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Xavier, Oklahoma State Set to Play in BIG EAST-Big 12 Battle
06.02.21 | Men's Basketball
The two teams will play on Dec. 5 in Stillwater, Okla.
NEW YORK - Xavier men's basketball travels to Oklahoma State on Dec. 5 for the BIG EAST-Big 12 Battle. The two conferences announced the matchups on Wednesday afternoon, the third year of the series.
The Musketeers and Cowboys will be meeting for the first time in program history.
The matchups, which will be played in December, were jointly determined by the two conferences. The home school has the right to determine the venue of its game. Broadcast arrangements for the games will be determined by the national television rights holder of the home team, which is FOX Sports for the BIG EAST and ESPN for the Big 12.
The four-year agreement between the two conferences will continue through the 2022-23 season with an equal number of games played in each conference's home market each year. Television designations and game times will be announced when available.
Dec. 1 - Texas Tech at Providence
Dec. 2 - Kansas at St. John's
Dec. 4 - Iowa State at Creighton
Dec. 5 - Xavier at Oklahoma State
Dec. 7 - Butler at Oklahoma
Dec. 8 - Marquette at Kansas State
Dec. 8 - Connecticut at West Virginia
Dec. 9 - Texas at Seton Hall
Dec. 12 - Villanova at Baylor
Dec. 18 - TCU at Georgetown
The Musketeers and Cowboys will be meeting for the first time in program history.
The matchups, which will be played in December, were jointly determined by the two conferences. The home school has the right to determine the venue of its game. Broadcast arrangements for the games will be determined by the national television rights holder of the home team, which is FOX Sports for the BIG EAST and ESPN for the Big 12.
The four-year agreement between the two conferences will continue through the 2022-23 season with an equal number of games played in each conference's home market each year. Television designations and game times will be announced when available.
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Dec. 1 - Texas Tech at Providence
Dec. 2 - Kansas at St. John's
Dec. 4 - Iowa State at Creighton
Dec. 5 - Xavier at Oklahoma State
Dec. 7 - Butler at Oklahoma
Dec. 8 - Marquette at Kansas State
Dec. 8 - Connecticut at West Virginia
Dec. 9 - Texas at Seton Hall
Dec. 12 - Villanova at Baylor
Dec. 18 - TCU at Georgetown
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