Bracket Buster Pairings to be Announced Sunday Night on ESPN

01/29/2003 | 12:00:00 | Men's Basketball

Jan. 29, 2003

Tune in to ESPN's College Hoops Tonight on Sunday evening as Jay Bilas will announce the pairings and game times for the Feb. 22 ESPN Bracket Buster tournament.

Southern is guaranteed a home game in the one-day tournament, and will play one of six teams: Fresno State (15-3), Hawaii (11-5), Ball State (8-10), Bowling Green (8-7), Detroit (9-8) or Wisconsin-Milwaukee (14-5).

Of the nine games on Saturday the 22nd, five will be televised by ESPN2. One matchup is already determined, Tulsa will play at Gonzaga.

The remaining home teams in the tournament are Southern Illinois, Creighton, Kent State, Marshall, Illinois-Chicago, Louisiana Tech, Cal-Santa Barbara and Western Kentucky. They will be pitted against road teams Illinois State, Northern Iowa, Fresno State, Hawaii, Ball State, Bowling Green, Detroit and Wisconsin-Milwaukee.

Teams will not be paired against opponents already on their 2002-03 schedule.