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C-USA Tournament Time for No. 4 Men's Hoops
3/6/2021 8:33:00 PM | Men's Basketball
Owls to Face No. 5 UTEP, Wednesday at 9:30 EST
BOCA RATON, Fla. – The Florida Atlantic University men's basketball team (12-9, 7-5 Conference USA) has earned a No. 4 Eastern Division seed and are set to play UTEP (12-11, 8-8 C-USA), who is seeded No. 5 in the West Division, in the 2021 Conference USA Men's Basketball Championship, which begins on Tuesday. The Owls and Miners will tip-off at 9:30 p.m. on Wednesday, March 10 at the Ford Center at The Star in Frisco, Texas. The game will be carried by ESPN+.
2021_MBB_Championship_Bracket_(pdf)
2021 Conference USA Men's Basketball Championship Schedule
Ford Center at The Star, Frisco, Texas
After winning their divisions in the regular season, WKU and Louisiana Tech will be the No. 1 seeds at the 2021 Air Force Reserve C-USA Basketball Championships presented by Baylor Scott & White Medical Center in Frisco, Texas. The Hilltoppers won the East Division with a conference record of 11-3 and an overall mark of 18-6, while the Bulldogs took the West Division with a 12-4 league ledger and a 20-6 overall mark As the top seeds, WKU and Louisiana Tech will each have a first-round bye at the championship.
The other teams receiving first-round byes are No. 2 seeds Old Dominion and UAB. The Monarchs closed the regular season at 11-5 in conference and 15-7 overall, while Blazers were 13-5 in C-USA and 21-6 in all games.
Coverage of the preliminary and first rounds will be available through ESPN+, while the four quarterfinal games will be available on affiliates of Stadium. The semifinal games will be shown on CBS Sports Network at 11 a.m. and 2 pm (CT). CBS Sports Network will also broadcast the championship game on Saturday, beginning at 8 p.m. (CT).
For more information on the 2021 Air Force Reserve C-USA Basketball Championships presented by Baylor Scott & White Medical Center Frisco, visit ConferenceUSA.com.
C-USA Pairing Announcement
2021_MBB_Championship_Bracket_(pdf)
2021 Conference USA Men's Basketball Championship Schedule
Ford Center at The Star, Frisco, Texas
| Tuesday, March 9 | 8 p.m. EST Court A |
(6W) Rice vs. (7W) Southern Miss | ESPN+ |
| Tuesday, March 9 | 8:30 p.m. EST Court B |
(6E) Middle Tennessee vs. (7E) FIU | ESPN+ |
| Wednesday, March 10 | 6:30 p.m. EST Court A |
(4W) UTSA vs. (5E) Charlotte | ESPN+ |
| Wednesday, March 10 | 7 p.m. EST Court B |
(3E) Marshall vs. Rice/Southern Miss | ESPN+ |
| Wednesday, March 10 | 9:30 p.m. EST Court A |
(4E) Florida Atlantic vs. (5W) UTEP | ESPN+ |
| Wednesday, March 10 | 10 p.m. EST Court B |
(3W) North Texas vs. Middle Tennessee/FIU | ESPN+ |
| Thursday, March 11 | 6:30 p.m.EST Court A |
(1E) WKU vs. UTSA/Charlotte | Stadium |
| Thursday, March 11 | 7 p.m. EST Court B |
(2W) UAB vs. Marshall/Rice/Southern Miss | Stadium |
| Thursday, March 11 | 9:30 p.m. EST Court A |
(1W) Louisiana Tech vs. Florida Atlantic/UTEP | Stadium |
| Thursday, March 11 | 10 p.m. EST Court B |
(2E) Old Dominion vs. North Texas/Middle Tennessee/FIU | Stadium |
| Friday, March 12 | Noon EST | TBA vs. TBA | CBS Sports Network |
| Friday, March 12 | 3 p.m. EST | TBA vs. TBA | CBS Sports Network |
| Saturday, March 13 | 9 p.m. EST | TBA vs. TBA | CBS Sports Network |
After winning their divisions in the regular season, WKU and Louisiana Tech will be the No. 1 seeds at the 2021 Air Force Reserve C-USA Basketball Championships presented by Baylor Scott & White Medical Center in Frisco, Texas. The Hilltoppers won the East Division with a conference record of 11-3 and an overall mark of 18-6, while the Bulldogs took the West Division with a 12-4 league ledger and a 20-6 overall mark As the top seeds, WKU and Louisiana Tech will each have a first-round bye at the championship.
The other teams receiving first-round byes are No. 2 seeds Old Dominion and UAB. The Monarchs closed the regular season at 11-5 in conference and 15-7 overall, while Blazers were 13-5 in C-USA and 21-6 in all games.
Coverage of the preliminary and first rounds will be available through ESPN+, while the four quarterfinal games will be available on affiliates of Stadium. The semifinal games will be shown on CBS Sports Network at 11 a.m. and 2 pm (CT). CBS Sports Network will also broadcast the championship game on Saturday, beginning at 8 p.m. (CT).
For more information on the 2021 Air Force Reserve C-USA Basketball Championships presented by Baylor Scott & White Medical Center Frisco, visit ConferenceUSA.com.
C-USA Pairing Announcement
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