Big East News Articles
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To follow is the schedule of games (both league and nonleague contests) that have been slotted for national television in the 2011-12 season. The list includes no fewer than 75 BIG EAST games and a compelling slate of early-season nonconference matchups.
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2011-12 BIG EAST CONFERENCE MEN’S BASKETBALL NONCONFERENCE GAMES ON CBS, ESPN, ESPN2, AND ESPNU
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Monday, Nov. 7
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William & Mary at St. John’s
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7 p.m.
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ESPNU
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2K Sports Classic Benefitting Coaches vs. Cancer
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Friday, Nov. 11
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Columbia at Connecticut
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7 p.m.
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ESPNU
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Monday, Nov. 14
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Manhattan at Syracuse
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7 p.m.
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ESPNU
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Dick’s Sporting Goods NIT Season Tip-Off
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Detroit at Notre Dame
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9 p.m.
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ESPNU
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CBE Classic
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Tuesday, Nov. 15
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Kent State at West Virginia
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10 a.m.
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ESPN
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Thursday, Nov. 17
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Seton Hall vs. Virginia Commonwealth
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5:30 p.m.
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ESPNU
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Charleston Classic
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St. John’s vs. Arizona
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9 p.m.
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ESPN2
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2K Sports Classic Benefitting Coaches vs. Cancer
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Friday, Nov. 18
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St. John’s vs. Texas A&M/Mississippi State
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TBD
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ESPN2
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2K Sports Classic Benefitting Coaches vs. Cancer
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Sunday, Nov. 20
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USF vs. Kentucky/Penn State
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Noon/2 p.m.
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ESPNU/ESPN3.com
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Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame Tipoff
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Monday, Nov. 21
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Georgetown vs. Kansas
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11:59 p.m.
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ESPN2
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EA Sports Maui Invitational
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Notre Dame vs. Missouri
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7:30 p.m.
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ESPN2
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CBE Classic
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Tuesday, Nov. 22
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Georgetown vs. UCLA/Chaminade
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TBD
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ESPN/ESPN2
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EA Sports Maui Invitational
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Notre Dame vs. California/Georgia
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TBD
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ESPN2/ESPNU
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CBE Classic
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Wednesday, Nov. 23
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Georgetown vs. TBD
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TBD
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ESPN/ESPN2/ESPNU
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EA Sports Maui Invitational
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Syracuse vs. TBD
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TBD
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ESPN2/ESPNU
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Dick’s Sporting Goods NIT Season Tip-Off
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Thursday, Nov. 24
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Villanova vs. UC Riverside
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4:30 p.m.
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ESPNU
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76 Classic
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DePaul vs. Minnesota
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2:30 p.m.
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ESPN2
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Old Spice Classic
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Friday, Nov. 25
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DePaul vs. Indiana/Texas Tech
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TBD
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ESPN/ESPN2/ESPNU
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Old Spice Classic
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Syracuse vs. TBD
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TBD
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ESPN/ESPN2
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Dick’s Sporting Goods NIT Season Tip-Off
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Villanova vs. Saint Louis/Boston College
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TBD
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ESPN/ESPN2/ESPNU
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76 Classic
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Sunday, Nov. 27
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DePaul vs. TBD
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TBD
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ESPN2/ESPNU
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Old Spice Classic
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Villanova vs. TBD
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TBD
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ESPN/ESPN2/ESPNU
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76 Classic
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Wednesday, Nov. 30
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Notre Dame at Gonzaga
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11:15 p.m.
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ESPN2
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Thursday, Dec. 1
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Providence at South Carolina
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7 p.m.
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ESPN
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BIG EAST/SEC Challenge
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St. John’s at Kentucky
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7:30 p.m.
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ESPN2
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BIG EAST/SEC Challenge
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Mississippi at DePaul
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9 p.m.
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ESPNU
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BIG EAST/SEC Challenge
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Georgetown at Alabama
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9:30 p.m.
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ESPN2
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BIG EAST/SEC Challenge
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Friday, Dec. 2
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Florida at Syracuse
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6:30 p.m.
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ESPN
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BIG EAST/SEC Challenge
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Cincinnati at Georgia
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7 p.m.
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ESPNU
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BIG EAST/SEC Challenge
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Vanderbilt at Louisville
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8:30 p.m.
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ESPN
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BIG EAST/SEC Challenge
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Auburn at Seton Hall
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9 p.m.
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ESPNU
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BIG EAST/SEC Challenge
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Saturday, Dec. 3
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Arkansas at Connecticut
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3:15 p.m.
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ESPN
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BIG EAST/SEC Challenge
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Pittsburgh at Tennessee
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5:15 p.m.
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ESPN
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BIG EAST/SEC Challenge
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USF at Kansas
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5:15 p.m.
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ESPN2
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LSU at Rutgers
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7 p.m.
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ESPNU
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BIG EAST/SEC Challenge
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West Virginia at Mississippi State
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9 p.m.
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ESPNU
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BIG EAST/SEC Challenge
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Monday, Dec. 5
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St. John’s at Detroit
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7 p.m.
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ESPN2
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Tuesday, Dec. 6
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Villanova vs. Missouri
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7 p.m.
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ESPN
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Jimmy V Men’s Basketball Classic
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Marquette vs. Washington
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9 p.m.
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ESPN
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Jimmy V Men’s Basketball Classic
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Thursday, Dec. 8
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Harvard at Connecticut
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7 p.m.
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ESPN2
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West Virginia vs. Kansas State
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9 p.m.
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ESPN2
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Saturday, Dec. 10
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Cincinnati at Xavier
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12:30 p.m.
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ESPN2
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Oklahoma State at Pittsburgh
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2:30 p.m.
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ESPN2
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Villanova at Temple
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5 p.m.
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ESPN2
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Miami (Fla.) at West Virginia
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7 p.m.
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ESPN2
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Saturday, Dec. 17
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Memphis at Louisville
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4 p.m.
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CBS
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Basketball Hall of Fame Shootout
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Notre Dame vs. Indiana
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4:30 p.m.
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ESPN2
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Crossroads Classic
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Syracuse at North Carolina State
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6:30 p.m.
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ESPN2
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Thursday, Dec. 22
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Memphis at Georgetown
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7 p.m.
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ESPN2
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Friday, Dec. 23
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Western Kentucky at Louisville
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7 p.m.
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ESPN2
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Billy Minardi Classic
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West Virginia vs. Baylor
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9 p.m.
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ESPN2
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IBN Sports Las Vegas Classic
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Tuesday, Dec. 27
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Pittsburgh at Notre Dame
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7 p.m.
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ESPN2
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Wednesday, Dec. 28
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Georgetown at Louisville
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7 p.m.
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ESPN2
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Thursday, Dec. 29
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Florida at Rutgers
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7 p.m.
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ESPN2
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Vanderbilt at Marquette
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9 p.m.
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ESPN2
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Oklahoma at Cincinnati
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9 p.m.
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ESPNU
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Friday, Dec. 30
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West Virginia at Seton Hall
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TBD
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ESPN2
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Saturday, Dec. 31
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Louisville at Kentucky
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Noon
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CBS
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Providence at Georgetown
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2 p.m.
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ESPN2
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Sunday, Jan. 1
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Villanova at Marquette
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1 p.m.
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ESPNU
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Tuesday, Jan. 3
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Louisville at St. John’s
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7 p.m.
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ESPNU
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Wednesday, Jan. 4
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Marquette at Georgetown
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7 p.m.
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ESPNU
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Thursday, Jan. 5
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Pittsburgh at DePaul
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7 p.m.
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ESPN2
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Saturday, Jan. 7
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Notre Dame at Louisville
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4 p.m.
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ESPNU
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Monday, Jan. 9
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West Virginia at Connecticut
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7 p.m.
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ESPN2
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Cincinnati at Georgetown
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9 p.m.
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ESPNU
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Tuesday, Jan. 10
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Louisville at Providence
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7 p.m.
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ESPN2
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Wednesday, Jan. 11
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Syracuse at Villanova
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7 p.m.
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ESPN2
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St. John’s at Marquette
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7 p.m.
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ESPNU
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Saturday, Jan. 14
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Connecticut at Notre Dame
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11 a.m.
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ESPN2
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Pittsburgh at Marquette
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Noon
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ESPNU
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Monday, Jan. 16
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Louisville at Marquette
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3:30 p.m.
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ESPN
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Pittsburgh at Syracuse
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7:30 p.m.
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ESPN
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Notre Dame at Rutgers
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9 p.m.
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ESPNU
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Tuesday, Jan. 17
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Georgetown at DePaul
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7 p.m.
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ESPN2
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Wednesday, Jan. 18
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Cincinnati at Connecticut
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7 p.m.
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ESPN2
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Seton Hall at Villanova
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7 p.m.
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ESPNU
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Saturday, Jan. 21
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Connecticut at Tennessee
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4 p.m.
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CBS
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Syracuse at Notre Dame
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6 p.m.
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ESPN
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Louisville at Pittsburgh
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9 p.m.
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ESPN
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Cincinnati at West Virginia
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TBD
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ESPNU
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Monday, Jan. 23
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Syracuse at Cincinnati
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7 p.m.
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ESPN
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Wednesday, Jan. 25
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Villanova at Louisville
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7 p.m.
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ESPN
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West Virginia at St. John’s
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7 p.m.
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ESPNU
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Saturday, Jan. 28
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St. John’s at Duke
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Noon
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ESPN
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Marquette at Villanova
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Noon
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ESPN/ESPN2
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West Virginia at Syracuse
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1 p.m.
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ESPNU
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Georgetown at Pittsburgh
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4 p.m.
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ESPN
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Monday, Jan. 30
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Pittsburgh at West Virginia
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7 p.m.
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ESPN
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Wednesday, Feb. 1
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Connecticut at Georgetown
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7 p.m.
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ESPN2
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Rutgers at Providence
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7 p.m.
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ESPNU
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Saturday, Feb. 4
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USF at Georgetown
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11 a.m.
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ESPNU
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Syracuse at St. John’s
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Noon
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ESPN/ESPN2
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Marquette at Notre Dame
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1 p.m.
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CBS
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Sunday, Feb. 5
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Villanova at Pittsburgh
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2 p.m.
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ESPN
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Monday, Feb. 6
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Connecticut at Louisville
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7 p.m.
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ESPN
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Marquette at DePaul
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9 p.m.
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ESPNU
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Wednesday, Feb. 8
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Georgetown at Syracuse
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7 p.m.
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ESPN/ESPN2
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Cincinnati at St. John’s
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7 p.m.
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ESPNU
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Seton Hall at Rutgers
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9 p.m.
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ESPN2
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Notre Dame at West Virginia
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9 p.m.
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ESPNU
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Saturday, Feb. 11
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Louisville at West Virginia
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Noon
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ESPN
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Connecticut at Syracuse
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1 p.m.
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CBS
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Cincinnati at Marquette
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3 p.m.
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ESPNU
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Monday, Feb. 13
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Syracuse at Louisville
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7 p.m.
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ESPN
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Wednesday, Feb. 15
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Villanova at USF
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7 p.m.
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ESPN/ESPN2
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Rutgers at Notre Dame
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7 p.m.
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ESPNU
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Providence at Cincinnati
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9 p.m.
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ESPNU
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Thursday, Feb. 16
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West Virginia at Pittsburgh
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9 p.m.
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ESPN/ESPN2
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Saturday, Feb. 18
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Marquette at Connecticut
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Noon
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ESPN/ESPN2
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UCLA at St. John’s
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1 p.m.
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CBS
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Notre Dame at Villanova
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9 p.m.
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ESPNU
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Sunday, Feb. 19
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Syracuse at Rutgers
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1 p.m.
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ESPN
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USF at Pittsburgh
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7 p.m.
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ESPN
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Monday, Feb. 20
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Connecticut at Villanova
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7 p.m.
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ESPN
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DePaul at St. John’s
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9 p.m.
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ESPNU
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Wednesday, Feb. 22
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West Virginia at Notre Dame
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7 p.m.
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ESPN2
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Rutgers at Marquette
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7 p.m.
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ESPNU
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Thursday, Feb. 23
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Louisville at Cincinnati
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9 p.m.
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ESPN/ESPN2
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Friday, Feb. 24
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Marquette at West Virginia
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9 p.m.
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ESPN
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Saturday, Feb. 25
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Notre Dame at St. John’s
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Noon
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ESPN
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Villanova at Georgetown
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2 p.m.
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CBS
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Syracuse at Connecticut
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9 p.m.
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ESPN
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Rutgers at Seton Hall
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TBD
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ESPNU
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Sunday, Feb. 26
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Pittsburgh at Louisville
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2 p.m.
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CBS
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Monday, Feb. 27
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Notre Dame at Georgetown
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7 p.m.
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ESPN
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Wednesday, Feb. 29
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Marquette at Cincinnati
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7 p.m.
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ESPN/ESPN2
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St. John’s at Pittsburgh
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7 p.m.
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ESPNU
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Thursday, March 1
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Villanova at Rutgers
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9 p.m.
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ESPN/ESPN2
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Saturday, March 3
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Pittsburgh at Connecticut
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Noon
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Cincinnati at Villanova
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2 p.m.
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Louisville at Syracuse
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4 p.m.
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CBS
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All times Eastern
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Note: Additional nationally televised games may be announced at a later date.
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