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Men’s College Hoops: New Year’s Eve Lineup on ESPN2 and ESPNU Starts Big Ten and American Conferences League Schedule
Before ringing in the New Year, the ESPN2 and ESPNU men’s basketball schedule on Tuesday, Dec. 31, will feature the conference season opener for both the Big Ten and the American Athletic Conferences. The lineup will have seven of the top 25 nationally-ranked teams, including undefeated No. 3 Ohio State at Purdue at 1 p.m. on ESPN2.
- Also on ESPN2: Indiana at Illinois at 3 p.m., No. 6 Louisville at UCF at 5 p.m., No. 17 Memphis at USF at 7 p.m. and No. 15 UConn at Houston at 9 p.m.
- ESPNU’s New Year’s Eve lineup: No. 9 Duke at Elon at 1 p.m., Eastern Michigan at No. 2 Syracuse at 3 p.m. and UNC Wilmington at No. 19 North Carolina at 5 p.m.
- New Year’s Day action on ESPNU features an American Athletic Conference doubleheader: SMU at Cincinnati at 6 p.m. and Temple at Rutgers at 8 p.m.
- Monday, Dec. 30 on ESPNU: Robert Morris at No. 7 Oklahoma State at 7 p.m.
| Date | Time (ET) | Matchup | Network |
| Mon, Dec 30 | 7 p.m. | Virginia at Tennessee| Dave Lamont & Jimmy Dykes |
ESPN2 |
| Robert Morris at No. 7 Oklahoma State Clay Matvick & Bryndon Manzer |
ESPNU | ||
| Virginia Military Institute at Clemson Mike Morgan & Nate Ross |
ESPN3 | ||
| Loyola (Md.) at Miami (Fla.) | ESPN3 | ||
| NC State at UNC-Greensboro | ESPN3 | ||
| Northern Kentucky at Florida Gulf Coast | ESPN3 | ||
| 9 p.m. | Saint Louis at Vanderbilt Rich Hollenberg & Carolyn Peck |
ESPNU | |
| Tue, Dec 31 | 1 p.m. | No. 3 Ohio State at Purdue Dave Flemming & Sean Farnham |
ESPN2 |
| No. 9 Duke at Elon Joe Davis & Cory Alexander |
ESPNU | ||
| Albany at Pittsburgh Tim Neverett & Curtis Aiken |
ESPN3 | ||
| 2:30 p.m. | North Carolina Central at Maryland Mike Corey & Glenn Consor |
ESPN3 | |
| 3 p.m. | Indiana at Illinois Dave O’Brien & Dan Dakich |
ESPN2 | |
| Eastern Michigan at No. 2 Syracuse Jason Benetti & Tim Welsh |
ESPNU | ||
| 4 p.m. | Maryland-Eastern Shore at Virginia Tech | ESPN3 | |
| 5 p.m. | No. 6 Louisville at UCF Mike Crispino & Len Elmore |
ESPN2 | |
| UNC Wilmington at No. 19 North Carolina Roy Philpott & Bob Valvano |
ESPNU | ||
| North Greenville at USC Upstate | ESPN3 | ||
| 7 p.m. | No. 17 Memphis at USF Rich Hollenberg & Mark Adams |
ESPN2 | |
| 9 p.m. | No. 15 Connecticut at Houston Bob Picozzi & Kara Lawson |
ESPN2 | |
| Wed, Jan 1 | 3 p.m. | UNLV at Fresno State Trey Bender & Bill Herenda |
ESPN3 |
| 5 p.m. | Lipscomb at Florida Gulf Coast | ESPN3 | |
| 6 p.m. | SMU at Cincinnati Jason Benetti & Tim Welsh |
ESPNU | |
| 8 p.m. | Temple at Rutgers Eamon McAnaney & Brooke Weisbrod |
ESPNU |
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