NCAA Tournament 2013: Saturday’s Third Round Game Times, TV Schedule, and More

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Mar 21, 2013; San Jose, CA, USA; Oklahoma State Cowboys guard Marcus Smart (33) fouls Oregon Ducks forward Arsalan Kazemi (14) during the second half of the second round of the 2013 NCAA tournament at HP Pavilion. The Oregon Ducks defeated the Oklahoma State Cowboys 68-55. Mandatory Credit: Kelley L Cox-USA TODAY Sports

Remember spending all that time during the week memorizing the matchups and the schedule, planning the day on what games to pay attention to while playing hooky from work? In a span of just two days, all of that goes out the window and now after paying attention to all that basketball, you have no idea what’s coming up this weekend.

Luckily, there’s this handy guide filled with all the times, networks, and announcing crews to plan your schedule. Just in case you’re wondering, Doug Gottlieb is still in Salt Lake City.

Here is the list of all the announcers for the host sites:

  • Auburn Hills, MI: Verne Lundquist, Bill Raftery, Rachel Nichols
  • Lexington, KY: Ian Eagle, Jim Spanarkel, Allie LaForce
  • Salt Lake City, UT: Spero Dedes, Doug Gottlieb, Jamie Maggio
  • San Jose, CA: Brian Anderson, Dan Bonner, Marty Snider

Central times listed. Clones Confidential went 11-5 yesterday and is 33-13 in predictions so far.

(5)VCU vs (4)Michigan (-3.5) – 11:15 AM, CBS
South Region – Auburn Hills, MI

(6)Memphis vs (3)Michigan State (-6) – Approx. 1:45 PM, CBS
Midwest Region – Auburn Hills, MI

(8)Colorado State vs (1)Louisville (-10.5) – 4:15 PM, CBS
Midwest Region – Lexington, KY

(14)Harvard vs (6)Arizona (-10) – 5:10 PM, TNT
West Region – Salt Lake City, UT

(12)Oregon vs (4)St. Louis (-3.5) – 6:10 PM, TBS
Midwest Region – San Jose, CA

(6)Butler vs (3)Marquette (-2.5) – Approx. 6:45 PM, CBS
East Region – Lexington, KY

(9)Wichita State vs (1)Gonzaga (-6.5) – Approx. 7:40 PM, TNT
West Region – Salt Lake City, UT

(12)California vs (4)Syracuse (-7.5) – Approx. 8:40 PM, TBS
East Region – San Jose, CA

Predictions

  • Michigan over VCU
  • Michigan State over Memphis
  • Louisville over Colorado State
  • Arizona over Harvard
  • St. Louis over Oregon
  • Butler over Marquette
  • Gonzaga over Wichita State
  • Syracuse over California

The Iowa State Cyclones will

(hopefully)

be playing on Sunday

just in case I don’t update this in time when it’s posted on Saturday morning

against Ohio State. Tip-off is scheduled for 11:15 AM CT on CBS.