By Mike Lehman, TTU Sports Information & Kyle Schwartz, OVC
COOKEVILLE, Tenn. – The Ohio Valley Conference announced the third game of its 2022-23 ESPN basketball schedule on Monday, with the Tennessee Tech men's basketball team playing host to SIUE on Thursday, Jan. 26 at 6:00 p.m. CT on ESPNews.
The Golden Eagle women's contest against the Cougars will move to a 3:00 p.m. CT tip on Jan. 26 due to the time change for the men's game.
This season the OVC is utilizing a Wild Card selection process to determine its linear broadcasts, with selections determined and announced approximately two weeks before the competition date to ensure the best matchups.
The full schedule includes nine total men's basketball games (six regular season contests and three OVC Tournament games) that will appear on one of the linear networks during the season. Four of the regular-season match-ups and the OVC Tournament semifinals will air on ESPNU, two games will air on ESPNews and the OVC Tournament championship game will air on ESPN2.
The schedule also includes a women's basketball match-up on Thursday, February 23 on ESPNU. In addition, all seven games of the OVC Women's Basketball Tournament, as well as the first round and quarterfinals of the men's tournament (four total games), will air on ESPN+.
The 2023 OVC Championship Tournament is scheduled for March 1-4 at The Ford Center in Evansville, Ind.
Once again, over 200 regular season conference games and home regular season non-conference contests will be streamed on ESPN+.
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Games aired on an ESPN network will also be available through the ESPN App, accessible on computers, smartphones, tablets and connected devices to fans who receive their video subscription from an affiliated provider. All events will be available for replay on the ESPN App.
This year marks the 75th year of competition in the OVC, which was founded in 1948.
2022-23 OVC ESPN Linear Television Schedule
Thursday, January 5
Tennessee State at SIUE, 6:00 p.m. CT (ESPNews)
Thursday, January 12
Little Rock at Southern Indiana, 8:00 p.m. CT (ESPNU)
Thursday, January 26
SIUE at Tennessee Tech, 6:00 p.m. CT (ESPNews)
Thursday, February 9
Wild Card Matchup, 8:00 p.m. CT (ESPNU)
Thursday, February 16
Wild Card Matchup, 8:00 p.m. CT (ESPNU)
Thursday, February 23
Wild Card Matchup, 4 p.m. CT (ESPNU) (WOMEN'S GAME)
Wild Card Matchup, 8 p.m. CT (ESPNU)
Friday, March 3
OVC Men's Tournament Semifinal #1, 7:00 p.m. (ESPNU)
OVC Men's Tournament Semifinal #2, 9:30 p.m. (ESPNU)
Saturday, March 4
OVC Men's Tournament Championship, 7:00 p.m. (ESPN2)
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