Broncos host College of Charleston in Bracket Buster
Feb. 3, 2004
KALAMAZOO--Western Michigan University's men's basketball team hosts the College of Charleston Saturday, Feb. 21, as part of the ESPN Bracket Buster.
The game will be broadcast live on ESPN2 at 4 p.m., the first-ever nationally televised game from University Arena. Only 10 of the 46 teams participating earned spots in the five national broadcasts.
The College of Charleston is a member of the Southern Conference and owns an overall record of 15-3, 7-1 in the league, and has a Rating Percentage Index of 75. The game will mark the first-ever meeting between the two schools in men's basketball. The two squads do not have any common opponents in 2003-04, but both advanced to the first round of the National Invitation Tournament in 2002-03, with the Broncos defeating Illinois-Chicago and the Charleston Cougars downing Kent State.
Also on Feb. 21, the WMU women's basketball team hosts Ohio and the hockey team entertains Ohio State. Scheduled starting times for both of those games are expected to be adjusted
Regular season individual game ticket prices apply to the Bracket Buster game and can be ordered by calling toll free 888 4-WMU-TIX or by visiting wmubroncos.com.
Televised MAC Bracket Buster matchups
Noon Creighton at Kent State (ESPN 2)
4 p.m. College of Charleston at WMU (ESPN 2)
5 p.m. Southwest Missouri State at Miami (ESPN Plus/ESPN Full
Court)
9 p.m. Toledo at Nevada (ESPN Plus/ESPN Full Court)
Other MAC Bracket Buster games
Drake at Akron
Detroit-Mercy at Ball State
Youngstown State at Bowling Green
Buffalo at Indiana State
Evansville at Central Michigan
Eastern Michigan at Cleveland State
Western Kentucky at Marshall
Northern Illinois at Bradley
Ohio at Butler
Media contact: Scott Kuykendall, 269 387-4138, scott.kuykendall@wmich.edu