Players Era Festival: Schedule, Teams, TV Channels, Streaming for College Basketball Event
Eight top college basketball teams are gearing up to compete in the Players Era Festival, a tournament taking place from Tuesday, November 26 through Saturday, November 30 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. Fans can catch all the games via streaming on Max and televised on TBS/TNT/truTV.
The teams will be divided into two groups of four, playing two games each in a partial round-robin format before being seeded for the championship games on Saturday. If you’re curious about how this all shakes out, keep reading for more details.
Here’s a rundown of the tournament schedule and how to catch the action:
Saturday, November 30 (Championship Day)
– Creighton 80, Notre Dame 76 (7th Place Game)
– Texas A&M 81, Rutgers 77 (5th Place Game) | Watch Ace Bailey’s standout performance
– San Diego State 73, Houston 70 (3rd Place Game)
– Oregon vs. Alabama (1st Place Game) | 9:30 p.m. | TNT | Tune in on Max
Tuesday, November 26
– Power Group
– San Diego State 71, Creighton 53
– Oregon 80, Texas A&M 70
– Impact Group
– Alabama 85, Houston 80 (OT)
– Rutgers 85, Notre Dame 84 (OT)
Wednesday, November 27
– Power Group
– Oregon 78, San Diego State 68
– Texas A&M 77, Creighton 73
– Impact Group
– Alabama 95, Rutgers 90
– Houston 65, Notre Dame 54
If you’re wondering about the seeding process, the four-team Impact and Power groups will be ranked from one to four based on their overall performance in the tournament. In case of ties, the following criteria will be used to determine the rankings:
– Head-to-head record
– Total point differential of both group games (maximum of +/- 20 points per game)
– Total points scored
– Total points allowed
So, if you’re a college basketball aficionado eager to catch all the action, be sure to mark your calendar for the Players Era Festival.