Michigan State University Athletics
Big Ten Network Announces Women’s Basketball Coverage For 2019-20
9/5/2019 3:24:00 PM | Women's Basketball
The Spartans will appear on either BTN or ESPN2 10 times.
EAST LANSING, Mich. - During the 2019-20 campaign Michigan State women's basketball games will have at least 10 game televised on either the ESPN2 or the Big Ten Network; it was announced by the Big Ten Conference on Thursday. MSU will also have at least 10 regular-season home contests aired on BTN Plus.
The Big Ten Network will televise at least 60 Big Ten women's basketball games this year. BTN will televise the first 12 games of the 2020 Big Ten Women's Basketball Tournament, covering the first round through the semifinals from March 4-7, with ESPN2 set to air the tournament championship game on March 8.
For the second-straight season, the Big Ten will have an 18-game schedule after two seasons of a 16-game docket. The conference played an 18-game league schedule in both 2015-16 and 2014-15. It is the seventh time in the last 13 years the conference has played an 18-game schedule.
The Spartans first televised game will be the Big Ten opener at Indiana on Saturday, Dec. 28 at 6 p.m. The in-state rivalry between Michigan State and Michigan will be highlighted on ESPN2 on Sunday, Jan. 5 in Ann Arbor at 12 p.m. MSU's first televised home game will be against Ohio State on BTN on Thursday, Jan. 16 at 6 p.m. The Spartans will also host Minnesota on BTN on Monday, Feb. 17 at 6:30 p.m. and Michigan on Feb. 23 at 5 p.m.
All BTN on-air games can be streamed via the web, smartphones, tablets and connected devices on through the FOX Sports app. More than 100 additional games also will be streamed on BTN+, with a full schedule available online at btnplus.com.
Michigan State will play four home games in November, starting with Eastern Michigan to open the season on Tuesday, Nov. 5. Merchant was the head coach of the Eagles from 1998-2007. This is the first meeting between the two teams since 2014. The Spartans will then face Detroit Mercy in another in-state game on Friday, Nov. 8. MSU will once again take on NCAA national runner-up Notre Dame for the fourth-straight season on Wednesday, Nov. 13.
The Big Ten Network will televise at least 60 Big Ten women's basketball games this year. BTN will televise the first 12 games of the 2020 Big Ten Women's Basketball Tournament, covering the first round through the semifinals from March 4-7, with ESPN2 set to air the tournament championship game on March 8.
For the second-straight season, the Big Ten will have an 18-game schedule after two seasons of a 16-game docket. The conference played an 18-game league schedule in both 2015-16 and 2014-15. It is the seventh time in the last 13 years the conference has played an 18-game schedule.
The Spartans first televised game will be the Big Ten opener at Indiana on Saturday, Dec. 28 at 6 p.m. The in-state rivalry between Michigan State and Michigan will be highlighted on ESPN2 on Sunday, Jan. 5 in Ann Arbor at 12 p.m. MSU's first televised home game will be against Ohio State on BTN on Thursday, Jan. 16 at 6 p.m. The Spartans will also host Minnesota on BTN on Monday, Feb. 17 at 6:30 p.m. and Michigan on Feb. 23 at 5 p.m.
All BTN on-air games can be streamed via the web, smartphones, tablets and connected devices on through the FOX Sports app. More than 100 additional games also will be streamed on BTN+, with a full schedule available online at btnplus.com.
Michigan State will play four home games in November, starting with Eastern Michigan to open the season on Tuesday, Nov. 5. Merchant was the head coach of the Eagles from 1998-2007. This is the first meeting between the two teams since 2014. The Spartans will then face Detroit Mercy in another in-state game on Friday, Nov. 8. MSU will once again take on NCAA national runner-up Notre Dame for the fourth-straight season on Wednesday, Nov. 13.
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