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2017 NCAA tournament: Game times and TV schedule announced for Saturday

Information on all 8 second-round games.

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NCAA Basketball: NCAA Tournament-First Round-Minnesota vs Middle Tennessee State
NCAA Basketball: NCAA Tournament-First Round-Minnesota vs Middle Tennessee State
South region No. 12 seed Middle Tennessee will battle No. 4 seed Butler on Saturday in Milwaukee.
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After a fun first day of the 2017 NCAA tournament, half of the second-round matchups are set. Here is a look at the television broadcast schedule for Saturday, with eight games spread across three networks.

Saturday’s schedule includes top seeds Villanova and Gonzaga continuing their tournament runs. Gonzaga draws No. 8 seed Northwestern, fresh off the Wildcats’ first-ever March Madness win, in a 5:15 p.m. ET tipoff in Salt Lake City.

CBS will televise four games — including both Villanova and Gonzaga — with TBS and TNT picking up the rest. CBS will also air games online, which you can stream here.

No. 12 seed Middle Tennessee takes on Butler in a 7:10 p.m. ET start on TBS.

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Saturday NCAA second-round schedule

No. 4 West Virginia vs. No. 5 Notre Dame, 12:10 p.m.
West region | Buffalo, N.Y.
TV: CBS | Announcers: Verne Lundquist, Jim Spanarkel, Allie LaForce

No. 1 Villanova vs. No. 8 Wisconsin, 2:40 p.m.*
East region | Buffalo, N.Y.
TV: CBS | Announcers: Verne Lundquist, Jim Spanarkel, Allie LaForce

No. 1 Gonzaga vs. No. 8 Northwestern, 5:15 p.m.
West region | Salt Lake City, Utah
TV: CBS | Announcers: Andrew Catalon, Steve Lappas, Jamie Erdahl

No. 3 Florida State vs. No. 11 Xavier, 6:10 p.m.
West region | Orlando, Fla.
TV: TNT | Announcers: Ian Eagle, Steve Lavin, Evan Washburn

No. 4 Butler vs. No. 12 Middle Tennessee, 7:10 p.m.
South region | Milwaukee, Wisc.
TV: TBS | Announcers: Carter Blackburn, Mike Gminski, Debbie Antonelli, Lisa Byington

No. 2 Arizona vs. No. 7 Saint Mary’s, 7:45 p.m.*
West region | Salt Lake City, Utah
TV: CBS | Announcers: Andrew Catalon, Steve Lappas, Jamie Erdahl

No. 4 Florida vs. No. 5 Virginia, 8:40 p.m.*
East region | Orlando, Fla.
TV: TNT | Announcers: Ian Eagle, Steve Lavin, Evan Washburn

No. 4 Purdue vs. No. 5 Iowa State, 9:40 p.m.*
Midwest region | Milwaukee, Wisc.
TV: TBS | Announcers: Carter Blackburn, Mike Gminski, Debbie Antonelli, Lisa Byington

*game time estimated, after the conclusion of previous game in region

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