OVC Basketball Games Scheduled Will Air

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Published on October 8 2015 9:48 am
Last Updated on October 8 2015 9:48 am
Written by Millie Lange

BRENTWOOD, Tenn. – On Wednesday the Ohio Valley Conference announced a slate of seven Conference men's basketball games that will air exclusively on CBS Sports Network this season. As part of the seven game package Eastern Illinois men’s basketball will have two games carried on CBS Sports Network.

Eastern Illinois will host Eastern Kentucky early in OVC cross divisional play with the Thursday night, Jan. 14 contest set for an 8 p.m. tip off. The Panthers will play their final regular season game on CBS Sports Network as they host Murray State on Thursday, Feb. 25 with a tip time of 8:30 p.m. Last season EIU hosted the Racers on CBS Sports Network in a packed Lantz Arena.

The OVC previously announced that EIU would have two men’s home games as part of the American Sports Network package. EIU will host Southeast Missouri on Feb. 6 at 11 a.m. and Austin Peay on Feb. 10 at 8 p.m.

This marks the third year the League has aired games on the CBS Sports Network and second consecutive year the package has included seven total games.

The addition of the seven games brings the total number of Conference men’s basketball games on national television to 19. The league has also previously announced three women’s basketball regular season games will air on national television.

CBS Sports Network, the 24-hour home of CBS Sports is available across the country through local cable, video and telco providers and via satellite on DirecTV Channel 221 and Dish Network Channel 158. For more information, including a full programming schedule and how to get CBS Sports Network, go to www.cbssportsnetwork.com.

A complete television schedule including non-conference television games and games streaming on the OVC Digital Network will be released soon.

2015-16 OVC CBS Sports Network Television Schedule
Saturday, Jan. 2 -- Morehead State at Murray State, 2 p.m. CT
Thursday, Jan. 14 -- Eastern Kentucky at Eastern Illinois, 8 p.m. CT
Thursday, Jan. 28 -- Southeast Missouri at SIUE, 8 p.m. CT
Saturday, Jan. 30 -- Murray State at UT Martin, 3 p.m. CT
Thursday, Feb. 11 -- Eastern Kentucky at Morehead State, 6 p.m. CT
Saturday, Feb. 13 -- Belmont at Morehead State, 11 a.m. CT
Thursday, Feb. 25 -- Murray State at Eastern Illinois, 8:30 p.m. CT