FSN Ohio Features a Full Schedule of Men's College Basketball For the 2004-2005 Season

Regional Sports Network Also Provides Coverage of Exciting Tournament Action

CLEVELAND – FSN Ohio today announced its men's college basketball schedule for the 2004-2005 season. In addition to a full line-up of regional and national conference action, the network will also cover several tournaments. Steve Liverani, senior vice president and general manager, FSN Ohio made the announcement.

Last year's Elite Eight Xavier Musketeers are prominently featured 16 times on FSN Ohio this season. The first match-up takes place on Friday, November 19 as Xavier battles Oakland.

The college basketball season tips-off on FSN Ohio this Wednesday, November 3 at 7:00 PM as the Wildcats of Kentucky take on Northern Kentucky. The University of Kentucky will make nine appearances on FSN Ohio this season. Additional regional basketball action includes the Cincinnati Bearcats as they battle Purdue on November 27th, and their match-ups vs. Longwood and Illinois on December 30 and 31 in the Las Vegas Classic.

In addition to Atlantic 10, MAC, ACC, and Pac-10 match-ups, FSN Ohio will also provide fans exciting tournament action with The John Wooden Tradition on Saturday, November 27; The Orange Bowl Classic, also on Saturday, November 27; the Las Vegas Classic, beginning on Thursday, December 30; and, A-10 and MAC tournament action tipping off on Thursday, March 10.

"The 2004-2005 season of college basketball on FSN Ohio features some of the most exciting match-ups available," said Liverani. "In addition, we're thrilled to have the opportunity to also air great tournament action like The John Wooden Tradition and The Las Vegas Classic."

DAY

DATE

TIME (ET)

TEAMS

WED

Nov. 3

7:00pm

Kentucky vs. Northern Kentucky (L) (Zones 2,4,9)

FRI

Nov. 12

12:00pm

Kentucky vs. Kentucky Wesleyan (D11/9)

FRI

Nov. 19

7:30pm

Oakland @ Xavier (L)

SUN

Nov. 21

2:00pm

Kentucky vs. Coppin State (D 11/20)

MON.

Nov. 22

7:30pm

Miami (Ohio) @ Xavier (L)

WED.

Nov. 24

12:00pm

Kentucky vs. Ball State (D11/23)

FRI

Nov. 26

7:00pm

Kentucky vs. Georgia St. (L) (Zones 2,4,9)

SAT

Nov. 27

1:00pm

John Wooden Tradition: Illinois vs. Gonzaga (L)

SAT

Nov. 27

3:30pm

John Wooden Tradition: Cincinnati vs. Purdue (L)

SAT

Nov. 27

7:30pm

Orange Bowl Classic: Xavier vs. Miami (L)

SUN

Nov. 28

7:30pm

ACC: USC @ North Carolina (L)

TUE

Nov. 30

7:30pm

Creighton @ Xavier (L)

WED

Dec. 1

12:00pm

Kentucky vs. Tennessee Tech (D11/30)

WED

Dec. 1

7:00pm

MAC: Akron @ Duquesne (L)

SAT

Dec. 4

4:30pm

PAC-10: Colorado @ Oregon St. (L)

SUN

Dec. 5

5:30pm

ACC: Manhattan @ North Carolina St. (L) (Z 6,7,8)

SUN

Dec. 5

8:00pm

ACC: Georgia @ Georgia Tech (L) (Z 6,7,8)

WED

Dec. 8

7:00pm

Kentucky vs. Morehead State (L) (Zones 2,4,9)

SAT

Dec. 11

1:00pm

PAC-10: Utah @ Arizona (L)

SAT

Dec. 11

4:30pm

Xavier @ Tennessee (L)

SAT

Dec. 11

7:00pm

Akron @ Wright State (L)

SUN

Dec. 12

5:30pm

ACC: Loyola @ North Carolina (L) (Z 6,7,8)

SUN

Dec. 12

8:00pm

ACC: Toledo @ Duke (L)

SAT

Dec. 18

3:00pm

PAC 10: Western Michigan @ USC (L)

SUN

Dec. 19

3:30pm

ACC: North Carolina @ Virginia Tech (L) (Z 6,7,8)

SUN

Dec. 19

6:00pm

ACC: Florida St. @ Maryland (L) (Z 6,7,8)

SUN

Dec. 19

8:00pm

PAC-10: North Carolina @ Washington (L)

THU

Dec. 23

12:00pm

Kentucky vs. William Mary (D12/22)

WED

Dec. 29

7:00pm

Kentucky vs. Campbell (L) (Zones 2,4,9)

THU

Dec. 30

7:00pm

Las Vegas Classic: Illinois vs. Northwestern St. (L)

THU

Dec. 30

9:30pm

Las Vegas Classic: Cincinnati vs. Longwood (L)

FRI

Dec. 31

10:30pm

Las Vegas Classic: Cincinnati vs. Illinois (L)

SUN

Jan.2

3:30pm

PAC-10: Arizona St. @ Arizona (L)

SUN

Jan. 2

5:30pm

ACC: Wake Forest @ Virginia (L)

SUN

Jan. 2

8:00pm

ACC: Clemson @ Duke (L)

MON

Jan. 3

7:30pm

Iowa State @ Xavier (L)

THU

Jan. 6

10:30pm

PAC-10: Arizona @ California (L)

SAT

Jan. 8

12:00pm

A-10: Rhode Island @ St. Joseph's (L)

SAT

Jan. 8

2:00pm

A-10: Xavier @ U. Massachusetts (L)

SAT

Jan. 8

4:00pm

Horizon League: Detroit @ Wright State (L)

SAT

Jan. 8

6:00pm

PAC-10: Arizona @ Stanford (D3:00pm)

THU

Jan. 13

8:30pm

PAC-10: UCLA @ Arizona State (L)

THU

Jan. 13

10:30pm

PAC-10: Oregon State @ Washington State (L)

SAT

Jan. 15

12:00pm

A-10: U. Massachusetts @ G. Washington (L)

SAT

Jan. 15

2:00pm

A-10: St. Joseph's @ La Salle (L)

SAT

Jan. 15

4:00pm

PAC-10: Stanford @ California (L)

SUN

Jan. 16

2:00pm

A-10: Xavier @ Fordham (L)

SUN

Jan. 16

5:30pm

ACC: Georgia Tech @ North Carolina St. (L)

SUN

Jan. 16

8:00pm

ACC: Virginia @ Duke (L)

WED

Jan. 19

7:30pm

A-10: Richmond @ Xavier (L)

THU

Jan. 20

10:30pm

PAC-10: Arizona @ Oregon (L)

SAT

Jan. 22

12:00pm

A-10: G. Washington @ Richmond (L)

SAT

Jan. 22

2:00pm

MAC: Toledo @ Bowling Green (L)

SAT

Jan. 22

4:00pm

A-10: St. Joseph's @ Rhode Island (L)

SUN

Jan. 23

12:00pm

A-10: St. Bonaventure @ Duquesne (L)

SUN

Jan. 23

6:00pm

ACC: North Carolina St. @ Maryland (L)

TUE

Jan. 25

7:00pm

A-10: Xavier @ G. Washington (L)

THU

Jan. 27

7:00pm

A-10: Dayton @ Rhode Island (L)

THU

Jan. 27

10:30pm

PAC-10: Oregon @ California (L)

FRI

Jan. 28

12:00pm

PAC-10: Washington @ Arizona (D1/27)

SAT

Jan. 29

12:00pm

A-10: Richmond @ U. Massachusetts (L)

SAT

Jan. 29

2:00 pm

MAC Game of the Week #1 (L)

SAT

Jan. 29

4:00pm

PAC-10: UCLA @ USC (L)

SAT

Jan. 29

6:00pm

Horizon League: Wright State @ Cleveland State (L)

SAT

Jan. 29

8:30pm

PAC-10: Oregon @ Stanford (L)

SUN

Jan. 30

2:00pm

A-10: Dayton @ G. Washington (L)

SUN

Jan. 30

5:30pm

ACC: Georgia Tech @ Maryland (L) (Z 6,7,8)

SUN

Jan. 30

8:00pm

ACC: Virginia Tech @ Duke (L)

WED

Feb. 2

7:30pm

A-10: La Salle @ Xavier (L)

THU

Feb. 3

8:00 pm

MAC: Miami at Toledo (L)

THU

Feb. 3

10:30pm

PAC-10: UCLA @ Washington State (L)

SAT

Feb. 5

12:00pm

A-10: St. Bonaventure @ U. Mass. (L) (Z 2,3,5,6)

SAT

Feb. 5

12:00pm

Horizon League: UW Green Bay @ Youngstown St.
(L) (Zones 1,4,7,8,9)

SAT

Feb. 5

5:00pm

PAC-10: UCLA @ Washington (L) (Z 6,7,8)

SAT

Feb. 5

8:00pm

A-10: Rhode Island @ Xavier (L)

SAT

Feb. 5

2:00am

A-10: Duquesne @ St. Joseph's (D4:00pm)

SUN

Feb. 6

12:00 pm

MAC Game of the Week #2 (L)

SUN

Feb. 6

2:00pm

ACC: North Carolina @ Florida St. (L)

SUN

Feb. 6

5:00pm

A-10: Fordham @ La Salle (D2:00pm)

MON

Feb. 7

8:00 pm

MAC: Ohio @ Bowling Green (L)

WED

Feb. 9

8:00 pm

MAC: Kent St. @ Akron (L)

THU

Feb. 10

10:30pm

PAC-10: Washington @ Oregon (L)

SAT

Feb. 12

12:00pm

A-10: Temple @ St. Joseph's (L)

SAT

Feb. 12

2:00 pm

MAC Game of the Week #3 (L)

SAT

Feb. 12

4:00pm

A-10: Dayton @ La Salle (L)

SAT

Feb. 12

8:00pm

PAC-10: Arizona @ UCLA (L)

SUN

Feb. 13

2:00pm

A-10: Xavier @ Duquesne (L)

SUN

Feb. 13

6:00pm

ACC: North Carolina St. @ Georgia Tech (L)

MON

Feb. 14

8:00pm

MAC: Toledo @ Akron (L)

WED

Feb. 16

7:30pm

A-10: St. Bonaventure @ Xavier (L) (Zones 2,4,5,6,9)

THU

Feb. 17

10:30pm

PAC-10: UCLA @ California (L)

SAT

Feb. 19

4:00pm

A-10: St. Bonaventure @ St. Joseph's (L)

SAT

Feb. 19

7:00pm

A-10: Temple @ Richmond (L)

SAT

Feb. 19

9:00pm

PAC-10: USC @ California (D3:00pm)

SUN

Feb. 20

4:30pm

PAC-10: Oregon St. @ Arizona (L) (Z 6,7,8)

SUN

Feb. 20

6:30pm

ACC: Wake Forest @ Duke (L)

SUN

Feb. 20

2:00am

A-10: Rhode Island @ Fordham (D2:00pm)

TUE

Feb. 22

7:00pm

A-10: St. Joseph's @ Temple (L)

THU

Feb. 24

8:00pm

MAC: Toledo @ Ball State (L)

THU

Feb. 24

10:30pm

PAC-10: Arizona State @ Washington (L)

SAT

Feb. 26

12:00pm

A-10: G. Washington @ Dayton (L)

SAT

Feb. 26

4:00pm

PAC-10: Wildcard (L)

SAT

Feb. 26

2:00am

A-10: Fordham @ St. Bonaventure (D4:30pm)

SUN

Feb.27

12:00 pm

MAC: Miami @ Bowling Green St. (L)

SUN

Feb. 27

2:00pm

A-10: Richmond @ Duquesne (L)

SUN

Feb. 27

5:30pm

ACC: North Carolina @ Maryland (L)

TUE

Mar. 1

8:00 pm

MAC: Buffalo @ Ohio (L)

WED

Mar. 2

7:30pm

A-10: Xavier @ Richmond (L) (Zones 2,4,5,6,9)

THU

Mar. 3

10:30pm

PAC-10: Wildcard (L)

SAT

Mar. 5

12:00pm

A-10: Dayton @ Xavier (L)

SAT

Mar. 5

2:00 pm

MAC Game of the Week #4 (L)

SAT

Mar. 5

4:00pm

A-10: La Salle @ Temple (L)

SUN

Mar. 6

8:00pm

ACC: Wake Forest @ North Carolina Ss. (L)

THU

Mar. 10

12:00pm

A-10: Tournament Quarter-final #1 (L)

THU

Mar. 10

2:00pm

A-10: Tournament Quarter-final #2 (L)

THU

Mar. 10

6:30pm

A-10: Tournament Quarter-final #3 (L)

THU

Mar. 10

8:30pm

A-10: Tournament Quarter-final #4 (L)

FRI

Mar. 11

6:30pm

A-10: Tournament Semi-final #1 (L) (Zones 2,5,6)

FRI.

Mar. 11

7:00pm

MAC: Tournament Semi-final #1 (L) (Zones 1,4)

FRI

Mar. 11

8:30pm

A-10: Tournament Semi-final #2 (L) (Zones 2,5,6)

FRI.

Mar. 11

9:30pm

MAC: Tournament Semi-final #2 (L) (Zones 1,4)

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