Elite Eight tip times and announcer pairings
The tip times for the weekend's Elite Eight matchups have been announced.
Wisconsin and Arizona will face off in Saturday's early game, as the teams will decide the West Region for the second year in a row, replaying one of the best games of last year's tournament.
The late game Saturday will be played by Kentucky and Notre Dame, who will decide the Midwest Region in a game that oddsmakers expect to be one-sided. Sportsbook.ag opened the Wildcats as 10.5-point favorites.
Sunday's slate will start a fair bit earlier, with Louisville and Michigan State throwing it up at 2:20 p.m. ET. The East is the only region that will not be decided by two of its top-three seeds.
The later game between Duke and Gonzaga pits two offensively gifted teams against one another. It will be interesting to see how the Bulldogs' bigs will fare against Blue Devils star freshman Jahlil Okafor, who was limited to six points by Utah in the regional semifinal.
Saturday, March 28
West Region Final
6:09 p.m. ET - TBS
1 Wisconsin 85 vs. 2 Arizona 78
Staples Center, Los Angeles, Calif.
Announcers: Kevin Harlan, Reggie Miller, Dan Bonner, Rachel Nichols
Midwest Region Final
8:49 p.m. ET - TBS
1 Kentucky 68 vs. 3 Notre Dame 66
Quicken Loans Arena, Cleveland, Ohio
Announcers: Brian Anderson, Chris Webber, Len Elmore, Lewis Johnson
Sunday, March 29
East Region Final
2:20 p.m. ET - CBS
4 Louisville 70 vs. 7 Michigan State 76
Carrier Dome, Syracuse, N.Y.
Announcers: Verne Lundquist, Jim Spanarkel, Allie LaForce
South Region Final
5:05 p.m. ET - CBS
1 Duke vs. 2 Gonzaga
NRG Stadium, Houston, Texas
Announcers: Jim Nantz, Bill Raftery, Grant Hill, Tracy Wolfson