Thursday marks the beginning of the second round of the 2012 NCAA tournament, but we all know it's still treated like the first round with those other four games garnering little to none of our attention. They are there to merely serve as fluffy play-ins.
Now that the first day of real action is upon us, get ready for 16 games of packed tournament action. We have all of the games, tip times, channels you need to tune in to and even the announcers below.
Game 1: No. 6 Murray State vs. No. 11 Colorado State
Time: 12:15 p.m. ET
TV: CBS
Announcers: Verne Lundquist and Bill Raftery
Game 2: No. 8 Kansas State vs. No. 9 Southern Mississippi
Time: 12:40 p.m. ET
TV: truTV
Announcers: Kevin Harlan, Len Elmore and Reggie Miller
Game 3: No. 4 Louisville vs. No. 13 Davidson
Time: 1:40 p.m. ET
TV: TBS
Announcers: Brian Anderson and Dan Bonner
Game 4: No. 4 Wisconsin vs. No. 13 Montana
Time: 2:10 p.m. ET
TV: TNT
Announcers: Spero Dedes and Bob Wenzel
Game 5: No. 3 Marquette vs. No. 14 BYU
Time: 2:45 p.m. ET (approx.)
TV: CBS
Announcers: Verne Lundquist and Bill Raftery
Game 6: No. 1 Syracuse vs. No. 16 UNC Asheville
Time: 3:10 p.m. ET (approx.)
TV: truTV
Announcers: Kevin Harlan, Len Elmore and Reggie Miller
Game 7: No. 5 New Mexico vs. No. 12 Long Beach State
Time: 4:10 p.m. ET (approx.)
TV: TBS
Announcers: Brian Anderson and Dan Bonner
Game 8: No. 5 Vanderbilt vs. No. 12 Harvard
Time: 4:40 p.m. ET (approx.)
TV: TNT
Announcers: Spero Dedes and Bob Wenzel
Game 9: No. 1 Kentucky vs. No. 16 Western Kentucky
Time: 6:50 p.m. ET
TV: TBS
Announcers: Brian Anderson and Dan Bonner
Game 10: No. 5 Wichita State vs. No. 12 VCU
Tip: 7:15 p.m. ET
TV: CBS
Announcers: Verne Lundquist and Bill Raftery
Game 11: No. 7 Gonzaga vs. No. 10 West Virginia
Time: 7:20 p.m. ET
TV: TNT
Announcers: Spero Dedes and Bob Wenzel
Game 12: No. 3 Baylor vs. No. 14 South Dakota State
Time: 7:27 p.m. ET
TV: truTV
Announcers: Kevin Harlan, Len Elmore and Reggie Miller
Game 13: No. 8 Iowa State vs. No. 9 Connecticut
Time: 9:20 p.m. ET (approx.)
TV: TBS
Announcers: Brian Anderson and Dan Bonner
Game 14: No. 4 Indiana vs. No. 13 New Mexico State
Time: 9:45 p.m. ET (approx.)
TV: CBS
Announcers: Verne Lundquist and Bill Raftery
Game 15: No. 2 Ohio State vs. No. 15 Loyola (MD)
Time: 9:50 p.m. ET (approx.)
TV: TNT
Announcers: Spero Dedes and Bob Wenzel
Game 16: No. 6 UNLV vs. No. 11 Colorado
Time: 9:57 p.m. ET (approx.)
TV: truTV
Announcers: Kevin Harlan, Len Elmore and Reggie Miller
For more coverage of the 2012 NCAA tournament, visit SB Nation Detroit's StoryStream. Click here for a link to our NCAA bracket 2012.
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