via press release:
Ranked Teams in Big Ten Square Off; No. 3 Missouri in Rematch with Oklahoma State
ESPN’s upcoming men’s college basketball schedule includes ranked Big Ten teams squaring off and No. 3 Missouri against Oklahoma State, one of two teams to defeat them this year.
ESPN has two Big Ten matchups between ranked teams beginning Thursday, Feb. 16, with No. 17 Wisconsin at No. 8 Michigan State at 7 p.m. The other conference game pits No. 6 Ohio State at No. 19 Michigan in a Saturday prime-time matchup Feb. 18 at 9 p.m.
ESPN2 and ESPN3 will showcase the Big 12 rematch pitting No. 3 Missouri against Oklahoma State on Wednesday, Feb. 15, at 9 p.m. ET. Oklahoma State defeated Missouri 79 -72 on Jan. 25.
In addition, the 10th annual Sears Bracketbusters – 13 games with NCAA Championship hopeful teams – Friday and Saturday – takes place Friday and Saturday. ESPN analyst Dick Vitale will work No. 16 Saint Mary’s at one-loss No. 14 Murray State on ESPN on Saturday, Feb. 18, at 6 p.m.
| Date | Time (ET) | Matchup | Network |
| Wed, Feb 15 | 7 p.m. | Villanova at South Florida Bob Wischusen & Bob Wenzel |
ESPN2 / ESPN3 |
| 7 p.m. | Rutgers at No. 25 Notre Dame Adam Amin & LaPhonso Ellis |
ESPNU | |
| 7 p.m. | Maine at Hartford | ESPN3 | |
| 7 p.m. | Iona at Rider | ESPN3 | |
| 8 p.m. | No. 7 North Carolina at Miami Mark Jones & Len Elmore |
ESPN / ESPN3 | |
| 9 p.m. | Oklahoma State at No. 3 Missouri Jon Sciambi & Fran Fraschilla |
ESPN2 / ESPN3 | |
| 9 p.m. | Providence at Cincinnati Beth Mowins & Tim Welsh |
ESPNU | |
| Thu, Feb 16 | 7 p.m. | No. 17 Wisconsin at No. 8 Michigan State Dave O’Brien & Stephen Bardo |
ESPN / ESPN3 |
| 7 p.m. | Virginia Tech at No. 21 Florida State Mike Patrick, Len Elmore & Jeannine Edwards |
ESPN2 / ESPN3 | |
| 8 p.m. | Iowa at Penn State Jim Barbar & Tim McCormick |
ESPNU | |
| 9 p.m. | West Virginia at Pittsburgh Marc Kestecher & Bob Knight |
ESPN / ESPN3 | |
| 9 p.m. | Vanderbilt at Mississippi Rece Davis & Hubert Davis |
ESPN2 / ESPN3 | |
| 10 p.m. | BYU at San Francisco Mark Neely & Miles Simon |
ESPNU | |
| 11 p.m. | No. 24 Gonzaga at Santa Clara Dave Flemmin & Bob Valvano |
ESPN2 / ESPN3 | |
| Fri, Feb 17 | 7 p.m. | Northern Iowa at Virginia Commonwealth Bob Wischusen & Dan Dakich |
ESPN2 / ESPN3 |
| 7 p.m. | Columbia at Princeton Doug Sherman & Tim O’Toole |
ESPNU | |
| 9 p.m. | Sears BracketBusters: Valparaiso at Loyola Marymount Mark Neely & Miles Simon |
ESPNU | |
| Sat, Feb 18 | 11 a.m. | Sears BracketBusters: Drexel at Cleveland State Adam Amin & Brooke Weisbrod |
ESPNU |
| Noon | No. 13 Marquette at Connecticut Dave Pasch & Doris Burke |
ESPN / ESPN3 | |
| Noon | Sears BracketBusters: Wichita State at Davidson Marc Kestecher & LaPhonso Ellis |
ESPN2 / ESPN3 | |
| 1 p.m. | Sears BracketBusters: Buffalo at South Dakota State Mike Crispino & Bob Valvano |
ESPNU | |
| 2 p.m. | No. 3 Missouri at Texas A&M Dave Flemming & Fran Fraschilla |
ESPN / ESPN3 | |
| 2 p.m. | Sears BracketBusters: Akron at Oral Roberts Rich Hollenberg & Mark Adams |
ESPN2 / ESPN3 | |
| 3 p.m. | Sears BracketBusters: Drake at New Mexico State Dan Gutowsky & Paul Biancardi |
ESPNU | |
| 4 p.m. | Clemson at No. 7 North Carolina Mike Patrick & Len Elmore |
ESPN / ESPN3 | |
| 4 p.m. | Sears BracketBusters: Nevada at Iona Doug Sherman & Sean Farnham |
ESPN2 / ESPN3 | |
| 4 p.m. | Lamar at George Mason | ESPN3 | |
| 5 p.m. | Sears BracketBusters: Old Dominion at Missouri State Justin Kutcher & Ron Thompson |
ESPNU | |
| 6 p.m. | Sears BracketBusters: No. 16 Saint Mary’s at No. 14 Murray State Dave O’Brien & Dick Vitale |
ESPN / ESPN3 | |
| 6 p.m. | No. 12 Florida at Arkansas Brad Nessler & Jimmy Dykes |
ESPN2 / ESPN3 | |
| 6:30 p.m. | Florida Atlantic at Middle Tennessee State | ESPN3 | |
| 7 p.m. | BYU at Santa Clara Mark Neely & Miles Simon |
ESPNU | |
| 7 p.m. | Sears BracketBusters: UNC Asheville at Ohio Jim Barbar & Ronnie Rankin |
ESPN3 | |
| 7:30 p.m. | USC Upstate at Lipscomb | ESPN3 | |
| 8 p.m. | Sears BracketBusters: Texas-Arlington at Weber State Greg Heister & Bill Herenda |
ESPN3 | |
| 9 p.m. | No. 6 Ohio State at No. 19 Michigan Dan Shulman, Jay Bilas & Erin Andrews |
ESPN / ESPN3 | |
| 9 p.m. | No. 25 Notre Dame at Villanova Beth Mowins & Tim Welsh |
ESPNU | |
| 10 p.m. | Sears BracketBusters: Long Beach State at Creighton Roxy Bernstein & Stephen Bardo |
ESPN2 / ESPN3 | |
| Sun, Feb 19 | 1 p.m. | No. 2 Syracuse at Rutgers Bob Wischusen & Doris Burke |
ESPN / ESPN3 |
| 6 p.m. | ACC Sunday Night Basketball: No. 4 Duke at Boston College Jon Sciambi & Hubert Davis |
ESPNU | |
| 7 p.m. | South Florida at Pittsburgh TBD & LaPhonso Ellis |
ESPN2 / ESPN3 |
