LSC Women's Basketball Championship Central
LSC Men's Basketball Championship Central
Nexstar Media Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: NXST) today announced that its wholly owned subsidiary, Nexstar Broadcasting, Inc., has reached an agreement with the NCAA’s Division II
Lone Star Conference (“LSC”) to bring college basketball fans exclusive coverage of the conference’s women’s and men’s basketball championship tournament in Frisco, Texas, via live television broadcast and streaming online video. The planned programming line-up reflects Nexstar’s ongoing commitment to delivering unprecedented game-day experiences and live coverage of the best local sports directly to the homes of local viewers across 11 television markets in four states.
All 14 of the
Lone Star Conference basketball championship games will be produced by KXAN-TV, the Nexstar-owned station in Austin, Texas, and will air via live television broadcast and/or streaming online video exclusively on network-affiliated stations and/or websites owned by Nexstar Media Group, Mission Broadcasting and Warwick Communications, including: KDAF-TV (Dallas), KIAH-TV (Houston), KBVO-TV (Austin), KFOR-TV (Oklahoma City, OK), KSNW-TV (Wichita, KS), KOZL-TV (Springfield, MO), KYLE-TV (Waco), KTPN-TV (Tyler), KCPN-TV (Amarillo), KJBO-TV (Wichita Falls), and KLBK-TV (Lubbock). The television and/or online streaming programming schedule is specific to each station; please see the table below for air-dates/times and more information.
“Our basketball tournament is one of the best in the country so we’re thrilled to partner with Nexstar and KXAN-TV to broadcast 14 games on live television,” said LSC Commissioner Jay Poerner. “It will provide tremendous exposure for our schools by highlighting our outstanding basketball programs and student-athletes.”
Tim Busch, President of Nexstar Broadcasting said, “Nexstar’s local stations are thrilled to team up with the Lone Star Conference to deliver an unprecedented viewing experience to local college basketball fans throughout the great states of Texas, Oklahoma, Missouri and Kansas. Bringing high-quality, exclusive local sports content to viewers in the communities we serve is critical to our mission. We look forward to televising and streaming the Lone Star Conference’s basketball tournaments, are we’re confident that viewers and will enjoy this unique experience.”
Lone Star Conference Basketball Championship Programming Schedule – Television Broadcast and Live-Stream: (Please check local listings for schedule updates and additional information)
| Date |
Teams |
Lone Star Conference Basketball Tournament Schedule |
| March 5, 2020 |
Women |
12:00 pm, 2:30 pm, 6:00 pm, 8:30 pm |
| March 6, 2020 |
Men |
12:00 pm, 2:30 pm, 6:00 pm, 8:30 pm |
| March 7, 2020 |
Women |
SEMIFINALS - 12:00 pm & 2:30pm |
| March 7, 2020 |
Men |
SEMIFINALS - 6:00 pm & 8:30 pm |
| March 8, 2020 |
Women |
FINAL - 1:00 pm |
| March 8, 2020 |
Men |
FINAL - 3:30pm |
Nexstar Participating Stations – Television Broadcast / Online Live-Stream:
* Note: KTPN-TV is owned by Warwick Communications. KCPN-TV and KJBO-TV are owned by Mission Broadcasting.
**Note: KIAH and KDAF will air the following games: 3/7 - 6p & 8:30p, 3/8 - 1p & 3:30p
***Note: KOZL will air the following games: 3/5- 12p, 3/6 - 12p, 3/7 - 12p, 2:30p, 6p, 3/8 - 1p & 3:30p
Nexstar Participating Stations – Online Live-Stream Only:
About Lone Star Conference
The
Lone Star Conference, which is the largest intercollegiate athletics conference in NCAA Division II with 19 member institutions, is an innovative athletics conference that aims to provide a superior competitive experience for member institutions and to allow for comprehensive development of student-athletes through academic services and life skills programming. Founded on April 25, 1931, the LSC started as a five-member conference of Texas-based schools and is now a 19-member league with 14 members in Texas, two in Oklahoma, two in New Mexico, and one in Arkansas. The LSC conducts conference championships in 18 sports (nine men and nine women).
About Nexstar Media Group, Inc.
Nexstar Media Group is a leading diversified media company that leverages localism to bring new services and value to consumers and advertisers through its traditional media, digital and mobile media platforms. Nexstar owns, operates, programs or provides sales and other services to 170 television stations and related digital multicast signals reaching 100 markets or nearly 39% of all U.S. television households. Nexstar’s portfolio includes primary affiliates of NBC, CBS, ABC, FOX, MyNetworkTV and The CW. Nexstar’s community portal websites offer additional hyper-local content and verticals for consumers and advertisers, allowing audiences to choose where, when and how they access content while creating new revenue opportunities. For more information please visit
www.nexstar.tv.
2020 LSC Women’s Basketball Championship
Thursday, March 5, 2020 (Comerica Center, Frisco, Texas)
SESSION ONE
Game 1: Noon, Women 3) Lubbock Christian vs. 6) Angelo State
Game 2: 2:30 p.m., Women 2) West Texas A&M vs. 7) St. Edward's
SESSION TWO
Game 3: 6:00 p.m., Women 1) Texas A&M-Commerce vs. 8) St. Mary's
Game 4: 8:30 p.m., Women 4) Tarleton vs. 5) Eastern New Mexico
Saturday, March 7, 2020 (Comerica Center, Frisco, Texas)
SESSION FIVE
Game 9: Noon, Women Winner Game 1 vs. Winner Game 2
Game 10: 2:30 p.m., Women Winner Game 3 vs. Winner Game 4
Sunday, March 8, 2020 (Comerica Center, Frisco, Texas)
SESSION SEVEN
Game 13: 1:00 p.m., Women’s Championship: Winner Game 9 vs. Winner Game 10
2020 Lone Star Conference Men’s Basketball Championship
Friday, March 6, 2020 (at Frisco, Texas)
SESSION THREE
Game 5: Noon, 3) Texas A&M-Kingsville vs. 6) DBU
Game 6: 2:30 p.m., 2) St. Edward’s vs. 7) Tarleton
SESSION FOUR
Game 7: 6:00 p.m., 1) West Texas A&M vs. 8) Texas A&M-Commerce
Game 8: 8:30 p.m., 4) Angelo State vs. 5) Lubbock Christian
Saturday, March 7, 2020 (at Frisco, Texas)
SESSION SIX
Game 11: 6:00 p.m., Men Winner Game 7 vs. Winner Game 8
Game 12: 8:30 p.m., Men Winner Game 5 vs. Winner Game 6
Sunday, March 8, 2020 (at Frisco, Texas)
SESSION SEVEN
Game 14: 3:30 p.m., Men’s Championship: Winner Game 11 vs. Winner Game 12