The Norfolk State Spartans will host the South Carolina State Bulldogs in a televised men's basketball game on Monday night (Jan. 24). Tip-off is set for 9 p.m. with the game airing live on ESPNU.  

South Carolina State (5-13, 1-4) looks to bounce back after a 84-74 overtime loss to  North Carolina A&T on Saturday.       Junior guard Brandon Riley poured in a game-high 27 points, while senior Tyvon Williams recorded his first double-double with 16 points and 10 assists against the North Carolina A&T Aggies.

The Spartans (4-13, 2-3 MEAC) have won three of four after defeating North Carolina Central 74-71 in a non-conference matchup on Saturday.  Junior Chris McEachin scored a season-high 18 points and Kyle O'Quinn recorded his seventh double-double of the season in the victory.

The teams split their two meetings last season, with each winning at home. South Carolina State won the first matchup 97-82 on  Jan. 25, 2010, while the Spartans evened the series with a 82-62 victory on Feb. 22, 2010.

The Norfolk State/South Carolina State matchup is the fourth MEAC televised basketball game of the season and is a part of the conference's seven-year partnership with ESPN.  In the most recent television action, Norfolk State topped Howard 63-53 last Monday night.

The television action continues on Saturday, Jan. 29  with the Spartans traveling to Baltimore, Maryland to face off against the defending MEAC champion Morgan State Bears. Tip-off is slated for 1 p.m.

The 2011 MEAC Championship Tournament will also air on the ESPN networks with the women's championship game scheduled for a taped-delayed telecast airing on March 13 at 11 a.m. on ESPNU while the men's championship game will televised live on ESPN2 beginning at 2 p.m. on March 12.

The tournament tips off March 7-12 at the Lawrence Joel Veterans Coliseum in Winston-Salem, NC. For more information on the MEAC Men's and Women's Basketball Tournament, log on to www.MEAChoops.com.

ESPNU

ESPNU launched March 4, 2005. The 24-hour college sports television network televises more than 550 live events annually, including college football, college basketball and Olympic sports from more than 25 Division I conferences, as well as premier high school content. The network also has a wide-ranging, long-term agreement with the NCAA for enhanced coverage of 22 NCAA Championships.

ESPNU also offers comprehensive studio programming, including live simulcasts of ESPN Radio's The Herd with Colin Cowherd, and replays the best games of the week from ABC, ESPN, ESPN2 and ESPN Regional Television. The brand is also available in high definition on ESPNU HD and online at ESPNU.com. In addition, ESPNU Campus Connection, a multi-platform student-generated content initiative, was introduced in August 2007.

ESPNU is available in more than 65 million households and has long-term carriage agreements with nine of the top 10 providers - Charter, Comcast, Cox, DirecTV (Channel 614), DISH Network (Channel 148), Mediacom, Time Warner Cable, Verizon FiOS TV and AT&T U-verse

Listed below is the remainder of  2010-11 MEAC Television Basketball Schedule:

2010-11 MEAC Basketball Televised Schedule

Men's Televised Schedule

Date	Match-up	Location	Airtime
Jan. 24	S.C. State at Norfolk State	Norfolk, Va.	(ESPNU) 9 p.m.
Jan. 29	Norfolk State at Morgan State	Baltimore, Md.	(ESPNU) 1 p.m.
Jan. 31	Maryland E. Shore at Hampton	Hampton, Va.	(ESPNU) 7 p.m.
Feb. 7	Norfolk State at Delaware State	Dover, Del.	(ESPNU) 9 p.m.
Feb. 14	Hampton at North Carolina A&T	Greensboro, N.C.	(ESPNU) 7 p.m.
Feb. 21	Maryland E. Shore at Morgan State	Baltimore, Md.	(ESPNU) 9 p.m.
Feb. 28	Morgan State at North Carolina A&T	Greensboro, N.C.	(ESPNU) 7 p.m.
Mar. 12	MEAC Men's Championship	Winston-Salem, N.C.	(ESPN2) 2 p.m.

Women's Televised Schedule

Date	Match-up	Location	Airtime
Jan. 31	Maryland E. Shore at Hampton	Hampton, Va.	(ESPNU) 4:30 p.m.
Feb. 14	Hampton at North Carolina A&T	Greensboro, N.C.	(ESPNU) 4:30 p.m.
Feb. 28	Morgan State at North Carolina A&T	Greensboro, N.C.	(ESPNU) 4:30 p.m.
Mar. 12	MEAC Women's Championship	Winston-Salem, N.C.	(ESPNU) Taped delayed/ 3-13 (11 a.m.)