MAAC Wild Card Games Selected by ESPN
MAAC Sports
Edison, N.J. - ESPN has chosen the two MAAC men's basketball matchups that will be televised on Friday, February 12.
The ESPN2 telecast will feature Siena College (16-4, 9-0 MAAC) at Niagara University (11-9, 4-4 MAAC). Game time is slated for 8:00 p.m. at the Gallagher Center.
Fairfield University (14-5, 7-2 MAAC) will take on host Rider University (10-10, 3-5 MAAC) at Alumni Gymnasium at 7:00 p.m. on ESPNU, the 24-hour college sports network.
Earlier this season, three MAAC schools represented the conference in ESPN's second annual College Hoops Tip-Off Marathon - consecutive live college basketball games that celebrated the start of the season - which was highlighted by 12 live games in 24 consecutive hours on ESPN on Tuesday, November 17. In the 6:00 a.m. game, Saint Peter's College earned a 58-34 victory over Monmouth University at the Yanitelli Center. Niagara followed up with a 76-69 win over Drexel University in the 8:00 a.m. contest at the Gallagher Center. Siena rounded out the day with a 59-53 victory over Northeastern University in the noon tilt from the Times Union Center. The 6 and 8 a.m. telecasts marked the first time ESPN has televised live college basketball games in those time slots - more than 8,200 live matchups in 30 years.
The title game of the 2010 Citizens Bank MAAC Men's Basketball Championship at the Times Union Center will be featured on ESPN2 on Monday, March 8 at 7:00 p.m.
The league continues its 2009-10 MAAC Basketball Television Schedule tonight with Manhattan College hosting Iona College. Game time is slated for 9:00 p.m. at Draddy Gymnasium, and it will air live on ESPNU.