (FL) vs. 9-Michigan State
8:20 PM approx., TNT (HD)
PxP: Kevin Harlan
Color: Dan Bonner
Color: Reggie Miller

Saturday, March 18

NCAA: 1-Villanova vs. 8-Wisconsin
1:40 PM approx., CBS (HD)
PxP: Verne Lundquist
Color: Jim Spanarkel

NCAA: 4-Purdue vs. 5-Iowa State
8:40 PM approx., TBS (HD)
PxP: Carter Blackburn
Color: Mike Gminski
Color: Debbie Antonelli

Sunday, March 19

NCAA: 2-Louisville vs. 7-Michigan
11:10 AM, CBS (HD)
PxP: Jim Nantz
Color: Bill Raftery
Color: Grant Hill

NIT: 4-TCU @ 1-Iowa
4:00 PM, ESPN2 (HD)
PxP: Kevin Fitzgerald
Color: Kyle Macy

NCAA: 1-Kansas vs. 9-Michigan State
4:15 PM, CBS (HD)
PxP: Kevin Harlan
Color: Dan Bonner
Color: Reggie Miller

 

[Styre]

Due to Syracuse's opening round NIT game being postponed to tomorrow, tonight's Valpo-Illinois NIT game has been moved up to 6:00 PM CT on ESPN.

EDIT: Tomorrow's Iowa game has been moved back to 8:00 PM CT for the same reason.

 

[Windy City Cat Fan]

Why did Indiana decline to host - just curious?

 

[Styre]

Why did Indiana decline to host - just curious?

As far as I know, they didn't want to have a home game with their students away on spring break. They said they would host in future rounds if the bracket has them at home.

 

[mickbula]

Remember Charlie Moore? He was that stud point guard that everybody was hoping would choose NU after he dropped Memphis as his commitment? As you may remember, he chose Cal over NU. And so he did so saying Cal would have a better chance of winning a national championship? I watched Cal get beat by Oregon for the second time last week and Bill Walton really tore Charlie's game apart. Even though Cal had a similar record as NU and had four wins against tourney teams, they didn't make the NCAA tourney. Instead, they are a top seed in the NIT. I don't think we are missing Charlie as much as some people (including me) thought we would. I think he was a bit overrated insofar as his abilities go. If anyone wants to see him play, Cal plays against another state school soon in the NIT.

 

[Windy City Cat Fan]

Remember Charlie Moore? He was that stud point guard that everybody was hoping would choose NU after he dropped Memphis as his commitment? As you may remember, he chose Cal over NU. And so he did so saying Cal would have a better chance of winning a national championship? I watched Cal get beat by Oregon for the second time last week and Bill Walton really tore Charlie's game apart. Even though Cal had a similar record as NU and had four wins against tourney teams, they didn't make the NCAA tourney. Instead, they are a top seed in the NIT. I don't think we are missing Charlie as much as some people (including me) thought we would. I think he was a bit overrated insofar as his abilities go. If anyone wants to see him play, Cal plays against another state school soon in the NIT.

He averaged 13 ppg as a true freshman for an NIT team - he must not be terrible. He probably did make a wise choice, not many minutes at NU this year or next as a PG - battling with brown after that.

 

[Frabjous]

No Dick Vitale. Thank heavens for small favors.

 

[Styre]

No Dick Vitale. Thank heavens for small favors.

Dick Vitale doesn't work for CBS/Turner so you never have to worry about hearing him on any tournament games. (Unless you watch the international feed of the Final Four.)

 

[Windy City Cat Fan]

As far as I know, they didn't want to have a home game with their students away on spring break. They said they would host in future rounds if the bracket has them at home.

I guess now the AD has come out and said he didn't want to de-value a game at assembly hall. LOL

 

[Alaskawildkat]

bump

 

[Styre]

Bump with updated info on the second round games

 

[Alaskawildkat]

Bump with updated info on the second round games