ESPN networks, game times announced for Horizon League BracketBusters games
Feb. 5, 2007
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Game times and ESPN networks were announced Monday (Feb. 5) for televised games in the fifth annual O'Reilly ESPNU BracketBusters, including those involving the Horizon League's top two teams entering this week's action.
Nationally ranked and League-leading Butler University (22-2, 10-1 Horizon League) will play host to Southern Illinois University (19-5, 10-3 Missouri Valley) on Saturday, Feb. 17, on ESPN2 at 4 p.m. ET. The Bulldogs have won eight straight games and are ranked 10th in this week's ESPN/USA Today coaches poll, marking the highest ranking of any team in Horizon League history. Butler has been ranked for ten straight weeks after opening the season by winning the NIT Season Tip-off.
Wright State University (16-8, 9-2) will host California State University, Fullerton (16-5, 6-3 Big West) later that day at 8 p.m. ET on ESPN360, ESPN's customized broadband service. The Raiders -- who are just one game behind Butler heading into tonight's home game against the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee -- will host Butler on Saturday in a game that could determine the host for the upcoming Horizon League Championship.
The complete schedule for O'Reilly ESPNU BracketBusters games to be televised by ESPN is below:
Friday, February 16
7 p.m. - Winthrop at Missouri State - ESPN2
9 p.m. - Albany at Boise State - ESPNU
Saturday, February 17
1 p.m. - Appalachian State at Wichita State - ESPNU
3 p.m. - Holy Cross at Hofstra - ESPNU
4 p.m. - Southern Illinois at Butler - ESPN2
4 p.m. - Kent State at George Mason - ESPN360
5 p.m. - Austin Peay at Akron - ESPNU
6 p.m. - Northern Iowa at Nevada - ESPN2
6 p.m. - Old Dominion at Toledo - ESPN360
7 p.m. - Utah State at Oral Roberts - ESPNU
8 p.m. - Cal State Fullerton at Wright State - ESPN360
8 p.m. - Bradley at Virginia Commonwealth - ESPN2
10 p.m. - Drexel at Creighton - ESPN2
12 a.m. - Ohio at New Mexico State - ESPN2
