Aug 13, 2013

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. –
Game times and television designations for the 2013 Big 12/SEC Challenge have been released by ESPN and the league offices on Tuesday. South Carolina travels to Oklahoma State on Dec. 6 for the 2013 event, and the contest will be televised on ESPNU with a 9:30 p.m. ET tip-off.

The meeting between the Gamecocks and Cowboys marks the second all-time between the two schools. The Gamecocks own a 1-0 upperhand in the series after a 70-61 South Carolina win in Columbia, competing in the Carolina Classic during the 1975-76 campaign.
Oklahoma State concluded the 2012-13 season ranked 17th in the AP Top 25 Poll with a 24-9 record after a loss in the second round of the NCAA Tournament to Oregon. The Cowboys return Big 12 Player of the Year Marcus Smart and All-Big 12 Second Team honoree Markel Brown to the court this coming season.

The inaugural Big 12/SEC Challenge (the event title will rotate to SEC/Big 12 Challenge in 2014) is a combination of existing games already scheduled along with new matchups created for this event during November and December. The two conferences and ESPN will work to schedule matchups over consecutive days in future events.

The complete schedule is below:

2013 Big 12/SEC Challenge schedule
Thursday, November 14
Texas Tech at Alabama (ESPN2 – 9pm ET)

Monday, December 2
Auburn at Iowa State (ESPNU – 7pm ET)
Vanderbilt at Texas (ESPN2 – 9pm ET)

Thursday, December 5
West Virginia at Missouri (ESPN2 – 7pm ET)
TCU at Mississippi State (ESPNU – 7pm ET)
Ole Miss at Kansas State (ESPN2 – 9pm ET)

Friday, December 6
South Carolina at Oklahoma State (ESPNU – 9:30pm ET)
Kentucky vs. Baylor – Dallas (ESPN – 10pm ET)

Tuesday, December 10
Kansas at Florida (ESPN – 7pm ET)

Saturday, December 21
Oklahoma vs. Texas A&M – Houston (ESPNU – 7pm ET)