Game Time and TV Announced for Bracket Busters Game at George Mason
2/5/2007 12:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball
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KENT, Ohio -- ESPN announced today (Feb. 5) times and networks for the 14 televised O'Reilly Auto Parts ESPNU BracketBusters games. The Kent State-George Mason game will tip-off at 4 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 17 and will be aired live on ESPN360, the network's multi-featured Internet broadband service.
Currently riding a season-long five-game winning streak, the Golden Flashes (14-8, 7-2 MAC) are one of four Mid-American Conference teams appearing in televised BracketBusters contests. Kent State's next opponent, Toledo, will host Old Dominion at 6 p.m. and will also be carried on ESPN360. In other TV games, Akron hosts Austin Peay at 5 p,m, on ESPNU and Ohio is at New Mexico State at 12 a.m. on ESPN2.
The match-up with George Mason highlights two of the recently most successful mid-major programs. The Golden Flashes reached the Elite Eight of the NCAA Tournament in 2002 while the Patriots went to the Final Four in Indianapolis last season.
ESPN360 was launched in January 2005 and is a free service to fans that receive high-speed broadband service through an ESPN-affiliated provider. Current ESPN-affiliated broadband service providers include: Verizon, Beld, Bend, Braintree Electric and Light, Charter, Citizens Communications, Conway Communications, Entouch, Grande Communications, Iowa Network Services, Liberty Cablevision of Puerto Rico, Margaretville Telephone Company, MediaCom, Mid-Hudson Cablevision, Spencer Municipal Utilities, Starstream Communications, Susquehanna Communications and US Cable.
If your broadband service provider isn't currently listed, please contact them and ask for ESPN360, or log on to www.ESPN360.com. Due to broadcast rights issues, the game will not be available via K-Zone.
