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Robust Pac-12 weekend slate features national broadcasts for women’s & men’s hoops

Dec 15, 2022
Rebecca Sasnett/Arizona Athletics
Upcoming Pac-12 basketball schedule includes broadcasts on ABC, CBS,
ESPN, ESPN2, and Pac-12 Networks
 

SAN FRANCISCO – A busy schedule of Pac-12 basketball is on tap for the weekend, with an action-packed slate of broadcasts on ABCCBS, ESPNESPN2, and Pac-12 Networks across women’s and men’s hoops. The upcoming women’s schedule features the first matchup of the season between No. 10 UCLA and USC on Thursday, Dec. 15 on Pac-12 Networks, as well as a return to ABC for No. 2 Stanford against Tennessee on Sunday, Dec. 18. On the men’s side, an impressive Saturday slate features a pair of ranked matchups – No. 13 Kentucky vs. No. 16 UCLA on CBS and No. 6 Tennessee at No. 9 Arizona on ESPN2 – ahead of three ranked opponents for Pac-12 squads on national telecasts on Sunday, Dec. 18. 

  • No. 2 Stanford women’s basketball is set to square off against Tennessee in a matchup of historic programs. Sunday’s contest is a return to ABC for the Cardinal, who were broadcast on the national network against No. 1 South Carolina earlier this season. Stanford enters the contest on a five-game winning streak, most recently securing an 84-63 victory over then-No. 23 Gonzaga on Dec. 4. Tip-off between the Cardinal and Volunteers is scheduled for 12 p.m. PT / 1 p.m. MT.
     
  • A pair of ranked men’s matchups is on tap for national broadcasts on Saturday, Dec. 17. No. 16 UCLA and No. 13 Kentucky are headed to Madison Square Garden in New York for the CBS Sports Classic. Coverage of the showdown between the blue blood programs starts at 2:30 p.m. PT / 3:30 p.m. MT, with the 9-2 Bruins most recently coming off an 87-60 rout on the road against No. 20 Maryland this past Wednesday. A marquee matchup between No. 9 Arizona and No. 6 Tennessee caps the evening from McKale Center in Tucson at 7:30 p.m. PT / 8:30 p.m. MT. The Wildcat men have won three-straight, including a convincing 89-75 win over then-No. 10 Indiana on Dec. 10.
     
  • ESPN2 is home to the Pac-12 US LBM Coast to Coast Challenge for men’s and women’s hoops, with the quadruple-header tipping off from American Airlines Center in Dallas on Sunday, Dec. 18. The first men’s matchup of the day gets rolling at 10 a.m. PT / 11 a.m. MT and features Stanford and No. 7 Texas on ESPN2, with Washington State and No. 18 Baylor on ESPN2 capping the event at 7 p.m. PT / 8 p.m. MT. Both women’s matchups in the Coast to Coast Challenge will air on ESPN2: USC and Texas square off at 12:30 p.m. PT / 1:30 p.m. MT ahead of a ranked showdown between No. 18 Baylor and No. 20 Arizona at 4:30 p.m. PT / 5:30 p.m. MT.
     
  • USC and No. 10 UCLA women’s basketball renew their rivalry on Thursday, Dec. 15, with Pac-12 Los Angeles’ coverage tipping off at 7 p.m. PT / 8 p.m. MT. The Trojans look to extend their nine-game winning streak to start the year in head coach Lindsay Gottlieb’s second season at the helm of the program. The 9-1 Bruins have climbed to No. 10 in the most recent AP poll and enter the matchup riding a six-game winning streak against the Trojans dating back to the 2019-20 season.
     
  • The USC men are in action on ESPN this weekend, hosting No. 19 Auburn at Galen Center on Sunday, Dec. 18 at 2:30 p.m. PT / 3:30 p.m. MT. The Trojans have won four-straight games, including an 88-78 victory over Long Beach State this past Wednesday that saw Tre White and Reese Dixon-Waters put up 20 points apiece.

A complete Pac-12 women’s basketball schedule can be found here, and a complete Pac-12 men’s basketball schedule can be found here

HOW TO WATCH: Select Pac-12 Women’s & Men’s Basketball Programming (subject to change)

Date Matchup Time Where to Watch
Thursday, Dec. 15 WBB: No. 10 UCLA at USC 7p PT / 8p MT Pac-12 Los Angeles, Pac-12 Now app
Saturday, Dec. 17 MBB: No. 16 UCLA vs. No. 13 Kentucky 2:30p PT / 3:30p MT CBS
  MBB: No. 6 Tennessee at No. 9 Arizona 7:30p PT / 8:30p MT ESPN2
Sunday, Dec. 18 MBB: Stanford vs. Texas 10a PT / 11a MT ESPN2
  WBB: Tennessee at No. 2 Stanford 12p PT / 1p MT ABC
  WBB: USC vs. Texas 12:30p PT / 1:30p MT ESPN2
  MBB: No. 19 Auburn at USC 2:30p PT / 3:30p MT ESPN
  WBB: No. 20 Arizona vs. No. 18 Baylor 4:30p PT /5:30p MT ESPN2
  MBB: Washington State vs. No. 11 Baylor 7p PT / 8p MT ESPN2