#3 Marquette Golden Eagles vs #14 Holy Cross Crusaders
March 20, 2003 RCA Dome- Indianapolis, Indiana CBS
Midwest Region 1st Round Game. Gus Johnson and Len Elmore announcers. Final Score: MAR 72 HC 68. Holy Cross comes close to advancing but fails for the third straight year. Complete game, w/o commercials. Rating: 9
#6 Missouri Tigers vs #11 Southern Illinois Salukis
March 20, 2003 RCA Dome- Indianapolis, Indiana CBS
Midwest Region 1st Round Game. Gus Johnson and Len Elmore announcers. Final Score: UM 72 SIU 71. Tigers win a close match with upset-minded Salukis. Complete game, w/o commercials. Rating: 9
#4 Illinois Illini vs #13 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers
March 20, 2003 RCA Dome- Indianapolis, Indiana CBS
West Region 1st Round Game. Gus Johnson and Len Elmore announcers. Final Score: UI 65 WKU 60. Illinois win close game. Complete game, w/o commercials. Rating: 9
#3 Duke Blue Devils vs #14 Colorado St. Rams
March 20, 2003 Huntsman Center- Salt Lake City, Utah CBS
West Region 1st Round Game. Dick Enberg, Matt Goukas, and Kareem Abdul-Jabar announcers. Final Score: Duke 67 CSU 57. Rams give Duke a scare, but Duke survives thanks to Jones. Complete game, w/o commercials. Rating: 9
#1 Kentucky Wildcats vs #16 IUPUI Jaguars
March 21, 2003 Gaylord Entertainment Center- Nashville, Tennessee CBS
Midwest Region 1st Round Game. Jim Nantz and Billy Packer announcers. Final Score: UK 95 IUPUI 64. Has three-fourths of the game, as the network left to go to the Auburn/ St. Joe’s game half way through the second. Rating: 9
#10 Auburn Tigers vs #7 St. Joseph’s Hawks
March 21, 2003 St. Pete Times Forum- Tampa, Florida CBS
East Region 1st Round Game. ? and ? announcers. Final Score: AUB 65 STJ 63. Great overtime thriller ends in upset. Missing the first half but has almost the entire second half and all of overtime. Rating: 9
#6 Oklahoma St. Cowboys vs #11 Pennsylvania Quakers
March 21, 2003 FleetCenter- Boston, Massahussets CBS
East Region 1st Round Game. Verne Lundquist and Bill Raftery announcers. Final Score: OSU 77 PENN 63. Penn makes a strong challenge but the Cowboys pull away. Missing only a couple of minutes while network had live look-ins at other games, w/o commercials. Rating: 9
#2 Pittsburgh Panthers vs #15 Wagner Seahawks
March 21, 2003 FleetCenter- Boston, Massachustes CBS
Midwest Region 1st Round Game. Verne Lundquist and Bill Raftery announcers. Final Score: PIT 87 WAG 61. Missing last ten minutes after Pittsburgh had game well in hand, w/o commercials. Rating:9
#6 Maryland Terrapins vs #11 UNC-Willmington Seahawks
March 21, 2003 Gaylord Entertainment Center- Nashville, Tennessee CBS
South Region 1st Round Game. Jim Nantz and Billy Packer announcers. Final Score: MD 75 UNCW 73. Complete game with some commercials. Drew Nicholas keeps champs alive with buzzer beater. Rating: 9
#5 Notre Dame Fighting Irish vs #4 Illinois Illini
March 22, 2003 RCA Dome- Indianapolis, Indiana CBS
West Region 2nd Round Game. Gus Johnson and Len Elmore announcers. Final Score: ND 68 UI 60. Complete game with some commercials. Irish stay alive by stunning Illini. Rating: 9
#1 Arizona Wildcats vs #9 Gonzaga Bulldogs
March 22, 2003 Huntsman Center- Salt Lake City, Utah CBS
West Region 2nd Round Game. Dick Enberg, Matt Goukas, and Kareem Abdul-Jabar announcers. Final Score: Ariz 96 Gonz 95 2OT. Almost entire game, missing a couple of minutes for a live look-in with some commercials. Exciting thriller as Arizona stays alive in double overtime as underdog Bulldogs made a strong push to upset. Rating: 9
#3 Duke Blue Devils vs #11 Central Michigan Chippewas
March 22, 2003 Huntsman Center- Salt Lake City, Utah CBS
West Region 2nd Round Game. Dick Enberg, Matt Goukas, and Kareem Abdul-Jabar announcers. Final Score: Duke 86 CMU 60. Complete game w/o commercials. Rating: 9
#12 Butler Bulldogs vs #4 Louisville Cardinals
March 23, 2003 Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center- Birmingham, Alabama CBS
East Region 2nd Round game. and Dan Bonner announcers. Final Score: Butler 79 Lou 71. Includes most of the game but missing a few minutes. Exciting come from behind upset by the 12 seed. Rating: 9
#6 Maryland Terrapins vs #3 Xavier Muskeeters
March 23, 2003 Gaylord Entertainment Center- Nashville, Tennessee CBS
South Region 2nd Round game. Jim Nantz and Billy Packer announcers. Final Score: UMD 77
Xavier 64. Complete game, includes commercials, halftime look-ins, and Dan Rather Gulf War updates. Rating: 9
#2 Kansas Jayhawks vs #3 Duke Blue Devils
March 27, 2003 Arrowhead Pond at Anahiem- Anahiem, California CBS
West Region Semifinal. Jim Nantz and Billy Packer announcers. Kansas wins tight game between two traditional powerhouses. Final Score: KAN 69 DUKE 65. Complete game, includes halftime w/o commercials. Last couple of minutes, network flip-floped every few seconds with MAR/PIT finish. Rating: 9
#7 Michigan St. Spartans vs #6 Maryland Terrapins
March 28, 2003 Alamodome- San Antonio, Texas CBS
South Region Semifinal. Dick Enberg, Matt Goukas, and Kareem Abdul-Jabar announcers. Michigan St. survives late game collapse to knock off champs. Final Score: MSU 60 UMD 58. Complete game, includes halftime, postgame, and commercials. Rating: 9
#3 Marquette Golden Eagles vs #1 Kentucky Wildcats
March 29, 2003 H.H.H. Metrodome- Minneapolis, Minnesota CBS
Midwest Region Final. Verne Lundquist and Bill Raftery announcers. Duane Wade dominates as Marquette beats top team in the nation and return to Final Four for first time in over 20 years. Final Score: MAR 83 UK 69. Complete game, includes halftime, postgame, w/o commercials. Rating: 9
#2 Kansas Jayhawks vs #1 Arizona Wildcats
March 29, 2003 Arrowhead Pond of Anahiem- Anahiem, California CBS
West Region Final. Jim Nantz and Billy Packer announcers. Jayhawks earn second straight trip to Final Four. Final Score: KU 78 UA 75. Complete game, with some commercials, halftime, and postgame. Rating: 9
#3 Syracuse Orangemen vs #1 Oklahoma Sooners
March 30, 2003 Pepsi Arena- Albany, New York CBS
East Region Final. Gus Johnson and Len Elmore announcers. Carmelo Anthony leads ‘Cuse to third Final Four in school history. Final Score: SU 63 OU 47. Complete game, includes halftime, postgame, and some commercials. Rating: 9
#1 Texas Longhorns vs #7 Michigan St. Spartans
March 30, 2003 Alamodome- San Antonio, Texas CBS
South Region Final. Dick Enberg, Matt Goukas, and Kareem Abdul-Jabar announcers. Texas earns first trip to Final Four in 56 years. Final Score: UT 85 MSU 77
#2 Kansas Jayhawks vs #3 Marquette Golden Eagles
April 5, 2003 Louisiana Superdome- New Orleans, Louisiana CBS
National Semifinal. Jim Nantz and Billy Packer announcers. Kansas dominates Final Four’s cinderella to reach championship game. Final Score: KU 94 MAR 61. Complete game, includes pregame, halftime, commercials, and postgame. Rating: 9
#3 Syracuse Orangemen vs #1 Texas Longhorns
April 5, 2003 Louisiana Superdome- New Orleans, Louisiana CBS
National Semifinal. Jim Nantz and Billy Packer announcers. Carmelo makes a name for himself in leading ‘Cuse to title game. Final Score: SU 95 UT 84. Complete game, includes commercials, halftime, and most of postgame. Rating: 9
#3 Syracuse Orangemen vs #2 Kansas Jayhawks
April 7, 2003 Louisiana Superdome- New Orleans, Louisiana CBS
National Championship. Jim Nantz and Billy Packer announcers. Exciting game goes down to the wire as Boeheim and Syracuse finally win first title. Final Score: SU 81 KU 78. Complete game, includes pregame, commercials, halftime, and postgame. Rating: 9