By JOHN P. WISE
One Great Season
Thursday brings more excitement to the living rooms of college basketball fans. It's the first of two nights of third-round action of the NCAA Tournament.
While that might seem like good news to most, there is some bad news: Gus Johnson will not be able to call every game.
But CBS has announced the broadcast teams for the four sites on tap this weekend:
THURSDAY
Region: East
Site: Syracuse
Announcers: Dick Enberg and Jay Bilas
+ West Virginia vs. Washington, 7:27 p.m.
+ Kentucky vs. Cornell, 9:57 p.m.
+ Winners play Saturday, Time TBA
Region: West
Site: Salt Lake City
Announcers: Gus Johnson and Len Elmore
+ Syracuse vs. Butler, 7:07 p.m.
+ Kansas State vs. Xavier, 9:37 p.m.
+ Winners play Saturda, Time TBA
FRIDAY
Region: South
Site: Houston
Announcers: Jim Nantz and Clark Kellogg
+ Baylor vs. St. Mary's, 7:27 p.m.
+ Duke vs. Purdue, 9:57 p.m.
+ Winners play Sunday, Time TBA
Region: Midwest
Site: St. Louis
Announcers: Verne Lundquist and Bill Raftery
+ Ohio State vs. Tennessee, 7:07 p.m.
+ Michigan State vs. Northern Iowa, 9:37 p.m.
+ Winners play Sunday, Time TBA