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CBS SPORTS BROADCASTS NO. 4 DUKE AT NO. 13 NORTH CAROLINA LIVE IN PRIME TIME ON SATURDAY, MARCH 5 AT 8:00 PM, ET

CBS COLLEGE SPORTS NETWORK BRACKETS GAME COVERAGE WITH SPECIAL PRE- AND POST-GAME SHOWS LIVE FROM CHAPEL HILL, N.C.

 

 

CBS Sports broadcasts *No. 4-ranked Duke at No. 13-ranked North Carolina in prime time on Saturday, March 5 (8:00 PM, ET).  This marks the first time the Duke-North Carolina rivalry airs in prime time on network television.  CBS College Sports Network brackets CBS Sports' broadcast of Duke-North Carolina with special pre- and post-game coverage live on-site from Chapel Hill, N.C.

 

CBS Sports' lead college basketball broadcast team of Jim Nantz and analyst Clark Kellogg call the action from the Dean E. Smith Center.  Bob Dekas, CBS Sports' coordinating producer for college basketball, produces and Bob Fishman directs. 

 

CBS College Sports Network's coverage tips off with a special two-hour edition of INSIDE COLLEGE BASKETBALL (6:00-8:00 PM, ET) live from outside the Dean E. Smith Center, which previews the game and captures all the excitement and festivities around the Duke-UNC rivalry. The Network airs a half-hour post-game show immediately following the game. The shows are open to the public.

 

Host Adam Zucker is joined by former North Carolina star Jerry Stackhouse, former Duke star Alaa Abdelnaby, CBS College Sports Network analyst Wally Szczerbiak and reporter Lauren Shehadi.

 

For all the latest CBS Sports and CBS College Sports Network news, follow along on Twitter via @CBSSportsGang.

 

*AP Poll as of 2/28

 

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CBS Sports Contacts:          

Dan Sabreen               212-975-5936              dsabreen@cbs.com

Jen Sabatelle               212-975-4120              jsabatelle@cbs.com