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Men’s Basketball: 2024 BIG EAST-Big 12 Battle Schedule Announced

TCU will host Xavier on December 6.
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Xavier Musketeers guard Quincy Olivari (8) drives the ball past Winthrop Eagles guard Sin'Cere
Xavier Musketeers guard Quincy Olivari (8) drives the ball past Winthrop Eagles guard Sin'Cere | Carter Skaggs/The Enquirer / USA TODAY

Last week, the Big 12 and BIG EAST Conferences announced the 2024 schedule for the BIG EAST-Big 12 Battle, the men's basketball non-conference scheduling alliance which is in its sixth year. Games this season will be played from December 3-8.

With each conference adding member schools since the start of the original agreement, the Battle now features 11 matchups for the second straight year. The BIG EAST will host six games this year, while the Big 12 will host five.

The matchups will feature seven teams ranked in the final AP Top 25 poll of the 2023-24 season, including two-time defending national champions UConn. Five participating teams made it to the Sweet 16 in this year’s NCAA Tournament.

The Battle matchups are jointly determined by the two conferences, with the home team choosing the venue of its game. Broadcast arrangements for the contests will be determined by the national television rights holder of the home team, which is ESPN for the Big 12 and FOX Sports for the BIG EAST. Game times and television networks will be announced later this year.

The TCU Horned Frogs will host the Xavier Musketeers on Friday, December 6. The Horned Frogs are 1-2 all-time against the Musketeers. The last meeting in the series was also a part of the Big 12-Big EAST Battle on Dec. 22, 2019, and was a 67-59 win by Xavier.

TCU is 3-2 all-time in the Battle and have won their last two games in the series, including an 84-83 win at Georgetown last season.

2024 BIG EAST-Big 12 Battle Schedule

Tuesday, December 3

  • Cincinnati at Villanova
  • BYU at Providence

Wednesday, December 4

  • Baylor at UConn
  • Kansas at Creighton
  • DePaul at Texas Tech
  • Marquette at Iowa State

Friday, December 6

  • Georgetown at West Virginia
  • Xavier at TCU

Saturday, December 7

  • Kansas State at St. John’s
  • Butler at Houston

Sunday, December 8

  • Oklahoma State at Seton Hall

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Barry Lewis
BARRY LEWIS

Barry is the managing editor/publisher of TCU Horned Frogs On SI and oversees a team of 15+ writers, photographers, and podcasters covering all 22 of TCU’s sports. He writes on football, basketball (men’s and women’s), baseball, men’s tennis, and other sports as needed. His weekly articles include Big 12 Power Rankings and Poll Watching during the football, basketball, and baseball seasons. He is a frequent guest on one of the many podcasts that TCU Horned Frogs On SI writers host covering football, baseball, basketball, and other sports. Barry is a member of the Football Writers Association of America (FWAA), U.S. Basketball Writers Association (USBWA), and National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association (NCBWA). He has represented TCU Horned Frogs On SI at the 2022 Fiesta Bowl, the 2023 College Football National Championship, the 2023 College World Series, the 2024 NCAA Men’s Tennis National Championship, Big 12 Football Media Days, and Big 12 Basketball Media Days. Barry has followed TCU sports since the Jim Wacker days. He is an avid sports fan and traveler, and he loves any opportunity to see a sporting event in person. He has been to 18 of the 30 MLB ballparks, experienced game day at 25 college football stadiums, seen 21 NFL stadiums, and been to 16 bowl games.

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