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2012 NCAA Tournament Schedule: Sweet 16 Game Times, Announcers And More

The Sweet 16 is set and the game times are out. Here’s the schedule of events for Thursday and Friday’s NCAA Tournament games.

The first weekend of the NCAA Tournament is in the books, and what a weekend it was. After a slow start, the action picked up, with plenty of upsets to go around on Friday, as well as close finishes and thrilling moments throughout the weekend. And now, we rest.

The teams will take the first part of next week to regroup and prepare for the all-important Sweet 16 and Elite Eight. The action will then pick back up in different locations -- venues for the regional finals -- on Thursday and Friday.

Here’s the schedule for the Sweet 16. Games will take place on Thursday and Friday in Boston, Phoenix, Atlanta and St. Louis.

Thursday, March 22

Wisconsin vs. Syracuse (Boston): 7:15 p.m. ET on CBS
Announcers: Verne Lundquist, Bill Raftery and Lesley Visser

Louisville vs. Michigan State (Phoenix): 7:47 p.m. ET on TBS
Announcers: Kevin Harlan, Reggie Miller, Len Elmore and Marty Snider

Cincinnati vs. Ohio State (Boston): 9:45 p.m. ET on CBS
Announcers: Verne Lundquist, Bill Raftery and Lesley Visser

Florida vs. Marquette (Phoenix): 10:17 p.m. ET on TBS
Announcers: Kevin Harlan, Reggie Miller, Len Elmore and Marty Snider

Dan Rubenstein and Matt Ufford make their picks for Thursday’s games.


Friday, March 23

Baylor vs. Xavier (Atlanta): 7:15 p.m. ET on CBS
Announcers: Jim Nantz, Clark Kellogg and Tracy Wolfson

North Carolina vs. Ohio (St. Louis): 7:47 p.m. ET on TBS
Announcers: Marv Albert, Steve Kerr and Craig Sager

Kentucky vs. Indiana (Atlanta): 9:45 p.m. ET on CBS
Announcers: Jim Nantz, Clark Kellogg and Tracy Wolfson

Kansas vs. N.C. State (St. Louis): 10:17 p.m. ET on TBS
Announcers: Marv Albert, Steve Kerr and Craig Sager

For more on the 2012 NCAA Tournament bracket, stick around SB Nation’s NCAA Tournament hub. There you’ll find a complete printable NCAA Tournament bracket and tons of analysis on the Sweet 16 matchups, as well as a look back at the first weekend that was.

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