| 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 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 |
