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NBC Sports Chicago & the Iowa High School Sports Network (IHSSN), will deliver LIVE high-definition coverage of the 2019 Iowa High School Athletic Association (IHSAA) Boys Basketball State Championships this week (March 6-8) from the Wells Fargo Arena in downtown Des Moines, IA.
Iowa basketball fans can look forward to OVER TWENTY HOURS of live, action-packed coverage throughout the week beginning with the Class 1A/2A Semifinals on Wednesday starting at 2:00 PM CT on NBC Sports Chicago+, followed by the Class 3A/4A Semifinals on Thursday starting at 2:00 PM CT on NBC Sports Chicago+, all of which leads up to the highly-anticipated “Championship Friday” featuring the Class 1A/2A/3A/4A Finals on Friday beginning at 2:00 PM CT on NBC Sports Chicago+.
Calling the action for the IHSAA Basketball state championship telecasts will be play-by-play announcers Ric Silvestrini, Jeff Pierson, and Joe Hammen, along with game analysts Dave Lane and Mike Swaim.
In addition — EVERY IHSAA Boys Basketball State Championship telecast on NBC Sports Chicago will be accessible LIVE to authenticated NBC Sports Chicago subscribers at NBCSportsChicago.com/WatchLive. Fans can also visit IHSSN.com to access the NBCSportsChicago.com live stream.
The following schedule details NBC Sports Chicago’s multi-platform coverage of the 2019 IHSAA Boys Basketball State Championships (all times Central Time…ALL games to air on NBC Sports Chicago+ and will also be streamed live to authenticated NBC Sports Chicago subscribers on NBCSportsChicago.com/WatchLive and IHSSN.com):
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 6
2:00 PM – Class 1A Semifinal #1: (Teams TBD; also airing on the main NBC Sports Chicago channel location)
3:45 PM – Class 1A Semifinal #2: (Teams TBD; also airing on the main NBC Sports Chicago channel location)
6:30 PM – Class 2A Semifinal #1: (Teams TBD)
8:15 PM – Class 2A Semifinal #2: (Teams TBD)
THURSDAY, MARCH 7
2:00 PM – Class 3A Semifinal #1: (Teams TBD; also airing on the main NBC Sports Chicago channel location)
3:45 PM – Class 3A Semifinal #2: (Teams TBD; also airing on the main NBC Sports Chicago channel location)
6:30 PM – Class 4A Semifinal #1: (Teams TBD)
8:15 PM – Class 4A Semifinal #2: (Teams TBD)
FRIDAY, MARCH 8
2:00 PM – Class 1A: CHAMPIONSHIP GAME (Teams TBD)
3:45 PM – Class 2A: CHAMPIONSHIP GAME (Teams TBD)
6:30 PM – Class 3A: CHAMPIONSHIP GAME (Teams TBD)
8:15 PM – Class 4A: CHAMPIONSHIP GAME (Teams TBD)
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