FEBRUARY 21-27
SATURDAY 2/22
ESPN 2
PM
No. 14 Xavier
at No. 25 Dayton
On Feb. 8, in arguably the greatest single-game performance in Atlantic 10
history, Xavier
's David West
had 47 points and 18 rebounds in an 85-77 win over Dayton
.
SUNDAY 2/23
CSTV 2 PM
Notre Dame at No. 1 Connecticut
College Sports Television
, the first network devoted exclusively to college sports, debuts with a prime women's hoops matchup.
SUNDAY 2/23
CBS 4 PM
No. 6 Kansas
at No. 5 Oklahoma
The Jayhawks are 16-2 in their last 18 games, but winning at Lloyd Noble Center—where the Sooners
have won 34 straight—is never easy.
SUNDAY 2/23
ESPN
8:30 PM
Rangers at Avalanche or Blues at Wild
The Avs, who had a recent 10-game unbeaten streak, try to damage the high-priced Rangers' slim playoff hopes; the Wild's taut defense gets tested by the potent Blues.
THURSDAY 2/27
TNT 9:30 PM
Kings at Mavericks
Early this month in Dallas
, the Kings held on for a one-point win as Dirk Nowitzki
missed a 15-footer at the buzzer. What can these division leaders do for an encore?
THURSDAY 2/27
HISTORY CHANNEL 8 PM
Stories from the Hall of Fame: Boxing
Profiles of Sugar Ray Leonard
, Larry Holmes
and Ray Robinson
, among others.
?DON'T MISS
MONDAY 2/24
ESPN 9 PM
Texas Tech
at Oklahoma State
The coaching battle between OSU's Eddie Sutton
(far right) and Bob Knight
(right) is so intriguing, we fear that hype-happy Dick Vitale
may injure himself trying to convey the specialness of it all. The winner takes a 5-4 lead in a series between coaches who have nearly 1,500 wins combined.
