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College basketball TV schedule: Conference tournaments heat up on Thursday

The Big Ten tournament finally gets under way Thursday, while several others heat up as the weekend approaches.

Matthew Holst

Finally, the Big Ten Tournament is here. Illinois opened the tourney with a win over Indiana, and Ohio State and Purdue will follow shortly. Tonight, Minnesota and Penn State tip off at 5:30 p.m. CT, with Iowa and Northwestern beginning the nightcap at approximately 8 p.m.

Elsewhere, there's major tournament action everywhere you look. There's already been a stunner: Seton Hall taking down Villanova in the Big East quarterfinals. That apparently opens up a No. 1 seed in the NCAA tournament... can Wisconsin or Michigan take advantage?

GAME NETWORK (*PPV) TIME (CT)
Big 12 Quarterfinal #2 ESPN2 HD 1:30 PM
Kansas vs. Oklahoma St./Texas Tech
(at Kansas City, MO)
Big East Quarterfinal #2 FOX Sports 1 1:30 PM
St. John's vs. Providence
(at New York, NY)
Atlantic 10 2nd Round #2 NBCSN 1:30 PM
Dayton vs. George Mason/Fordham
(at Brooklyn, NY)
Big Ten First Round #2 BTN HD 1:30 PM
Ohio St. vs. Purdue
(at Indianapolis, IN)
American Quarterfinal #2 ESPNU HD 2 PM
Louisville vs. USF/Rutgers
(at Memphis, TN)
MWC Quarterfinal #1 CBS Sports Network 2 PM
San Diego St. vs. Utah St./Colorado St.
(at Las Vegas, NV)
PAC-12 Quarterfinal #1 Pac-12 Networks 2 PM
Arizona vs. Washington/Utah
(at Las Vegas, NV)
SEC Second Round #2 SEC TV HD* 2 PM
Arkansas vs. Auburn/South Carolina
(at Atlanta, GA)
Big West Quarterfinal #1 FOX Sports SoCal 2 PM
UC Santa Barbara vs. Cal Poly
(at Anaheim, CA)
MWC Quarterfinal #2 CBS Sports Network 4:30 PM
UNLV vs. Wyoming
(at Las Vegas, NV)
PAC-12 Quarterfinal #2 Pac-12 Networks 4:30 PM
California vs. Colorado/USC
(at Las Vegas, NV)
Big West Quarterfinal #2 FOX Sports Prime Ticket 4:30 PM
Long Beach St. vs. CS Fullerton
(at Anaheim, CA)
Big Ten First Round #3 ESPN2 HD 5:30 PM
Minnesota vs. Penn St.
(at Indianapolis, IN)
Atlantic 10 2nd Round #3 NBCSN 5:30 PM
Richmond vs. Duquesne
(at Brooklyn, NY)
MAC Third Round #1 Time Warner Sports Channel* 5:30 PM
Akron vs. TBD
(at Cleveland, OH)
ACC Second Round #3 ESPN HD 6 PM
NC State vs. Miami (FL)/Virginia Tech ACC Network HD
(at Greensboro, NC)
Big East Quarterfinal #3 FOX Sports 1 6 PM
Creighton vs. Georgetown/DePaul
(at New York, NY)
American Quarterfinal #3 ESPNU HD 6 PM
Cincinnati vs. UCF/Temple
(at Memphis, TN)
Big 12 Quarterfinal #3 Big 12 Network* 6 PM
Oklahoma vs. Baylor/TCU
(at Kansas City, MO)
SEC Second Round #3 SEC TV HD* 6 PM
LSU vs. Alabama
(at Atlanta, GA)
Sun Belt Opening Round Sun Belt Network 6 PM
UALR vs. Troy
(at New Orleans, LA)
Big Ten First Round #4 ESPN2 HD 7:30 PM
Iowa vs. Northwestern
(at Indianapolis, IN)
ACC Second Round #4 ESPN HD 8 PM
Clemson vs. Georgia Tech/Boston College ACC Network HD
(at Greensboro, NC)
American Quarterfinal #4 ESPNU HD 8 PM
Memphis vs. Connecticut
(at Memphis, TN)
MWC Quarterfinal #3 CBS Sports Network 8 PM
New Mexico vs. Fresno St./Air Force
(at Las Vegas, NV)
PAC-12 Quarterfinal #3 Pac-12 Networks 8 PM
UCLA vs. Oregon/Oregon St.
(at Las Vegas, NV)
SEC Second Round #4 SEC TV HD* 8 PM
Ole Miss vs. Vanderbilt/Mississippi St.
(at Atlanta, GA)
Big West Quarterfinal #3 FOX Sports Prime Ticket 8 PM
UC Irvine vs. UC Riverside
(at Anaheim, CA)
Atlantic 10 2nd Round #4 NBC Sports RSNs 8 PM
Massachusetts vs. Rhode Island
(at Brooklyn, NY)
MAC Third Round #2 Time Warner Sports Channel* 8 PM
Buffalo vs. TBD
(at Cleveland, OH)
Big East Quarterfinal #4 FOX Sports 1 8:30 PM
Xavier vs. Marquette
(at New York, NY)
Big 12 Quarterfinal #4 Big 12 Network* 8:30 PM
Texas vs. West Virginia
(at Kansas City, MO)
Sun Belt Opening Round Sun Belt Network 8:30 PM
UT Arlington vs. UL-Monroe
(at New Orleans, LA)
PAC-12 Quarterfinal #4 FOX Sports 1 10:30 PM
Arizona St. vs. Stanford/Washington St.
(at Las Vegas, NV)
MWC Quarterfinal #4 CBS Sports Network 10:30 PM
Nevada vs. Boise St./San Jose St.
(at Las Vegas, NV)
Big West Quarterfinal #4 FOX Sports SoCal 10:30 PM
Hawai'i vs. CS Northridge
(at Anaheim, CA)