College basketball games on television (Feb. 22)
Bob Wischusen, Dick Vitale and Kris Budden will be on the call for ESPN on Saturday at 6 p.m. when the Florida Gators visit the Kentucky Wildcats at Rupp Arena.
The day’s marquee matchup features the No. 1-ranked Baylor Bears playing host to the No. 3 Kansas Jayhawks in Waco at noon on ESPN. Baylor is 13-0 in the Big 12. Kansas is right behind at 12-1.
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In another matchup of ranked teams, the No. 14 Oregon Ducks travel to Tucson to take on the No. 24 Arizona Wildcats at 9 p.m. on ESPN. Arizona is 9-4 in the Pac-12. Oregon is 9-5. And the No. 2 Gonzaga Bulldogs are at the No. 23 BYU Cougars at 10 p.m. on ESPN2. Coached by former UK forward Mark Pope, BYU is 22-7 on the season.
The No. 11 Louisville Cardinals play host to the North Carolina Tar Heels at 4 p.m. on ESPN. North Carolina has struggled all year long. Roy Williams’ club is 10-16 overall, 3-12 in the ACC. Louisville, now 13-3 in the ACC, got back on the winning track by blowing out Syracuse on Wednesday.
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Hoping to get Isaac Okoro back from injury, the No. 13 Auburn Tigers play host to the Tennessee Volunteers at noon on CBS. Auburn has lost two straight to drop into a three-way tie with LSU and Florida two games behind Kentucky in the SEC race.
Here is the complete list of college basketball games on television for Saturday:
Saturday, Feb. 22
- 12:00 - Kansas at Baylor (ESPN)
- 12:00 - Tennessee at Auburn (CBS)
- 12:00 - Providence at Marquette (Fox)
- 12:00 - Virginia at Pittsburgh (ESPN2)
- 12:00 - Tulane at UCF (ESPNU)
- 1:00 - Missouri at Arkansas (SEC)
- 1:30 - Navy at Army (CBS Sports)
- 2:00 - West Virginia at TCU (ESPNU)
- 2:00 - Texas at Kansas State (CBS)
- 2:30 - Villanova at Xavier (Fox
- 3:00 - SMU at Tulsa (ESPN News)
- 3:30 - Loyola Chicago at Missouri State (CBS Sports)
- 3:30 - Mississippi State at Texas A&M (SEC)
- 4:00 - Florida State at North Carolina State (ACC)
- 4:00 - North Carolina at Louisville (ESPN)
- 4:00 - UCLA at Colorado (CBS)
- 4:00 - Oklahoma at Oklahoma State (ESPN2)
- 5:30 - Rhode Island at Davidson (CBS Sports)
- 6:00 - Florida at Kentucky (ESPN)
- 6:00 - Texas Tech at Iowa State (ESPNU)
- 6:00 - Clemson at Boston College (ACC)
- 6:00 - Georgia at Vanderbilt (SEC)
- 6:00 - LSU at South Carolina (ESPN2)
- 7:30 - UNLV at San Diego State (CBS Sports)
- 8:00 - Virginia Tech at Duke (ESPN2)
- 8:00 - Oregon State at Arizona State (ESPNU)
- 8:30 - Alabama at Ole Miss (SEC)
- 9:00 - Oregon at Arizona (ESPN)
- 9:00 - Georgetown at DePaul (Fox Sports 1)
- 10:00 - Gonzaga at BYU (ESPN2)
- 10:00 - Fresno State at Nevada (ESPNU)
This story was originally published February 22, 2020 at 8:40 AM.
