Aug. 10, 2011
LEXINGTON, Ky. – The Kentucky-St. John’s basketball game in the inaugural Big East/SEC Challenge has been set for a 7:30 p.m. ET tipoff in Rupp Arena on ESPN2 as announced by ESPN on Wednesday.
The Big East/SEC Challenge will feature all 12 schools in the SEC going up against 12 schools from the Big East over a three-day period beginning Dec. 1.
The Wildcats lead the all-time series against the Red Storm 10-5. However, the two haven’t met since the season opener of the 2000-01 season, a game won by St. John’s 62-61 in New York. The two haven’t met in Lexington since the 1979 season.
The event title will alternate to the SEC/Big East Challenge in 2012 and be played Thursday, Nov. 29 through Saturday, Dec. 1. SEC teams will alternate home and away games.
| Date | Time (ET) | Game | Network |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thu, Dec 1 | 7 p.m. | Providence at South Carolina | ESPNU |
| 7:30 p.m. | St. John’s at Kentucky | ESPN2/ESPN3.com | |
| 9 p.m. | Mississippi at DePaul | ESPNU | |
| 9:30 p.m. | Georgetown at Alabama | ESPN2/ESPN3.com | |
| Fri, Dec 2 | 6:30 p.m. | Florida at Syracuse | ESPN / ESPN3.com |
| 7 p.m. | Cincinnati at Georgia | ESPNU | |
| 8:30 p.m. | Vanderbilt at Louisville | ESPN / ESPN3.com | |
| 9 p.m. | Auburn at Seton Hall | ESPNU | |
| Sat, Dec 3 | 3:15 p.m. | Arkansas at Connecticut | ESPN/ESPN3.com |
| 5:15 p.m. | Pittsburgh at Tennessee | ESPN/ESPN3.com | |
| 7 p.m. | LSU at Rutgers | ESPNU | |
| 9 p.m. | West Virginia at Mississippi State | ESPNU |
