IRVING, Texas – Nearly 40 Conference USA women’s basketball games are scheduled to air across three nationally televised or digital platforms throughout the 2018-19 season, per the league’s initial broadcast slate announced Tuesday.
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National games will be featured on partners CBS Sports Network, Stadium and ESPN. All regular-season matchups will be streamed on ESPN+, the first multi-sport, direct-to-consumer subscription streaming service from The Walt Disney Company Direct-to-Consumer and International Segment in conjunction with ESPN. Additional coverage will be available through CUSA.tv, the conference’s official streaming website.
CBS Sports Network will showcase the 2019 C-USA Women’s Basketball Championship final. Tip time for the women’s title game on Saturday, March 16, is 5:30 p.m. ET/4:30 p.m. CT from Ford Center at The Star in Frisco, Texas.
Stadium will broadcast a pair of quarterfinal matchups on Thursday, March 14, and the league’s two semifinal games on Friday, March 15. ESPN+ will host the tournament’s first round on Wednesday, March 13, along with the remaining two quarterfinal contests the following day.
The schedule features a 29-game increase from 2017-18’s initial broadcast lineup with games appearing on ESPN+ for the first time.
Full C-USA Women’s Basketball Initial Package:
| Date |
Game |
TV |
Time |
| Tue., Nov. 6 |
Louisville at WKU |
ESPN+ |
8 p.m. ET/7 p.m. CT |
| Tue., Nov. 6 |
Miami at FIU |
ESPN+ |
7 p.m. ET/6 p.m. CT |
| Mon., Nov. 12 |
Texas at North Texas |
ESPN+ |
8 p.m. ET/7 p.m. CT |
| Sun., Nov. 18 |
Virginia at Old Dominion |
ESPN+ |
2 p.m. ET/1 p.m. CT |
| Fri., Dec. 14 |
Mississippi State at Southern Miss |
ESPN+ |
7 p.m. ET/6 p.m. CT |
| Sat., Jan. 5 |
Charlotte at Marshall |
ESPN+ |
1 p.m. ET/12 p.m. CT |
| Sat., Jan. 5 |
Middle Tennessee at Florida Atlantic |
ESPN+ |
2 p.m. ET/1 p.m. CT |
| Sat., Jan. 5 |
UTEP at UTSA |
ESPN+ |
3 p.m. ET/2 p.m. CT |
| Sat., Jan. 5 |
Rice at Louisiana Tech |
ESPN+ |
3 p.m. ET/2 p.m. CT |
| Thurs., Jan. 10 |
Louisiana Tech at UAB |
ESPN+ |
7 p.m. ET/6 p.m. CT |
| Sat., Jan. 12 |
Louisiana Tech at Middle Tennessee |
ESPN+ |
7 p.m. ET/6 p.m. CT |
| Thurs., Jan. 24 |
Rice at Middle Tennessee |
ESPN+ |
7:30 p.m. ET/6:30 p.m. CT |
| Sat., Jan. 26 |
FIU at Florida Atlantic |
ESPN+ |
2 p.m. ET/1 p.m. CT |
| Thurs., Jan. 31 |
Charlotte at Rice |
ESPN+ |
8 p.m. ET/7 p.m. CT |
| Thurs., Feb. 7 |
UAB at Old Dominion |
ESPN+ |
6:30 p.m. ET/5:30 p.m. CT |
| Thurs., Feb. 7 |
Middle Tennessee at Charlotte |
ESPN+ |
7 p.m. ET/6 p.m. CT |
| Sat., Feb. 9 |
UAB at Charlotte |
ESPN+ |
4 p.m. ET/3 p.m. CT |
| Sat., Feb. 16 |
WKU at UAB |
ESPN+ |
3 p.m. ET/2 p.m. CT |
| Sat., Feb. 23 |
WKU at Marshall |
ESPN+ |
1 p.m. ET/12 p.m. CT |
| Sat., Feb. 23 |
Florida Atlantic at FIU |
ESPN+ |
2 p.m. ET/1 p.m. CT |
| Sat., Feb. 23 |
UTSA at UTEP |
ESPN+ |
3 p.m. ET/2 p.m. CT |
| Sat., Feb. 23 |
Rice at North Texas |
ESPN+ |
4 p.m. ET/3 p.m. CT |
| Sat., Feb. 23 |
Louisiana Tech at Southern Miss |
ESPN+ |
5 p.m. ET/4 p.m. CT |
| Sat., March 2 |
Louisiana Tech at Rice |
ESPN+ |
3 p.m. ET/2 p.m. CT |
| Thurs., March 7 |
Middle Tennessee at WKU |
ESPN+ |
7 p.m. ET/6 p.m. CT |
| Thurs., March 7 |
UAB at Louisiana Tech |
ESPN+ |
7:30 p.m. ET/6:30 p.m. CT |
| Thurs., March 7 |
Rice at UTSA |
ESPN+ |
8 p.m. ET/7 p.m. CT |
| Thurs., March 7 |
North Texas at UTEP |
ESPN+ |
9 p.m. ET/8 p.m. CT |
| Wed., March 13 |
C-USA Women's Basketball First Round |
ESPN+ |
12 p.m. ET/11 a.m. CT |
| Wed., March 13 |
C-USA Women's Basketball First Round |
ESPN+ |
12:30 p.m. ET/11:30 a.m. CT |
| Wed., March 13 |
C-USA Women's Basketball First Round |
ESPN+ |
2:30 p.m. ET/1:30 p.m. CT |
| Wed., March 13 |
C-USA Women's Basketball First Round |
ESPN+ |
3 p.m. ET/2 p.m. CT |
| Thurs., March 14 |
C-USA Women's Basketball Quarterfinal |
ESPN+ |
12 p.m. ET/11 a.m. CT |
| Thurs., March 14 |
C-USA Women's Basketball Quarterfinal |
Stadium |
12:30 p.m. ET/11:30 a.m. CT |
| Thurs., March 14 |
C-USA Women's Basketball Quarterfinal |
ESPN+ |
2:30 p.m. ET/1:30 p.m. CT |
| Thurs., March 14 |
C-USA Women's Basketball Quarterfinal |
Stadium |
3 p.m. ET/2 p.m. CT |
| Fri., March 15 |
C-USA Women's Basketball Semifinal |
Stadium |
6:30 p.m. ET/5:30 p.m. CT |
| Fri., March 15 |
C-USA Women's Basketball Semifinal |
Stadium |
9 p.m. ET/8 p.m. CT |
| Sat., March 16 |
C-USA Women's Basketball Championship |
CBSSN |
5:30 p.m. ET/4:30 p.m. CT |
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