Coverage Begins Tomorrow Night with Three Peacock-Exclusive Men’s Games, Featuring No. 19 Illinois vs. Indiana (7 p.m. ET), Georgetown vs. St. John’s (7:30 p.m. ET), and Ohio State vs. No. 24 Wisconsin (9 p.m. ET)
The Undefeated No. 1 UCLA Bruins Host the Penn State Nittany Lions This Wednesday at 9:30 p.m. ET in a Big Ten Women’s Basketball Matchup Exclusively on Peacock
NBC Sports Presents 11 Games This Week Across Men’s and Women’s Big Ten Basketball, the BIG EAST, and the Atlantic 10
Eligible Students Can Sign-Up to Receive Special Peacock Student Discount Offer for $1.99/Month
Here Come the Irish Episode 7 – Detailing Notre Dame Football’s CFP First Round Win Over Indiana – Premieres Exclusively on Peacock This Thursday
STAMFORD, Conn. – Jan. 13, 2025 – This weekend’s men’s and women’s college basketball coverage across NBC Sports features two games live on NBC and Peacock as the No. 13 Oregon Ducks host the No. 17 Purdue Boilermakers in a Big Ten men’s showdown this Saturday, Jan. 18 at 3 p.m. ET and JuJu Watkins and the No. 4 USC Trojans visit Indiana on Sunday, Jan. 19 at Noon ET.
The Oregon men’s team (15-2) defeated Penn State, 82-81, on Sunday as guard Jackson Shelstad led the Ducks with 17 points and eight rebounds. Purdue (13-4) topped Nebraska, 104-68, on Sunday as guard C.J. Cox scored 23 points and guard Braden Smith, the 2024-25 Big Ten Preseason Player of the Year, dished out 14 assists. Terry Gannon (play-by-play), Stephen Bardo (analyst), and Kira K. Dixon (reporter) will call Saturday’s game live from Matthew Knight Arena in Eugene, Ore.
Watkins, who ranks third in the country averaging 25.5 points per game, led the No. 4 USC Trojans (16-1) to their 12th straight win on Sunday with a 35-point, 11-rebound double-double in a 95-73 victory over Penn State. Indiana (12-4) topped then-No. 23 Iowa, 74-67, on Sunday as guard Yarden Garzon scored 21 points. Zora Stephenson (play-by-play), LaChina Robinson (analyst), and Kayla Burton (reporter) will call Sunday’s action live from Bloomington Assembly Hall.
This week’s college basketball coverage begins tomorrow, Tues., Jan. 14, with three men’s games live exclusively on Peacock: No. 19 Illinois vs. Indiana (7 p.m. ET), Georgetown vs. St. John’s (7:30 p.m. ET), and Ohio State vs. No. 24 Wisconsin (9 p.m.).
On Wednesday, Jan. 15, coverage begins with Big Ten College Countdown on Peacock at 9 p.m. ET, leading into Penn State (9-8) hosting undefeated and No. 1 UCLA (16-0) in a Big Ten women’s showdown exclusively on Peacock.
On Thursday, Jan. 16, Peacock presents a women’s Big Ten doubleheader as Illinois visits Indiana at 7 p.m. ET and Wisconsin hosts No. 9 Ohio State at 9 p.m. ET
This week’s men’s college basketball schedule exclusively on Peacock (all times ET):
Date | Time | Game | Commentators |
Tues., Jan. 14 | 6:30 p.m. | College Countdown | Ahmed Fareed, Jordan Cornette, Josh Pastner |
Tues., Jan. 14 | 7 p.m. | Illinois vs. Indiana | Noah Eagle, Robbie Hummel |
Tues., Jan. 14 | 7:30 p.m. | Georgetown vs. St. John’s | John Fanta, Donny Marshall, Caroline Pineda |
Tues., Jan. 14 | 9 p.m. | Ohio State vs. Wisconsin | Paul Burmeister, Stephen Bardo |
Sat., Jan. 18 | 12:30 p.m. | George Washington vs. George Mason** | Steve Schlanger, Tim McCormick |
Sat., Jan. 18 | 2:30 p.m. | Saint Louis vs. Richmond** | Mike Corey, Matt McCall |
Sat., Jan. 18 | 3 p.m. | Purdue vs. Oregon* | Terry Gannon, Stephen Bardo, Kira K. Dixon |
Sun., Jan. 19 | 2 p.m. | LaSalle vs. UMass** | Matt Martucci, John Giannini |
*on NBC and Peacock | |||
**on USA Network |
This week’s women’s college basketball schedule exclusively on Peacock (all times ET):
Date | Time | Game | Commentators |
Wed., Jan. 15 | 9 p.m. | Big Ten College Countdown | Carolyn Manno, Aliyah Boston, Meghan McKeown |
Wed., Jan. 15 | 9:30 p.m. | Penn State vs. UCLA | Cindy Brunson, Mary Murphy |
Thurs., Jan. 16 | 6:30 p.m. | Big Ten College Countdown | Carolyn Manno, Meghan McKeown |
Thurs., Jan. 16 | 7 p.m. | Illinois vs. Indiana | Kevin Lee, Nikki Cardano-Hillary |
Thurs., Jan. 16 | 9 p.m. | Ohio State vs. Wisconsin | Cindy Brunson, Kim Adams |
Sun., Jan. 19 | 12 p.m. | USC vs. Indiana* | Zora Stephenson, LaChina Robinson, Kayla Burton |
*on NBC and Peacock |
GOT NEXT WITH MEGHAN & ZORA
On the most recent episode of Got Next with Meghan & Zora, hosted by NBC Sports commentators and former college basketball players Zora Stephenson and Meghan McKeown, the hosts discuss the Player of the Year race between Hannah Hidalgo, Paige Bueckers, and JuJu Watkins, and more.
Got Next with Meghan & Zora sees the duo talk all things women’s basketball, ranging from college to WNBA, on a weekly basis. Tune in for their analysis, news, and top stories, joined by guests to break it all down and share some laughs. Click here for more.
HERE COME THE IRISH
The seventh episode of Here Come the Irish, detailing Notre Dame Football’s victory over Indiana in the first round of the inaugural 12-team College Football Playoff, will be presented this Thursday, Jan. 16, exclusively on Peacock. The new docuseries showcases life on and off the field of the Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team and provides exclusive, behind-the-scenes access to the legendary football program’s 2024 season, with the first six episodes streaming now exclusively on Peacock.
The Fighting Irish, after a win over Penn State in the semifinals last week, will compete for the school’s first national championship since 1988 when they face Ohio State on Jan. 20. To watch the first six episodes, click here.
NBC SPORTS’ 2024-25 COLLEGE BASKETBALL COVERAGE
NBC Sports’ 2024-25 college basketball season schedule features a record 150-plus games from the Big Ten (men’s and women’s), BIG EAST (men’s), and Atlantic 10 (men’s and women’s) live on Peacock, NBC, and USA Network. Throughout the season, Peacock will exclusively stream more than 120 games live. Click here for more.
Eligible students can sign-up for Peacock’s Student Discount offer, available for $1.99/month. For more information and to sign-up, click here.
Peacock’s expansive sports programming features live coverage including Big Ten Football and Basketball, Sunday Night Football, Notre Dame Football, Big East men’s basketball, Olympic and Paralympic Games, Premier League, NASCAR, golf, NBA and WNBA coming in 2025-26, and much more. Peacock also offers daily sports programming on the NBC Sports channel.
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