12/20 – Men’s College Basketball: Four of the Seven Remaining Undefeated Teams

ESPN’s Holiday Hoops men’s college basketball schedule for this week will showcase four of the seven remaining undefeated teams, including unbeaten No. 8 Missouri against one-loss No. 24 Illinois in the Braggin’ Rights game from St. Louis on Thursday, Dec. 22, at 9 p.m. on ESPN2 and ESPN3. Additional undefeated teams:   No. 4 Louisville against Western Kentucky on Friday, Dec. 23, at 7 p.m. on ESPN2 and ESPN3;  No. 7 Baylor twice in the Las Vegas Invitational: against St. Mary’s (Calif.) on Thursday, Dec. 22, at 10:30 p.m. on ESPN3 and against West Virginia on Friday, Dec. 23, at 9 p.m. on ESPN and ESPN3;  No. 18 Indiana against UMBC on Thursday, Dec. 22, at 6 p.m. on ESPN. In addition, ESPNU, ESPN2 and ESPN3 will offer exclusive coverage of the Diamond Head Classic from Honolulu December 22-25. The field includes three one-loss teams in No. 15 Xavier, Kansas State, Auburn as well as Clemson, Hawaii, Long Beach State, UTEP and Southern Illinois.

Date Time (ET) Game/Commentators Network
Wed, Dec 21 7 p.m. Texas at No. 6 North Carolina
Dave O’Brien & Jay Bilas
ESPN2 / ESPN3
  9 p.m. Oklahoma State at Alabama
Bob Wischusen & Fran Fraschilla
ESPN2 / ESPN3
Thu, Dec 22 2:30 p.m. Diamond Head Classic (Quarterfinal): UTEP vs. Clemson (Honolulu)
Roxy Bernstein & Doug Gottlieb
ESPNU
  4:30 p.m. Diamond Head Classic (Quarterfinal): Kansas State vs. Southern Illinois (Honolulu)
Roxy Bernstein & Doug Gottlieb
ESPNU
  6 p.m. UMBC at No. 18 Indiana
Steve Andress & Perry Clark
ESPN3 *
  7 p.m. Memphis at No. 16 Georgetown
Sean McDonough & Bill Raftery
ESPN2/ESPN3
  Florida State at No. 12 Florida
Carter Blackburn & Jimmy Dykes
ESPNU
  Mercer at Georgia Tech ESPN3 *
  Northeastern at NC State
Walter Storholt & Paul Biancardi
ESPN3 *
  Virginia Commonwealth at UNC Greensboro ESPN3 *
  Eastern Michigan at Virginia Tech
Quint Kessenich & Glenn Consor
ESPN3 *
  8 p.m. Las Vegas Classic: West Virginia vs. Missouri State (Las Vegas)
Joe Block & Steve Cleveland
ESPN3 *
  9 p.m. Braggin’ Rights: No. 24 Illinois vs. No. 8 Missouri (St. Louis)
Dave Pasch & Bob Knight
ESPN2/ESPN3
  Lehigh at No. 20 Michigan State
Jim Barbar & Tim McCormick
ESPNU
  10:30 p.m. Las Vegas Classic: No. 7 Baylor vs. St. Mary’s (Calif.) (Las Vegas)
Joe Block & Steve Cleveland
ESPN3 *
  11 p.m. Diamond Head Classic (Quarterfinal): Long Beach State vs. No. 15 Xavier (Honolulu)
Kanoa Leahy & Stephen Bardo
ESPNU
Fri, Dec 23 1 a.m. Diamond Head Classic (Quarterfinal): Auburn vs. Hawaii (Honolulu)
Kanoa Leahy & Stephen Bardo
ESPNU
  3 p.m. Diamond Head Classic (Consolation): TBD (Honolulu)
Kanoa Leahy & Doug Gottlieb
ESPNU
  5 p.m. Diamond Head Classic (Semifinal): TBD (Honolulu)
Roxy Bernstein & Doug Gottlieb
ESPNU
  7 p.m. Western Kentucky at No. 4 Louisville
Carter Blackburn & Jimmy Dykes
ESPN2/ESPN3
  8 p.m. Wagner at No. 13 Pittsburgh
Adam Amin & Tim Welsh
ESPNU
  Radford at Maryland
Quint Kessenich & Glenn Consor
ESPN3 *
  9 p.m. Las Vegas Classic: No. 7 Baylor vs. West Virginia (Las Vegas)
Dave Fleming & Miles Simon
ESPN/ESPN3
  11 p.m. Diamond Head Classic (Semifinal): TBD (Honolulu)
Roxy Bernstein & Stephen Bardo
ESPN2/ESPN3
  11:30 p.m. Las Vegas Classic: St. Mary’s (Calif.) vs. Missouri State (Las Vegas)
Joe Block & Steve Cleveland
ESPN3 *
Sat, Dec 24 1:30 a.m. Diamond Head Classic (Consolation): TBD (Honolulu)
Kanoa Leahy & Stephen Bardo
ESPNU