The Round of 64 is set and Thursday marks the true beginning of March Madness. The 2012 NCAA Tournament action turns into a chaotic barrage of upsets, close calls and statement games, so make sure you know where to find every single contest. Here's the schedule, TV information and announcers for Thursday's games, all according to CT. You should get a printable bracket to follow along with the games, so click through the link for that as well.
Local-ish teams playing on Thursday include the No. 4 Wisconsin Badgers, who take on the No. 13 Montana Grizzlies, and the No. 3 Marquette Golden Eagles who take on the No. 14 BYU Cougars. Here are all of the matchups in list form:
Murray State vs. Colorado State, 11:15 p.m. CT, CBS (Louisville)
Announcers: Verne Lundquist (play-by-play), Bill Raftery (analyst), Lesley Visser (sideline)
Kansas State vs. Southern Miss, 11:40 p.m. CT, truTV (Pittsburgh)
Announcers: Kevin Harlan (play-by-play), Len Elmore and Reggie Miller (analysts), Marty Snider (sideline)
Louisville vs. Davidson, 12:40 p.m. CT, TBS (Portland)
Announcers: Brian Anderson (play-by-play), Dan Bonner (analyst), Jenn Hildreth (sideline)
Wisconsin vs. Montana, 1:10 p.m. CT, TNT (Albuquerque)
Announcers: Spero Dedes (play-by-play), Bob Wenzel (analyst), Jamie Maggio (sideline)
Marquette vs. BYU, 1:45 p.m. CT (tentative), CBS (Louisville)
Announcers: Verne Lundquist (play-by-play), Bill Raftery (analyst), Lesley Visser (sideline)
Syracuse vs. UNC Asheville, 2:20 p.m. CT (tentative), truTV (Pittsburgh)
Announcers: Kevin Harlan (play-by-play), Len Elmore and Reggie Miller (analysts), Marty Snider (sideline)
New Mexico vs. Long Beach St., 3:20 p.m. CT (tentative), TBS (Portland)
Announcers: Brian Anderson (play-by-play), Dan Bonner (analyst), Jenn Hildreth (sideline)
Vanderbilt vs. Harvard, 3:40 p.m. CT (tentative), TNT (Albuquerque)
Announcers: Spero Dedes (play-by-play), Bob Wenzel (analyst), Jamie Maggio (sideline)
Kentucky vs. Western Kentucky, 5:50 p.m. CT, TBS (Louisville)
Announcers: Verne Lundquist (play-by-play), Bill Raftery (analyst), Lesley Visser (sideline)
Wichita State vs. VCU, 6:15 p.m. CT, CBS (Portland)
Announcers: Brian Anderson (play-by-play), Dan Bonner (analyst), Jenn Hildreth (sideline)
Gonzaga vs. West Virginia, 6:20 p.m. CT, TNT (Pittsburgh)
Announcers: Kevin Harlan (play-by-play), Len Elmore and Reggie Miller (analysts), Marty Snider (sideline)
Baylor vs. South Dakota State, 6:27 p.m. CT, truTV (Albuquerque)
Announcers: Spero Dedes (play-by-play), Bob Wenzel (analyst), Jamie Maggio (sideline)
Iowa State vs. Connecticut, 8:20 p.m. CT, TBS (Louisville)
Announcers: Verne Lundquist (play-by-play), Bill Raftery (analyst), Lesley Visser (sideline)
Indiana vs. New Mexico State, 8:20 p.m. CT (tentative), CBS (Portland)
Announcers: Brian Anderson (play-by-play), Dan Bonner (analyst), Jenn Hildreth (sideline)
Ohio State vs. Loyola Maryland, 8:50 p.m. CT (tentative), TNT (Pittsburgh)
Announcers: Kevin Harlan (play-by-play), Len Elmore and Reggie Miller (analysts), Marty Snider (sideline)
UNLV vs. Colorado, 8:57 p.m. CT (tentative), truTV (Albuquerque)
Announcers: Spero Dedes (play-by-play), Bob Wenzel (analyst), Jamie Maggio (sideline)
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