Zags, Cougs tip off ESPN hoops marathon

Gonzaga and Washington State will be the opening game in ESPN’s fourth annual College Hoops Tip-off marathon, which will include 17 men’s games and two women’s games.

The Cougars visit GU in the McCarthey Athletic Center at 9 p.m. on Monday, Nov. 14,  a midnight tip time for East Coast viewers. It will mark the first of nine straight games televised on ESPN. The Gonzaga-San Diego State contest was part of last year’s Tip-off Marathon.

Gonzaga is No. 25 in ESPN.com’s Andy Katz’s preseason rankings.

More here . Schedule listed below.

Date	Time (ET)	Matchup	Network
Tue, Nov 15	Midnight	Washington State at No. 25 Gonzaga	ESPN / ESPN3.com
	2 a.m.	Northern Iowa at Saint Mary’s	ESPN / ESPN3.com
	4 a.m.	South Alabama at Hawaii	ESPN / ESPN3.com
	6 a.m.	Drexel at Rider	ESPN / ESPN3.com
	8 a.m.	Morehead State at College of Charleston	ESPN / ESPN3.com
	10 a.m.	Kent State at West Virginia	ESPN / ESPN3.com
	Noon	EA Sports Maui Invitational (from Memphis): Belmont at No. 8 Memphis	ESPN / ESPN3.com
	2 p.m.	San Diego State at No. 16 Baylor	ESPN / ESPN3.com
	4 p.m.	TicketCity Legends Classic (from Austin): Rhode Island at Texas	ESPN / ESPN3.com
		Louisville at Texas A&M (women’s)	ESPNU
	6 p.m.	College GameDay Driven by State Farm	ESPN / ESPN3.com
		State Farm Women’s Tip-Off Classic (from Knoxville, Tenn.): Miami at Tennessee	ESPN2 / ESPN3.com
		DICK’S Sporting Goods NIT Season Tip-Off (from Blacksburg, Va.): TBD at Virginia Tech	ESPNU
	7 p.m.	State Farm Champions Classic (from New York): No. 5 Duke vs. Michigan State	ESPN / ESPN3.com
	8 p.m.	No. 12 Florida at No. 3 Ohio State	ESPN2 / ESPN3.com
	9 p.m.	State Farm Champions Classic (from New York): No. 2 Kentucky vs. No. 18 Kansas	ESPN / ESPN3.com
	10 p.m.	CBE Classic (from Berkeley): Austin Peay at California	ESPN2 / ESPN3.com
	11 p.m.	DICK’S Sporting Goods NIT Season Tip-Off (from Palo Alto, Calif.): TBD at Stanford	ESPNU
	TBD	DICK’S Sporting Goods NIT Season Tip-Off (from Syracuse): TBD at No. 4 Syracuse	ESPN3.com
	TBD	DICK’S Sporting Goods NIT Season Tip-Off (from Stillwater): Arkansas-Pine Bluff at Oklahoma State	ESPN3.com