Jim Nantz on Houston-Florida National Championship: ‘It brings my whole life full circle’
"I get more nervous watching the games than I ever did calling the game."
"I get more nervous watching the games than I ever did calling the game."
The network averaged 15.3 million viewers across Saturday's games.
"It ain't like he got a job. He quit y'all. He got plenty of free time on his hands."
"Even though Cooper Flagg should be in high school, I have to wonder — does he have the clutch gene?"
"I just sat here and watched this happen. Doesn't make it any more believable."
"March Sadness for Duke and their fanbase."
"Duke's great. Jon Scheyer is awesome. But don't sleep on Houston. Don't sleep on Houston."
"I really do feel like, in a lot of ways, my career came through the U of H basketball team."
After a record-setting first weekend, March Madness viewership has come down to Earth.
"This was a great performance, virtuoso, masterful."
Duke-Houston will be the featured matchup at 8:49 p.m. ET.
"We beat a hell of a program tonight. That makes it even more significant."
"It's like calling me Kevin. My name is not Kevin."
ESPN had a scheduling mess on their hands with the Luka Dončić Lakers debut cutting into the middle of a college basketball game.
"When you go from early November to early April, you have to eliminate as many distractions as possible. That was a distraction."
"Houston, you have a problem."
"I don’t know there’s anybody better than us."
"Trying to figure out how to make it happen."
"I'm at a loss for words. Doesn't happen very often."
"What part of $25,000 are you willing to pay?"
While trying to avoid a Houston player that went out of bounds, ESPN reporter Paul Carcaterra bumped into a Houston base cheerleader, who then dropped a cheerleader.