Tip Times and Teams Set for NCAA Tournament First Four and First Round Coverage   

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‍SEATTLE SCHEDULE

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FRIDAY MARCH 21 - SESSION 1

11am PT/2pm ET on TBS

12 Colorado State vs. 5 Memphis

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1:35pm PT/4:35pm ET estimated on TBS

13 Grand Canyon vs. 4 Maryland

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FRIDAY MARCH 21 - SESSION 2

4:35pm PT/7:35pm ET on TruTV

13 Akron vs. 4 Arizona

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7:10pm PT/10:10pm ET estimated on TruTV

12 Liberty vs. 5 Oregon

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SUNDAY MARCH 23 - SESSION 3 - TBD

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WHERE TO WATCH

CBS Sports and TNT Sports’ exclusive coverage of the 2025 NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Championship will tip off with the NCAA First Four on truTV, Tuesday, March 18, and Wednesday, March 19 (6 PM, ET, both days). First Round game coverage will be held on Thursday, March 20, and Friday, March 21 (Noon ET, both days), 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 CBS will also stream live on Paramount+. Games airing on TBS, TNT and truTV will also stream live on Max.

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The following are tip times and commentator assignments for the NCAA First Four and First Round games. Tip times for Saturday’s Second Round games will be announced after the conclusion of Thursday’s games. Sunday’s tip times will be released after the conclusion of play on Friday.  

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This year’s NCAA Men’s Final Four National Semifinals on Saturday, April 5, and Men’s National Championship on Monday, April 7, will air on CBS.

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