Thursday is an exciting day for fans of the 2012 NCAA Tournament, as the No. 11 Colorado St. Rams open the action with a game against the No. 6 Murray St. Racers, and the final game of the night features the No. 11 Colorado Buffaloes taking on the No. 6 UNLV Runnin' Rebels. There are 14 other contests sandwiched in between all of that, too.
In the Midwest Region, two contests take place in Denver on Thursday. The first is the Colorado St. vs. Murray St. battle, while the second matchup is between the No. 4 Wisconsin Badgers and the No. 13 Montana Grizzlies.
Here's the schedule, TV information and announcers for Thursday's games, all according to MT. You should get a printable bracket to follow along with the games, so click through the link for that as well.
Murray State vs. Colorado State, 10:15 p.m. MT, CBS (Louisville)
Announcers: Verne Lundquist (play-by-play), Bill Raftery (analyst), Lesley Visser (sideline)
Kansas State vs. Southern Miss, 10:40 p.m. MT, truTV (Pittsburgh)
Announcers: Kevin Harlan (play-by-play), Len Elmore and Reggie Miller (analysts), Marty Snider (sideline)
Louisville vs. Davidson, 11:40 p.m. MT, TBS (Portland)
Announcers: Brian Anderson (play-by-play), Dan Bonner (analyst), Jenn Hildreth (sideline)
Wisconsin vs. Montana, 12:10 p.m. MT, TNT (Albuquerque)
Announcers: Spero Dedes (play-by-play), Bob Wenzel (analyst), Jamie Maggio (sideline)
Marquette vs. BYU, 12:45 p.m. MT (tentative), CBS (Louisville)
Announcers: Verne Lundquist (play-by-play), Bill Raftery (analyst), Lesley Visser (sideline)
Syracuse vs. UNC Asheville, 1:20 p.m. MT (tentative), truTV (Pittsburgh)
Announcers: Kevin Harlan (play-by-play), Len Elmore and Reggie Miller (analysts), Marty Snider (sideline)
New Mexico vs. Long Beach St., 2:20 p.m. MT (tentative), TBS (Portland)
Announcers: Brian Anderson (play-by-play), Dan Bonner (analyst), Jenn Hildreth (sideline)
Vanderbilt vs. Harvard, 2:40 p.m. MT (tentative), TNT (Albuquerque)
Announcers: Spero Dedes (play-by-play), Bob Wenzel (analyst), Jamie Maggio (sideline)
Kentucky vs. Western Kentucky, 4:50 p.m. MT, TBS (Louisville)
Announcers: Verne Lundquist (play-by-play), Bill Raftery (analyst), Lesley Visser (sideline)
Wichita State vs. VCU, 5:15 p.m. MT, CBS (Portland)
Announcers: Brian Anderson (play-by-play), Dan Bonner (analyst), Jenn Hildreth (sideline)
Gonzaga vs. West Virginia, 5:20 p.m. MT, TNT (Pittsburgh)
Announcers: Kevin Harlan (play-by-play), Len Elmore and Reggie Miller (analysts), Marty Snider (sideline)
Baylor vs. South Dakota State, 5:27 p.m. MT, truTV (Albuquerque)
Announcers: Spero Dedes (play-by-play), Bob Wenzel (analyst), Jamie Maggio (sideline)
Iowa State vs. Connecticut, 7:20 p.m. MT, TBS (Louisville)
Announcers: Verne Lundquist (play-by-play), Bill Raftery (analyst), Lesley Visser (sideline)
Indiana vs. New Mexico State, 7:20 p.m. MT (tentative), CBS (Portland)
Announcers: Brian Anderson (play-by-play), Dan Bonner (analyst), Jenn Hildreth (sideline)
Ohio State vs. Loyola Maryland, 7:50 p.m. MT (tentative), TNT (Pittsburgh)
Announcers: Kevin Harlan (play-by-play), Len Elmore and Reggie Miller (analysts), Marty Snider (sideline)
UNLV vs. Colorado, 7:57 p.m. MT (tentative), truTV (Albuquerque)
Announcers: Spero Dedes (play-by-play), Bob Wenzel (analyst), Jamie Maggio (sideline)
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