Racers Paired With Stanford In 76 Classic Thanksgiving Day
Murray State meets Stanford in the first round of the 76 Classic Nov. 25 in Anaheim, Calif.
8/5/2010 2:00:00 PM
The Murray State men’s basketball team will play Stanford Nov. 25 in the first round of the 76 Classic in Anaheim, Calif., with a tip-off time set for 8 p.m. CST at the Anaheim Convention Center.
The Racers will play the winner/loser of the Tulsa and UNLV Nov. 26 at either 8:30 p.m. or 10:30 p.m.
The 76 Classic has an off day Nov. 27, before the eight teams play their final games Nov. 28.
Other first round games Nov. 25 include Virginia Tech against Cal State Northridge (1 p.m.), DePaul vs. Oklahoma State (3:30 p.m.) and Tulsa vs. UNLV (10:30 p.m.).
The ESPN family of networks will broadcast all 12 games of the event which has a bracket-tournament format.
Murray State’s first game with Stanford will be carried by ESPNU when they meet for the first time.
The 76 Classic features a strong field with three teams that competed in the NCAA Tournament last spring, including the Racers (Ohio Valley), Oklahoma State (Big-12) and UNLV (Mountain West). Two teams, Tulsa (Conference USA) and Virginia Tech (ACC) appeared in the NIT. Cal-Northridge (Big West), DePaul (Big East) and Stanford (Pac-10) make up the rest of the field.
The Big West Conference again will serve as the host for the 76 Classic at the 7,500-seat Anaheim Convention Center, which has served the conference for the past nine years as the site of its postseason tournament.
Tickets to the 2010 76 Classic go on sale Monday, Aug. 16, and can be purchased at www.Ticketmaster.com or by calling 714-704-3000. Packages include all 12 games for $90, or single-session tickets for $20. Special travel package information can be found at GETTRAVEL.com.
76 Classic Home Page
Anaheim Convention Center
Tournament Bracket
2010 76 Classic Schedule
(Home team listed second; Cal State Northridge will be home team in each of its games)
Thu, Nov 25 (All-times Central)
1 p.m. Game 1: Virginia Tech vs. Northridge ESPNU
3:30 p.m. Game 2: DePaul vs. Oklahoma State ESPN2
8 p.m. Game 3: Murray State vs. Stanford ESPNU
10:30 p.m. Game 4: Tulsa vs. UNLV ESPN2
Fri, Nov 26
1:30 p.m. Game 5 Winner of Va Tech-CSNU & DePaul & OSU on ESPN / ESPN2
4 p.m. Game 6 Loser of Va Tech-CSNU & DePaul & OSU on ESPNU
8:30 p.m. Game 7 Winner of Murray State-Stanford & Tulsa-UNLV on ESPNU
10:30 p.m. Game 8 Loser of Murray State-Stanford & Tulsa-UNLV on ESPNU
Sun, Nov 28
12:30 p.m. Game 9 Consolation Game
3 p.m. Game 10 Consolation Game on ESPNU
5 p.m. Game 11 Consolation Game on ESPNU
8 p.m. Game 12 (Championship Game) ESPN2