March Madness

NCAA Basketball Championship 2013 schedule: Cardinals and Wolverines tip off Monday night

You're looking forward to the game, but why not watch some lousy sitcoms beforehand, too?

By jlpennington Apr 8, 2013, 10:00am EDT

The Final Four concludes Monday with the national championship game between the Louisville Cardinals and the Michigan Wolverines, a game in primetime that'll likely leak over into Tuesday.

The game tips off at 9:23 p.m. ET on CBS, and the network's telecast begins at 9 o'clock. With the tournament's longer timeouts and a longer halftime period, a 2½-hour game is not out of the question, especially with how both the Cardinals and Wolverines are playing. According to KenPom.com, Louisville has the No. 1-ranked defense by defensive efficiency, and Michigan has the No. 1 offense by offensive efficiency.

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CBS's lead-ins are re-runs of "2 Broke Girls" (8 p.m. ET) and "The Big Bang Theory" (8:30 p.m. ET) -- two shows sure to be hits with basketball fans. The game can also be streamed on NCAA.com.