The 2011 edition of the Big East-SEC Challenge tips off Thursday night, as the St. John's University men's basketball program visits the University of Kentucky at Rupp Arena. The made-for-ESPN event will feature 12 games spread out over three days pitting programs of the Big East Conference against Southeastern Conference and features quality match ups like: Syracuse University, who is ranked No. 3 in the USA Today/ESPN Coaches Poll and No. 4 in the AP Poll, hosting the University of Florida (No. 9/10), and the University of Louisville (No. 6/6) playing visiting Vanderbilt University (No. 19/20) Friday night; the University of Pittsburgh (No. 17/16) traveling to the University of Tennessee Saturday.
For those of you interested in catching all the action, here's the Big East-SEC TV schedule:
Thursday, December 1:
Providence 76, South Carolina 67 -- Complete Coverage
Kentucky 81, St. John's 59 -- SB Nation New York Coverage
Mississippi 70, DePaul 68 -- Complete Coverage
Georgetown 57, Alabama 55 -- Complete Coverage
Friday, Dec. 2:
(No. 9/10) Florida Gators at (No. 3/4) Syracuse Orange -- 7 p.m. ET on ESPN
Cincinnati Bearcats at Georgia Bulldogs -- 7 p.m. ET on ESPNU
(No. 19/20) Vanderbilt Commodores at (No. 6/6) Louisville Cardinals -- 9 p.m. ET on ESPN
Auburn Tigers at Seton Hall Pirates -- 9 p.m. ET on ESPNU
Saturday, Dec. 3:
Arkansas Razorbacks at (No. 10/8) Connecticut Huskies -- 3:15 p.m. ET on ESPN
(No. 17/17) Pittsburgh Panthers at Tennessee Volunteers -- 5:15 p.m. ET on ESPN
LSU Tigers at Rutgers Scarlet Knights -- 7:00 p.m. ET on ESPNU
West Virginia Mountaineers at (No. 24/21) Mississippi St. Bulldogs -- 9:00 p.m. on ESPNU
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