Colorado University Athletics
Buffs, Auburn To Meet In ESPN Tip-off Marathon Rematch
August 18, 2015 | Men's Basketball
BOULDER – Colorado and Auburn will battle for the second straight season during ESPN's College Hoops Tip-Off Marathon. This time, the contest will be played at Auburn Arena on Tuesday, Nov. 17, at 1 p.m. MST on ESPN, in Auburn, Ala.
ESPN's eighth annual College Hoops Tip-Off Marathon will feature more than 24 hours of consecutive coverage beginning on Monday, Nov. 16 and continuing Tuesday, Nov. 17 to mark the start of the 2015-16 season. The Tip-Off Marathon will feature 16 men's and women's college basketball games across ESPN, ESPN2 and ESPNU. The schedule includes 15 men's games and a Top 25 women's matchup concluding with the fifth annual State Farm Champions Classic from the United Center in Chicago.
Colorado defeated Auburn 90-69 during the 2014 Tip-Off Marathon; a game that tipped off at the Coors Events Center shortly after 11 p.m. Mountain.
The Buffaloes are 2-0 all-time against Auburn. Besides last season's meeting in Boulder, Colorado claimed a 78-72 overtime win over the Tigers on Dec. 29, 1996, at the Big Island Invitational in Hilo, Hawai'i. It will be Colorado's first men's basketball game in the state of Alabama.
Auburn was 15-20 in 2014-15 under first-year coach Bruce Pearl. The Tigers made a strong run at the end of the season; advancing to the Southeastern Conference Tournament semifinals by defeating three higher seeds before bowing out to No. 1 ranked and undefeated Kentucky.
Colorado was 16-18 in 2014-15, tying for seventh place in the Pac-12. Led by sixth-year head coach Tad Boyle, the Buffaloes return eight letter winners, headlined by the front court of Josh Scott (14.5 ppg, 8.4 rpg) and Wesley Gordon (6.6 ppg, 6.9 rpg).
The Tip-Off Marathon adds to a challenging start for the Buffaloes in 2015-16. Colorado opens with a game against defending Big 12 Conference Tournament Champion Iowa State on Friday, Nov. 13, in Sioux Falls, S.D. It marks the first time since 2003-04 that the Buffaloes have started a season with two games away from home.
Colorado opens the home schedule against Portland on Friday, Nov. 20.
Times and television for the remaining games, including the 2016 Pac-12 schedule, will be released at a later date.
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ESPN College Hoops Tip-Off Marathon |
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Date |
Time (MT) |
Game |
Network |
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Mon, Nov 16 |
3:30 p.m. |
No. 1 UConn at No. 13 Ohio State (women) |
ESPN2 |
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5:30 p.m. |
No. 4 Virginia at George Washington |
ESPN2 |
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7 p.m. |
Legends Classic: Kennesaw State at LSU |
ESPNU |
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7:30 p.m. |
San Diego State at No. 13 Utah |
ESPN2 |
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9:30 p.m. |
No. 17 Baylor at Oregon |
ESPN2 |
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11:45 p.m. |
BYU at Long Beach State |
ESPN2 |
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Tue, Nov 17 |
2 a.m. |
Nevada at Hawaii |
ESPN2 |
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4 a.m. |
Green Bay at East Tennessee State |
ESPN2 |
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6 a.m. |
Stephen F. Austin at Northern Iowa |
ESPN2 |
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8 a.m. |
Valparaiso at Rhode Island |
ESPN2 |
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11 a.m. |
Alabama at Dayton |
ESPN |
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1 p.m. |
Colorado at Auburn |
ESPN |
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3 p.m. |
No. 8 Oklahoma at Memphis |
ESPN |
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5:30 p.m. |
State Farm Champions Classic (United Center, Chicago): No. 3 Kentucky vs. No. 6 Duke |
ESPN |
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7 p.m. |
Georgetown at No. 1 Maryland |
ESPN2 |
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8 p.m. |
State Farm Champions Classic (United Center, Chicago): No. 5 Kansas vs. No. 19 Michigan State |
ESPN |
