Men's Basketball

MVC Announces Wildcard Telecast Selections for Men's Basketball

Start Times and Networks Determined for 6 League Games on Feb. 3

The Missouri Valley Conference has announced "Wildcard" telecast selections for men's basketball games of Saturday, Feb. 3.

ESPN has selected the Drake at Indiana State men’s basketball game on Saturday, Feb. 3, at 5 pm CT, for distribution on ESPN2 and simulcast ESPN+.  

CBS Sports Network has selected the Murray State at UNI men's basketball contest from Cedar Falls, Iowa, and the game will air at 1 pm CT.  

Additionally, Bally Sports and NBC Sports Chicago have selected the Bradley at Illinois State men’s basketball game on Saturday, Feb. 3 for linear distribution. The game will be shown live at 1 p.m. Central on Bally Sports Midwest, Bally Sports Indiana, Bally Sports Kansas City, Bally Sports South (Alabama / Georgia / Kentucky / Mississippi / North Carolina / South Carolina / Tennessee), NBC Sports Chicago and ESPN+ via the ESPN App.

Network and game times were previously listed as TBA on the MVC schedule. Times and networks for the Feb. 3 "Wildcard" Saturday dates are below:

Saturday, Feb. 3
Bradley at Illinois State (MVC TV/ESPN+) -- 1 pm CT
Murray State at UNI (CBS Sports Network) -- 1 pm CT
Belmont at Missouri State (ESPN+) -- 1 pm CT
Southern Illinois at UIC (ESPN+) -- 1 pm CT
Evansville at Valparaiso (ESPN+) -- 3 pm CT
Drake at Indiana State (ESPN2/ESPN+) -- 5 pm CT

Using the Wildcard model, the Missouri Valley Conference -- in conjunction with its television partners -- reserves clearance windows for select dates throughout the season and waits until two weeks before the contest(s) to determine network clearances.