Matt Lawrence and the Tigers travel to Puerto Rico in November.Matt Lawrence and the Tigers travel to Puerto Rico in November.
Men's Basketball

ESPN Announces Time, Network Adjustments For Puerto Rico Tip-Off

Sept. 15, 2008

Columbia, Mo. -

Final Puerto Rico Tip-Off Bracket Get Acrobat Reader

ESPN has announced a few time and network changes for the 2008 O'Reilly Auto Parts Puerto Rico Tip-Off, which will be held Nov. 20-23 in San Juan, P.R.

Missouri's opening contest vs. Xavier on Nov. 20 will still be carried live on ESPNU, but the game is being moved back 30 minutes to a noon start (Central Time). The game was originally scheduled to tip-off at 11:30 a.m. (Central).

The winner of the Missouri-Xavier contest will then face the winner of the Fairfield-Virginia Tech game at 12:30 p.m. (Central) on Nov. 21, while the losers will meet at 10 a.m. earlier that morning. The winner's bracket game will be carried live on ESPNU, while the consolation game can only be viewed on ESPN360.com.

For more information on the 2008 O'Reilly Auto Parts Puerto Rico Tip-Off, please visit the tournament website at puertoricotipoff.com.

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