ESPN Networks, Tip-off Times Announced for Horizon League games in BracketBusters presented by eBay

Feb. 7, 2006

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ESPN announced Tuesday (Feb. 7) the networks and tip-off times for the 13 BracketBusters presented by eBay men's basketball games, including the two involving Horizon League teams.


League-leading and defending champion University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee (16-6, 9-3) will play host to Missouri State University (15-6, 8-5 Missouri Valley) Saturday, Feb. 18, on ESPN2 at 2 p.m. ET (1 p.m. CT/local) at U.S. Cellular Arena. Second-place Butler University (14-8, 7-3 Horizon League), which has won five straight games, will play at Kent State University (16-6, 10-1 Mid-American) the same day on ESPNU at 12:30 p.m. ET.


In addition, the Horizon League announced that four other non-conference games hosted by League teams on Feb. 18 will feature free, live video web casts available at www.horizonleague.org. Included are the University of Toledo at the University of Detroit Mercy (4:05 p.m. ET), Fairfield University at Loyola University Chicago (5 p.m. ET), the University of Delaware at Cleveland State University (5:30 p.m. ET), and Fairleigh Dickinson University at the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay (8:05 p.m.).


The Horizon League Executive Council instituted a plan last summer to produce live video web casts for all non-contracted men's and women's conference basketball games, which will total more than 135 this season. All games are produced by the host institution in conjunction with the League office and include a three-camera shoot and the home team's radio play-by-play call. For more information regarding the web casts, log on to www.horizonleague.org.


Following is a complete list of this year's games involving Horizon League teams resulting from this year's BracketBusters presented by eBay expanded pool of 100 teams:

BracketBusters presented by eBay (all times ET)
Butler at Kent State (ESPNU), 12:30 p.m.
Missouri State at UW-Milwaukee (ESPN2), 2 p.m.

Game resulting from the BracketBusters pool (all times ET)
Youngstown State at Canisius, 2 p.m.
Wright State at Bowling Green, 3:30 p.m.
Toledo at Detroit* , 4:05 p.m.
Fairfield at Loyola*, 5 p.m.
Delaware at Cleveland State*, 5:30 p.m.
UIC at Murray State, 7 p.m.
Fairleigh Dickinson at UW-Green Bay*, 8:05 p.m.
* Free, live video web casts available at www.horizonleague.org.