Feb. 11, 2008
NORMAL, Ill. -
One week after the ESPN family of networks announced matchups for the sixth annual O'Reilly ESPNU BracketBusters series, network assignments and game times for the 14 televised contests were announced Monday afternoon. Illinois State will take on visiting Wright State Sunday, Feb. 24, beginning at 5:30 p.m. on ESPNU.
The 28 ESPNU BracketBusters teams were selected from a pool of 100 schools. This year's event will mark the first time games will be televised over three days. The event began televising games over two days in 2006, while the first three years featured every game on a Saturday.
Entering Wednesday night's home game against Missouri State, Illinois State carries a 17-7 record on the season and is 9-4 in Missouri Valley Conference play. The Redbirds are also ranked No. 49 by RPIRatings.com. Wright State, who is currently on an eight-game winning streak, is 17-6 on the year, including a 9-4 mark in the Horizon League, and currently holds a 63 RPI rating.
The Raiders captured the Horizon League tournament title last season, garnering a No. 14 seed into the NCAA Tournament. WSU dropped a 79-58 decision to third-seeded Pittsburgh in the first round.
ESPNU was launched on March 4, 2005. The network features extensive studio programming and live coverage of games, including college football, college basketball and other Olympic sports from more than 20 NCAA Division I conferences.
