2021 Hercules Tires Men’s Basketball Semifinals Schedule Adjustment
INFORMATION:
The 2021 Hercules Tires Men’s Basketball Semifinal matchups time and network for this evening have been changed.
The Semifinal matchup between No. 5 Niagara and No. 9 Iona originally scheduled for 6:00 p.m. and airing on ESPNews will now take place at 5:30 p.m. and remain on ESPNews.
The other Semifinal matchup between No. 3 Saint Peter’s and No. 7 Fairfield originally scheduled for 8:30 p.m. and to air on ESPNews has been change to 8:00 p.m. and will now air on ESPNU.
NEW SCHEDULE:
Semifinal Game 1: No. 5 Niagara vs No. 9 Iona - March 12 - 5:30 PM - ESPNews
Semifinal Game 2: No. 3 Saint Peter’s vs. No. 7 Fairfield - March 12 - 8:00 PM - ESPNU
| Round |
Game |
Matchup |
Date |
Times |
Network |
| First Round |
Game 1 |
No. 6 Canisius vs No. 11 Rider |
March 8 |
7:00 PM |
ESPN+ |
| First Round |
Game 2 |
No. 8 Quinnipiac vs No. 9 Iona |
March 9 |
5:00 PM |
ESPN+ |
| First Round |
Game 3 |
No. 7 Fairfield vs. No. 10 Manhattan |
March 9 |
7:30 PM |
ESPN+ |
| Quarterfinal |
Game 4 |
No. 1 Siena vs Game No. 9 Iona |
March 10 |
5:00 PM |
ESPN+ |
| Quarterfinal |
Game 5 |
No. 2 Monmouth vs No. 7 Fairfield |
March 10 |
7:30 PM |
ESPN+ |
| Quarterfinal |
Game 6 |
No. 3 Saint Peter’s vs No. 11 Rider |
March 11 |
5:00 PM |
ESPN+ |
| Quarterfinal |
Game 7 |
No. 4 Marist vs No. 5 Niagara |
March 11 |
7:30 PM |
ESPN+ |
| Semifinal |
Game 8 |
No. 5 Niagara vs No. 9 Iona |
March 12 |
5:30 PM |
ESPNews |
| Semifinal |
Game 9 |
No. 3 Saint Peter’s vs. No. 7 Fairfield |
March 12 |
8:00 PM |
ESPNU |
| Championship |
Game 10 |
Winner Game 8 vs Winner Game 9 |
March 13 |
4:00 PM. |
ESPNU |
About the 2021 Hercules Tires MAAC Men’s and Women’s Basketball Championships:
The MAAC Men’s and Women’s Basketball Championships return to New Jersey on March 8-13, 2021 at Jim Whelan Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City. To stay up to date on MAAC basketball, visit http://maacsports.com/basketball and follow @MAACHoops on Twitter.
About Time Out for Black Lives
Time Out for Black Lives aims to inspire and educate youth, athletes, families and fans. The initiative has an interactive website where coaches and student-athletes from MAAC basketball programs contribute their time and resources to read children’s books in entertaining videos, all focusing on Black culture, history, music and myths. The program comes as part of the MAAC’s United for Justice campaign that was announced over the summer. For more information, visit timeoutforblacklives.com.
About the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference:
With 11 institutions strongly bound by the sound principles of quality and integrity in academics and excellence in athletics, the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) celebrates its 40th year of competition during the 2020-21 academic year. Current conference members include: Canisius College, Fairfield University, Iona College, Manhattan College, Marist College, Monmouth University, Niagara University, Quinnipiac University, Rider University, Saint Peter’s University, and Siena College.