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Men’s College Hoops: Three of Top Five in Action including No. 2 Syracuse against No. 22 Pitt, No. 25 Oklahoma at No. 12 Baylor
This week’s men’s college basketball schedule will include three of the top five ranked teams on Saturday, Jan. 18, and two matchups between ranked teams. Highlights:
- ESPN will televise five games on Saturday, Jan. 18, including three with ranked teams beginning at 4 p.m. with No. 22 Pitt at No. 2 Syracuse at 4 p.m. on ESPN. Syracuse and Pitt, former foes in the BIG EAST conference prior to beginning play as members of the ACC this season, are currently the top two teams in the conference. The day will close with No. 3 Wisconsin against Michigan in a Big Ten showdown at 6 p.m. and No. 18 Louisville at Connecticut in the Saturday Primetime telecast at 9 p.m.
- Two of ESPN2’s three games on Saturday, Jan. 18, will include a ranked team beginning with No. 25 Oklahoma at No. 12 Baylor at 2 p.m. Oklahoma is coming off a victory over previously unbeaten Iowa State on January 11 while Baylor’s only two losses on the season have been to undefeated Syracuse and one-loss Iowa State. The following matchups at 4 p.m. will showcase undefeated No. 5 Wichita State against Indiana State.
The schedule is also highlighted by the conclusion of the week-long “My Home Court” (Twitter #MyHomeCourt) initiative celebrating some of the best and most historic venues in the sport. Telecasts from Monday, Jan. 13, to Saturday, Jan. 18, feature vignettes and discussion about the venue. Topics include the arena’s history, notable moments, great athletes and coaches who appeared there, a look at the past and present, records made and broken in the facility, best and most unique seats in the building, and notable and passionate team fans who attend games.
Thu, Jan 16 | 7 p.m. | Connecticut at No. 17 Memphis Dave O’Brien & Jay Bilas |
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Missouri at Vanderbilt Rece Davis & Bob Knight |
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Kennesaw State at Lipscomb | ESPN3 | ||
USC Upstate at Florida Gulf Coast | ESPN3 | ||
Belmont at Eastern Kentucky Rich Hollenberg & Adrian Branch |
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8:30 p.m. | Niagara at Fairfield Doug Sherman & Rob Kennedy |
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8:45 p.m. | Lamar at New Orleans | ESPN3 | |
9 p.m. | No. 11 Ohio State at Minnesota Joe Tessitore & Sean Farnham |
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BYU at San Francisco Roxy Bernstein & Corey Williams |
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10 p.m. | Cal-State Fullerton at UC Irvine | ESPN3 | |
11 p.m. | Long Beach State at UC Santa Barbara Kanoa Leahey & Bill Herenda |
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Fri, Jan 17 | 7 p.m. | Wisconsin-Green Bay at Wright State Jim Barbar & Malcolm Huckaby |
ESPNU |
9 p.m. | Canisius at Iona Doug Sherman & Tim McCormick |
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Sat, Jan 18 | 11 a.m. | Toledo at Akron Dan Gutowsky & Sean Harrington |
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Noon | Boston College at North Carolina Carter Blackburn & Sean Farnham |
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Temple at La Salle John Saunders & Tim Legler |
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SMU at UCF Mike Patrick & TBD |
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1 p.m. | Missouri State at Northern Iowa Mitch Holthus & Tim Welsh |
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2 p.m. | Alabama at Missouri Mark Jones & Jimmy Dykes |
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No. 25 Oklahoma at No. 11 Baylor Jon Sciambi & Fran Fraschilla |
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3 p.m. | Dayton at Richmond Bob Picozzi & Bob Valvano |
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4 p.m. | No. 22 Pittsburgh at No. 2 Syracuse Dave O’Brien & Doris Burke |
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Indiana State at No. 5 Wichita State Rich Hollenberg, Mark Adams & Len Elmore |
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Longwood at Radford | ESPN3 | ||
Houston Baptist at McNeese State | ESPN3 | ||
5 p.m. | No. 19 Cincinnati at USF Adam Amin & Brooke Weisbrod |
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Mercer at Lipscomb | ESPN3 | ||
6 p.m. | Michigan at No. 3 Wisconsin ESPN: Bob Wischusen & Dan Dakich Radio: Marc Kestecher & Will Perdue |
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7 p.m. | Penn State at Purdue Mike Couzens & Darrin Horn |
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New Mexico at Fresno State Trey Bender & Bill Herenda |
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Utah State at Boise State Peter Young & Blaine Fowler |
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7:30 p.m. | East Tennessee State at Florida Gulf Coast | ESPN3 | |
9 p.m. | No. 18 Louisville at Connecticut Dan Shulman, Dick Vitale & Shannon Spake |
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Vanderbilt at LSU Tom Hart & Jon Sundvold |
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11 p.m. | Washington at Stanford Beth Mowins & Jon Crispin |
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Sun, Jan 19 | 6 p.m. | Virginia Tech at Notre Dame Carter Blackburn, Jay Williams & Allison Williams |
ESPNU |
Hofstra at SMU | ESPN3 | ||
8 p.m. | Oregon at Oregon State Roxy Bernstein & Corey Williams |
ESPNU |