NCAA Tournament 2015: Schedule set for Sweet 16 games

Tip times and announcer teams have been announced for Thursday and Friday's Sweet 16 matchups.

The tip times for the Sweet 16 games Thursday and Friday have been announced, beginning with the Notre Dame Fighting Irish and Wichita State Shockers on Thursday at 7:15 p.m. ET and ending on Friday night at about 9:45 p.m. ET with the Michigan State Spartans and Oklahoma Sooners.

The Midwest and West regions play Thursday—Midwest televised on CBS, West on TBS—leaving the East (TBS) and South (CBS) regions for play Friday night.

Top-seeded Kentucky will play the late game Thursday night on CBS, tipping off against No. 5 West Virginia at about 9:45 p.m. ET, in continued pursuit of its perfect season. The Wildcats became the first school ever to start an NCAA season 36-0 with their 64-51 win over No. 8 Cincinnati in the round of 32 on Saturday.

No. 2 Gonzaga faces off against No. 11 UCLA, the same Bruins widely regarded on Selection Sunday as undeserving of its spot in the tournament, on CBS at 7:15 p.m. ET on Friday.

Below are tip times and announcer teams for the Sweet 16 games Thursday and Friday.

Thursday, March 23

Midwest Region: No. 3 Notre Dame Fighting Irish vs. No. 7 Wichita State Shockers, 7:15 p.m. ET, CBS (Marv Albert, Chris Webber, Len Elmore and Lewis Johnson)

West Region: No. 1 Wisconsin Badgers vs. No. 4 North Carolina Tar Heels, 7:47 p.m. ET, TBS (Kevin Harlan, Reggie Miller, Dan Bonner, Rachel Nichols)

Midwest Region: No. 1 Kentucky Wildcats vs. No. 5 West Virginia Mountaineers, approx. 9:45 p.m. ET, CBS (Marv Albert, Chris Webber, Len Elmore and Lewis Johnson)

West Region: No. 2 Arizona Wildcats vs. No. 6 Xavier Musketeers, approx. 10:15 p.m. ET, TBS (Kevin Harlan, Reggie Miller, Dan Bonner, Rachel Nichols)

Friday, March 24

South Region: No. 2 Gonzaga Bulldogs vs. No. 11 UCLA Bruins, 7:15 p.m. ET, CBS (Jim Nantz, Bill Raftery, Grant Hill and Tracy Wolfson)

East Region: No. 4 Louisville Cardinals vs. No. 8 North Carolina State Wolfpack, 7:37 p.m. ET, TBS (Verne Lundquist, Jim Spanarkel and Allie LaForce)

South Region: No. 1 Duke Blue Devils vs. No. 5 Utah Utes, approx. 9:45 p.m. ET, CB (Jim Nantz, Bill Raftery, Grant Hill and Tracy Wolfson)

East Region: No. 3 Oklahoma Sooners vs. No. 7 Michigan State Spartans, approx. 10:15 p.m. ET, TBS (Verne Lundquist, Jim Spanarkel and Allie LaForce)

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