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Men’s Basketball: Big 12/SEC Challenge Continues across ESPN Networks
The inaugural Big 12/SEC Challenge continues this week with several nationally ranked teams across ESPN, ESPN2 and ESPNU, including a top-20 matchup between No. 3 Kentucky at No. 20 Baylor on Friday, Dec. 6, at 10 p.m. on ESPN. The Challenge began Thursday, Nov. 14, and plays out over six weeks, culminating with the Oklahoma vs. Texas A&M game from Houston on Saturday, Dec. 21 (ESPNU, 7 p.m. ET).
Schedule highlights:
- Thursday features three Big 12/SEC Challenge games: West Virginia at Missouri (ESPN2) and TCU at Mississippi State (ESPNU) at 7 p.m. and Ole Miss at Kansas State (ESPN2) at 9 p.m.
- South Carolina travels to No. 9 Oklahoma State (ESPNU) at 9:30 p.m.
- Additional ranked teams across ESPN nets on Saturday include: Northwestern State at No. 16 Memphis (ESPN3) at 1 p.m.; No. 6 Kansas at Colorado (ESPN2) at 3:15 p.m.; UNLV at No. 2 Arizona (ESPN2) at 5:15 p.m.; Binghamton at No. 4 Syracuse (ESPN3) at 7 p.m. and New Mexico State at No. 19 Gonzaga (ESPNU) at 11 p.m.
- No. 13 Oregon travels to Ole Miss on Sunday at 5 p.m. (ESPNU).
| Date | Time (ET) | Matchup / Commentators | Network |
| Thu, Dec 5 | 7 p.m. | Big 12/SEC Challenge: West Virginia at Missouri Mark Jones & Jimmy Dykes |
ESPN2 |
| Big 12/SEC Challenge: TCU at Mississippi State Tom Hart & Carolyn Peck |
ESPNU | ||
| Rider at Monmouth Doug Sherman & Rob Kennedy |
ESPN3 | ||
| Tennessee Tech at Lipscomb | ESPN3 | ||
| 9 p.m. | Big 12/SEC Challenge: Ole Miss at Kansas State Dave Flemming & Miles Simon |
ESPN2 | |
| Fri, Dec 6 | 7 p.m. | Loyola Marymount at Pittsburgh Tim Neverett & Curtis Aiken |
ESPN3 |
| 8:30 p.m. | Fairfield at Quinnipiac Doug Sherman & Rob Kennedy |
ESPN3 | |
| 9:30 p.m. | Big 12/SEC Challenge: South Carolina at No. 9 Oklahoma State Micth Holthus & Reid Gettys |
ESPNU | |
| 10 p.m. | Big 12/SEC Challenge: No. 3 Kentucky at No. 20 Baylor Jon Sciambi & Fran Fraschilla |
ESPN | |
| Sat, Dec 7 | Noon | Texas at Temple Adam Amin & Tim Welsh |
ESPNU |
| 1 p.m. | Hofstra at SMU Dave Raymond & Stephen Howard |
ESPN3 | |
| Northwestern State at No. 16 Memphis Greg Gaston & Darrin Horn |
ESPN3 | ||
| 2 p.m. | Richmond at Wake Forest Evan Leplar & Pete Strickland |
ESPN3 | |
| East Tennessee State at Georgia Tech | ESPN3 | ||
| Eastern Michigan at Purdue Mike Couzens & Jeff Jackson |
ESPN3 | ||
| William & Mary at Wofford | ESPN3 | ||
| 3 p.m. | New Orleans at Minnesota BJ Schaben & Rich Zvosec |
ESPN3 | |
| 3:15 p.m. | No. 6 Kansas at Colorado Dave O’Brien & Jimmy Dykes |
ESPN2 | |
| 4 p.m. | Marshall at Penn State Tim Neverett & Brian Allen |
ESPN3 | |
| 5 p.m. | Virginia at Wisconsin-Green Bay Mike Morgan & Brooke Weisbrod |
ESPNU | |
| 5:15 p.m. | UNLV at No. 2 Arizona Roxy Bernstein & Miles Simon |
ESPN2 | |
| 6 p.m. | San Jose State at Houston Brett Dolan & Reid Gettys |
ESPN3 | |
| 7 p.m. | UNC Greensboro at North Carolina Joe Davis & Paul Biancardi |
ESPNU | |
| Stetson at UCF Jesse Agler & Mark Wise |
ESPN3 | ||
| Binghamton at No. 4 Syracuse Jason Benetti & Reggie Witherspoon |
ESPN3 | ||
| 9 p.m. | Alabama at USF Rich Hollenberg & Carolyn Peck |
ESPNU | |
| 11 p.m. | New Mexico State at No. 19 Gonzaga Steve Quis & Jon Crispin |
ESPNU | |
| Sun, Dec 8 | 12:30 p.m. | Virginia Tech at Miami (Fla.) Tom Hart & Jay Williams |
ESPNU |
| 5 p.m. | No. 13 Oregon at Ole Miss Dave Neal & Kara Lawson |
ESPNU | |
| 6 p.m. | Jacksonville State at Florida State | ESPN3 | |
| 8 p.m. | Seton Hall at Rutgers Eamon McAnaney & Tim Welsh |
ESPNU |
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