NEW ORLEANS – The Sun Belt Conference, in conjunction with ESPN, announced the Saturday, February 7 men’s basketball matchup between Akron and Troy as part of the MAC-SBC Challenge will be televised nationally on ESPN2 with a 6 p.m. ET / 5 p.m. CT tipoff at Trojan Arena in Troy, Ala.
The contest headlines the second round of this season’s MAC-SBC Challenge which features 13 Sun Belt Conference (SBC) men’s basketball programs hosting 13 Mid-American Conference (MAC) teams. First-round matchups occurred on Nov. 3 with MAC schools hosting Sun Belt opponents.
Troy (14-6, 7-1 SBC) currently leads the Sun Belt in the latest NCAA NET rankings at No.