The Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC), ASUN, and Inspirus Sports Management today announced that three games for the upcoming 2022 MAAC/ASUN Dublin Basketball Challenge will be nationally televised on ESPNU.

Two men’s contests and one women’s game were elevated to ESPNU during the event. The games include Stetson versus Rider men at 5 a.m. and Eastern Kentucky against Marist women at 7:30 a.m. on Friday, November 18. On Saturday, November 19, Rider and Central Arkansas men will air on ESPNU at 6 a.m. All other games during the challenge will air live on ESPN Networks.

‘We are really excited to be able to broadcast this great event on ESPN U and ESPN+ for the MAAC-ASUN Basketball fans stateside and across the globe through the ESPN Player. We know the Irish basketball fans will make the arena feel like our visiting teams are competing in March Madness with their support and passion for the game. We are excited to work once again with our friends at NEP Ireland and ESPN to deliver these broadcasts and showcase Ireland is a great destination of choice for many traveling fans with our partners in Tourism Ireland and Aer Lingus. November 18 and 19 will show that Irish basketball fans are the best in the world!’

Marc Mulholland, Executive Director and Executive Producer

Below is the full schedule with all matchups, tip times, and ESPN Networks.

‍FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 18

‍GAME 1

Game Time (Local)
‍10:00 a.m. GMT

‍Game Time (EST)
‍5:00 a.m. EST

Matchup (Men)
Stetson vs. Rider

Network
ESPNU

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‍GAME 2

Game Time (Local)
12:30 p.m. GMT

‍Game Time (EST)
7:30 a.m. EST

Matchup (Women)
Eastern Kentucky vs. Marist

Network
ESPNU

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‍GAME 3

Game Time (Local)
4:00 p.m. GMT

‍Game Time (EST)
11:00 a.m. EST

Matchup (Men)
Central Arkansas vs. Niagara

Network
ESPN+

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‍GAME 4

Game Time (Local)
6:30 p.m. GMT

‍Game Time (EST)
1:30 p.m. EST

Matchup (Women)
North Florida vs. Rider

Network
ESPN+

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‍SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 19

‍GAME 1

Game Time (Local)
11:00 a.m. GMT

‍Game Time (EST)
6:00 a.m. EST

Matchup (Men)
Rider vs. Central Arkansas

Network
ESPNU

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‍GAME 2

Game Time (Local)
1:30 p.m. GMT

‍Game Time (EST)
8:30 a.m. EST

Matchup (Women)
Marist vs. North Florida

Network
ESPN+

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‍GAME 3

Game Time (Local)
5:00 p.m. GMT

‍Game Time (EST)
12:00 p.m. EST

Matchup (Men)
Niagara vs. Stetson

Network
ESPN+

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‍GAME 4

Game Time (Local)
7:30 p.m. GMT

‍Game Time (EST)
2:30 p.m. EST

Matchup (Women)
Rider vs. Eastern Kentucky

Network
ESPN+

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Tickets for the 2022 MAAC/ASUN Dublin Basketball Challenge Presented by Inspirus Sports can be purchased here. (https://www.inspirussports.com/dublin-basketball-challenge-tickets)