MSC Sports announces 2025 March Madness schedule and coverage plans

MSC Sports, in partnership with March Madness, CBS Sports and TNT Sports, revealed today its coverage plans and schedule for First Four and First Round March Madness games for the 2025 season.

Kevin Calabro, Stephen Bardo, Jim Jackson and Sara Strong will be MSC Sports' primary commentary team throughout the tournament. Brian Anderson, Steve Lappas and Evan Washburn will also call games. Rich Waltz, Robbie Hummel and Lauren McNight will also call games during the first four.

Steve Willhops, Wally Sczerbiak, John Rothstein and Robbie Hummel (Cam Wilson during the First Four) will present studio coverage live from its state-of-the-art studios in Long Island. Kurt Villehouse and Alex Williamson will present The Ultimate March Madness Show featuring live-lookins on MSC+2 all tournament long.

Commentator pairings:

1) Ian Eagle/Bill Raftery and Grant Hill/Tracy Wolfson

2) Kevin Harlan/Dan Bonner and Stan Van Gundy/Lauren Shehadi

3) Kevin Calabro/Stephen Bardo and Jim Jackson/Sara Strong

4) Brian Anderson/Steve Lappas/Evan Washburn

5) Lisa Byington/Jalen Rose/Andy Katz

6) Spero Dedes/Jim Spanarkel/Allie LaForce

7) Tom McCarthy/Steve Smith/A.J. Ross

8) Brad Nessler/Brendan Haywood/Dana Jacobson

9) Rich Waltz/Robbie Hummel/Lauren McNight 

Studio teams:

1) Ernie Johnson or Adam Zucker/Clark Kellogg, Charles Barkley, Kenny Smith

2) Adam Lefkoe/Jay Wright, Candace Parker, Seth Davis

3) Steve Willhops/Wally Szczerbiak, John Rothstein, Robbie Hummel

Coverage schedule:

Tuesday, March 18th:

March Madness Live, 6PM, MSC+ (Willhops/Szczerbiak, Rothstein, Wilson)
First Four: (16) Saint Francis vs (16) Alabama State, 6:40PM, MSC+ (Waltz/Hummel/McNight)

March Madness Live, 8:40PM, MSC+ (Willhops/Szczerbiak, Rothstein, Wilson)
First Four: (11) North Carolina vs (11) San Diego State, 9:10PM, MSC+ (Waltz/Hummel/McNight)

Wednesday, March 19th:

March Madness Live, 6PM, MSC+ (Willhops/Szczerbiak, Rothstein, Wilson)

First Four: (16) Mount St. Mary's vs (16) American, 6:40PM, MSC+ (Waltz/Hummel/McNight)

March Madness Live, 8:40PM, MSC+ (Willhops/Szczerbiak, Rothstein, Wilson)
First Four: (11) Xavier vs (11) Texas, 9:10PM, MSC+ (Waltz/Hummel/McNight)

Thursday, March 20th:

March Madness Live, 12PM, MSC (Willhops/Szczerbiak, Rothstein, Wilson)

The Ultimate March Madness Show: 12:30PM-12AM, MSC+2 (Villehouse/Williamson)
First Round: (13) High Point vs (4) Purdue, 12:40PM, MSC (Anderson/Lappas/Washburn)

First Round: (14) Montana vs (3) Wisconsin, 1:30PM, MSC+ (Nessler/Haywood/Jacobson)

March Madness Live, 2:40PM, MSC (Willhops/Szczerbiak, Rothstein, Hummel)

First Round: (12) McNeese vs (5) Clemson, 3:15PM, MSC (Anderson/Lappas/Washburn)

March Madness Live, 3:30PM, MSC+ (TBD)

First Round: (11) VCU vs (6) BYU, 4:05PM, MSC+ (Nessler/Haywood/Jacobson)

March Madness Live, 7PM, MSC (Willhops/Szczerbiak, Rothstein, Hummel)

First Round: (11) Drake vs (6) Missouri, 7:35PM, MSC (McCarthy/Smith/Ross)

March Madness Live, 9:35PM, MSC (Willhops/Szczerbiak, Rothstein, Hummel)
First Round: (14) UNCW vs (3) Texas Tech, 10:10PM, MSC (McCarthy/Smith/Ross)

Friday, March 21st:

March Madness Live, 12PM, MSC (Willhops/Szczerbiak, Rothstein, Hummel)

The Ultimate March Madness Show: 12:30PM-12AM, MSC+2 (Villehouse/Williamson)

First Round: (15) Robert Morris vs (2) Alabama, 12:40PM, MSC (Dedes/Spanarkel/LaForce)

March Madness Live, 2:40PM, MSC (Willhops/Szczerbiak, Rothstein, Hummel)

First Round: (10) Vanderbilt vs (7) Saint Mary's, 3:15PM, MSC (Dedes/Spanarkel/LaForce)

March Madness Live, 7PM, MSC (Willhops/Szczerbiak, Rothstein, Hummel)

First Round: (13) Akron vs (4) Arizona, 7:35PM, MSC (Byington/Rose/Katz)

March Madness Live, 9:35PM, MSC (Willhops/Szczerbiak, Rothstein, Hummel)

First Round: (12) Liberty vs (5) Oregon, 10:10PM, MSC (Byington/Rose/Katz)

Saturday, March 22nd:
The Ultimate March Madness Show: 7PM-10:30PM, MSC+2 (Villehouse/Williamson)

Sunday, March 23rd:
March Madness Live, 5:30PM, MSC (Willhops/Szczerbiak, Rothstein, Hummel)

Second Round: (7) Saint Mary's vs (2) Alabama, 6PM, MSC (Dedes/Spanarkel/LaForce)

The Ultimate March Madness Show: 7PM-10:30PM, MSC Sports Extra, Max, Paramount+, March Madness App (Villehouse/Williamson)

March Madness Live, 8PM, MSC (Willhops/Szczerbiak, Rothstein, Hummel)

Second Round: (10) New Mexico vs (2) Michigan State, 8:30PM, MSC (Dedes/Spanarkel/LaForce)

March Madness Live, 10:30PM, MSC (Willhops/Szczerbiak, Rothstein, Hummel)

Thursday, March 27th:
The Ultimate March Madness Show: 7:30PM-11:30PM, MSC Sports Extra, Max, Paramount+, March Madness App (Villehouse/Williamson)

Friday, March 28th:
The Ultimate March Madness Show: 7:30PM-11:30PM, MSC Sports Extra, Max, Paramount+, March Madness App (Villehouse/Williamson)

March Madness Live, 7PM, MSC (Willhops/Szczerbiak, Rothstein, Hummel)

Sweet 16: (3) Kentucky vs (2) Tennessee, 7:30PM, MSC (Anderson/Lappas/Washburn)

March Madness Live, 9:30PM, MSC and TBS (Lefkoe/Wright, Parker, Davis)