Game On! Sports Schedule for March 22-24, 2013
It’s arguably the greatest weekend of the year for sports fans.
The NCAA Tournament continues its four-day bonanza of games that go virtually all day. Come Sunday night, we’ll be down to the Sweet 16 and some brackets will be busted, while some will be brilliant.
Here’s the complete look at this weekend’s sports schedule. All times Eastern:
Friday, March 22
NBA
New York at Toronto 7 p.m.
Oklahoma City at Orlando 7 p.m.
Milwaukee at Indiana 7 p.m.
Portland at Atlanta 7:30 p.m.
Detroit at Miami 7:30 p.m.
Memphis at New Orleans 8 p.m.
Cleveland at Houston 8 p.m.
Boston at Dallas 8:30 p.m.
Utah at San Antonio 8:30 p.m.
Minnesota at Phoenix 10 p.m.
Washington at Los Angeles Lakers 10:30 p.m.
NCAA Tournament - 2nd Round
East Region
(9) Temple vs (8) North Carolina State 1:40 p.m.
(15) Pacific vs (2) Miami (FL) 2:10 p.m.
(16) James Madison vs (1) Indiana 4:10 p.m.
(10) Colorado vs (7) Illinois 4:40 p.m.
South Region
(15) Florida Gulf Coast vs (2) Georgetown 6:50 p.m.
(9) Villanova vs (8) North Carolina 7:20 p.m.
(14) Northwestern State vs (3) Florida 7:27 p.m.
(10) Oklahoma vs (7) San Diego State 9:20 p.m.
(16) Western Kentucky vs (1) Kansas 9:50 p.m.
(11) Minnesota vs (6) UCLA 9:57 p.m.
West Region
(12) Ole Miss vs (5) Wisconsin 12:40 p.m.
(13) LaSalle vs (4) Kansas State 3:10 p.m.
(15) Iona vs (2) Ohio State 7:15 p.m.
(10) Iowa State vs (7) Notre Dame 9:45 p.m.
Midwest Region
(15) Albany vs (2) Duke 12:15 p.m.
(10) Cincinnati vs (7) Creighton 2:45 p.m.
NIT
(3) Arizona State at (2) Baylor 8 p.m. (ESPN2)
(7) Stony Brook at (3) Iowa 9:30 p.m. (ESPNU)
NHL
Pittsburgh at New York Islanders 7 p.m.
Calgary at Columbus 7 p.m.
Washington at Winnipeg 7 p.m.
Detroit at Anaheim10 p.m.
Saturday, March 23
NBA
Detroit at Charlotte 7 p.m.
Toronto at New York 7:30 p.m.
Indiana at Chicago 8 p.m.
Boston at Memphis 8 p.m.
Sacramento at Denver 9 p.m.
Brooklyn at Los Angeles Clippers 10:30 p.m.
Washington at Golden State 10:30 p.m.
NCAA Tournament – 3rd Round (All start times are approximate)
East Region
(6) Butler vs (3) Marquette 7:45 p.m. (CBS)
South Region
(5) Virginia Commonwealth vs (4) Michigan 12:15 p.m. (CBS)
West Region
(9) Wichita State vs (1) Gonzaga 8:40 p.m. (TNT)
(12) California vs (4) Syracuse 9:40 p.m. (TBS)
(14) Harvard vs (6) Arizona 6:10 p.m. (TNT)
Midwest Region
(6) Memphis vs (3) Michigan State 2:45 p.m. (CBS)
(8) Colorado State vs (1) Louisville 5:15 p.m. (CBS)
(12) Oregon vs (4) Saint Louis 7:10 p.m. (TBS)
NIT
(4) Stanford at (1) Alabama 12 p.m. (ESPN)
NHL
Tampa Bay at Ottawa 2 p.m.
San Jose at Minnesota 2 p.m.
Vancouver at Los Angeles 4 p.m.
Boston at Toronto 7 p.m.
Buffalo at Montreal 7 p.m.
Florida at New Jersey 7 p.m.
Columbus at Nashville 8 p.m.
Colorado at Dallas 8 p.m.
St. Louis at Edmonton 10 p.m.
Sunday, March 24
NBA
Atlanta at Milwaukee 3 p.m.
Charlotte at Miami 6 p.m.
San Antonio at Houston 7 p.m.
Portland at Oklahoma City 7 p.m.
Chicago at Minnesota 7 p.m.
Utah at Dallas 7:30 p.m.
Brooklyn at Phoenix 9 p.m.
Philadelphia at Sacramento 9 p.m.
NCAA Tournament – 3rd Round
Matchups TBA
Games will be broadcast on CBS, TBS, TNT and tru TV.
NIT
(5) St. John's at (1) Virginia 11 a.m. (ESPN)
NHL
Florida at New York Islanders 5 p.m.
Philadelphia at Pittsburgh 7 p.m. (NBC Sports Network)
Washington at New York Rangers 7 p.m. (NBC Sports Network)
Tampa Bay at Winnipeg 8 p.m.
Vancouver at Colorado 8 p.m.
St. Louis at Calgary 8 p.m.
Detroit at Anaheim 8 p.m.
NASCAR
NASCAR Sprint Cup Series at California 3 p.m. (Fox)