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NCAA Tournament Thursday Early Session Open Thread

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Just as I suspected, this is pretty much the worst.

I don't know about you all, but I'm cheering for the world to burn. Also, Kevin Keatts.

Here's your first wave of games:


First Round Games

Thursday Afternoon, March 17 (NOON-6:00 PM, ET)

Tip (ET)

Network

Site

Game

Play-by-Play/Analyst//Reporter

Producer/Director

12:15 p.m.

CBS

Providence  I

Duke vs. North Carolina Wilmington (UNCW)

Ian Eagle/Chris Webber/Len Elmore//Evan Washburn

Ken Mack/Matt Lipp

12:40 p.m.

truTV

Raleigh  I

Texas Tech vs. Butler

Kevin Harlan/Reggie Miller/Dan Bonner//Lewis Johnson

Bob Mansbach/Mike Arnold

1:30 p.m.

TNT

Des Moines I

Colorado vs. Connecticut

Jim Nantz/Grant Hill/Bill Raftery//Tracy Wolfson

Mark Wolff/Bob Fishman

2:00 p.m.

TBS

Denver  I

Iowa State  vs. Iona

Andrew Catalon/Steve Lappas//Jamie Erdahl

Jonathan Segal/Chris Svendsen

After conc. I

CBS

Providence  II

Baylor vs. Yale

Eagle/ Webber/Elmore//Washburn

Mack/Lipp

After conc. I

truTV

Raleigh  II

Virginia vs. Hampton

Harlan/Miller/Bonner//Johnson

Mansbach/Arnold

After conc. I

TNT

Des Moines II

Kansas vs. Austin Peay

Nantz/Hill/Raftery//Wolfson

Wolff/Fishman

After conc. I

TBS

Denver II

Purdue vs. Arkansas-Little Rock

Catalon/ Lappas// Erdahl