Feb. 11, 2008

Contact: Brian McCann

CLEVELAND, Ohio -- Cleveland State's game vs. Marist on February 23 that is part of the sixth annual O'Reilly ESPNU BracketBusters, will tip-off at 6:30 p.m. and be televised nationally on ESPNU. The time and broadcast platform was announced earlier this afternoon by ESPN.

The game is one of 14 being televised this year as part of the event that features 50 games involving 100 teams from 16 different conferences.

"This is another big step forward for our men's basketball program," CSU Director of Athletics Lee Reed said. "To play in a nationally televised Saturday night game will allow us to tell the story of what Gary the wonderful work that Gary Waters has done to turn around the fortune of our program to the nation."

The CSU game is one of five games involving Horizon League teams being televised as part of the event this year.