• Direct Link to Watch the Game Via WatchESPN
Thursday marks the seventh game of an 10-game OVC basketball linear TV package of the ESPN Family of Networks this season. The men's basketball contest features Jacksonville State at Eastern Illinois and will tip-off at 8 p.m. CT on ESPNews and via the WatchESPN app.
In August, the OVC announced an extension of its media rights agreement to stream a minimum of 600 conference contests annually on
ESPN+, the recently launched multi-sport, direct-to-consumer subscription streaming service from The Walt Disney Company Direct-to-Consumer & International segment and ESPN. This year 209 men’s and women’s regular season Conference games will be streamed on ESPN+ as will approximately 110 non-conference contests.
ESPNews is the 24-hour sports television network that launched in November 1996. It carries live games in addition to encores of ESPN's various shows, along with video simulcasts of ESPN Radio shows, with press conferences
ESPN+ is the first-ever multi-sport, direct-to-consumer subscription streaming service from The Walt Disney Company’s Direct-to-Consumer and International division in partnership with ESPN. It offers fans thousands of additional live events, on-demand content and original programming not available on ESPN’s linear TV or digital networks. ESPN+ is an integrated part of the completely redesigned ESPN App. Already the leading sports app, the new ESPN App is the premier all-in-one digital sports platform for fans across mobile and tv-connected devices. Fans can subscribe to ESPN+ through the ESPN App for just $4.99 a month (or $49.99 per year).
Games aired on an ESPN network will also be available through the ESPN App, accessible on computers, smartphones, tablets and connected devices to fans who receive their video subscription from an affiliated provider.
Upcoming OVC Linear TV Games on ESPN Family of Networks
Thursday, February 28
Jacksonville State at Eastern Illinois, 8:00 p.m. CT (ESPNEWS)
Friday, March 8
OVC Men’s Tournament Semifinal #1, 7:00 p.m. CT (ESPNU)
OVC Men’s Tournament Semifinal #2, 9:00 p.m. CT (ESPNU)
Saturday, March 9
OVC Men’s Tournament Championship, 7:00 p.m. CT (ESPN2)