The National Championship game is here as the 2013 NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament comes to a close with the Louisville Cardinals versus the Michigan Wolverines. Tipoff is at 9:23 p.m. ET and so here's the television schedule so you won't miss a single minute of the pregame analysis and ceremony.
First things first, the channel. Look up where CBS is on your local listings.
Now, once you've figured this out, following the Big Bang Theory, which airs at 8:30 p.m. ET, CBS will begin their championship game coverage. Tune in at 9 p.m. ET to hear what these guys have to say about the expected matchups and it should be a treat as the two best teams of the tournament hit the floor to decide who will be the champion in 2013.
For the Cardinals, their five games included victories over N.C. A&T, Colorado State, Oregon and Duke to win the Midwest Region. Most recently, their toughest opponent yet, they defeated the Wichita State Shockers to get into the finals.
Michigan won the South Region after defeating South Dakota (13), VCU (5) and heavy favorites Kansas Jayhawks (1) and Florida Gators (3). They cemented their route to the finals by beating another heavy favorite in the Syracuse Orange (4) out of the East Region.
It's the No. 1 seed overall, the Cardinals versus No. 4 out of the South, Michigan. Both teams fought hard all season long and want to take the trophy home.
Louisville because they were left without one of their key players, Kevin Ware after a terrible leg injury suffered in their Elite Eight game against Duke. For the Wolverines, they are trying to bring recognition back to a basketball program that peeked back in the early 90's and then slow fell off until recent years.
The Cardinals will attempt to win their first NCAA Basketball National Championship since 1986. Michigan will try to win the trophy home for the first time since 1989.
