Tonight’s Coverage Begins with College Countdown at 6:30 p.m. ET on Peacock, Followed by No. 13 Purdue vs. No. 14 Michigan (7 p.m. ET) and Butler vs. Xavier (8 p.m. ET)
Four Ranked Teams Highlight Peacock’s Exclusive Women’s Schedule this Week: No. 22 Michigan State vs. No. 4 USC (Wednesday at 9:30 p.m. ET), No. 8 Ohio State vs. Indiana (Thursday at 7 p.m. ET) and No. 3 UCLA vs. Iowa (Sunday at 2 p.m. ET)
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STAMFORD, Conn. – Feb. 18, 2025 – This week’s college basketball coverage across NBC Sports features six Top 25 teams, headlined by a Top 15 Big Ten men’s showdown between No. 13 Purdue and No. 14 Michigan State tonight at 7 p.m. ET exclusively on Peacock and a Top 25 Peacock-exclusive women’s Big Ten matchup between No. 22 Michigan State and No. 4 USC tomorrow, Wed., Feb. 19 at 9:30 p.m. ET.
Tonight’s coverage begins with College Countdown at 6:30 p.m. ET on Peacock featuring Jordan Cornette, Matt McCall, Josh Pastner, and Vaughn Dalzell leading into a men’s doubleheader featuring No. 13 Purdue (19-7) visiting No. 14 Michigan State (20-5) at 7 p.m. ET and Xavier (16-10) hosting Butler (12-13) at 8 p.m. ET.
Purdue looks to snap a two-game losing streak after falling to then-No. 16 Wisconsin, 94-84, on Saturday as forward Trey Kaufman-Renn led the Boilermakers with a career-high 30-points. Michigan State topped Illinois, 79-65, on Saturday behind a 23-point, 10-rebound double-double from forward Jaxon Kohler. Michigan State is in second place in the Big Ten with an 11-3 conference record, a half-game ahead of third-place Purdue (11-4). Noah Eagle (play-by-play), Robbie Hummel (analyst), who was a three-time First Team All-Big Ten selection at Purdue, and Caroline Pineda (sideline reporter) will call the Purdue-Michigan State game live from the Breslin Center in East Lansing, Mich.
This week’s women’s college basketball coverage begins tomorrow, Wed., Feb. 19, with Big Ten College Countdown at 9 p.m. ET on Peacock leading into JuJu Watkins and No. 4 USC (23-2) hosting No. 22 Michigan State (19-6) at 9:30 p.m. ET. The Trojans have won four consecutive games, including a 69-64 win at Washington on Sunday and a 71-60 victory at home over then-No. 1 UCLA last Thursday, handing the Bruins their first defeat of the season. Watkins, who ranks fourth in the country averaging 24.2 points per game, scored 38 points and hauled in 11 rebounds in the win vs. UCLA. Michigan State lost to UCLA, 75-69, on Sunday as guard Theryn Hallock led the Spartans with 19 points. Zora Stephenson (play-by-play), Kim Adams (analyst), and Kira K. Dixon (sideline reporter) will call Michigan State-USC live from the Galen Center in Los Angeles, Calif.
Peacock’s exclusive women’s basketball coverage this week also features No. 8 Ohio State (22-3) visiting Indiana (16-9) this Thursday, Feb. 20, at 7 p.m. ET and No. 3 UCLA (24-1) visiting Iowa (18-8) this Sunday, Feb. 23, at 2 p.m. ET.
This week’s men’s college basketball schedule exclusively on Peacock (all times ET):
| Date | Time | Game | Commentators |
| Tues., Feb. 18 | 6:30 p.m. | College Countdown | Jordan Cornette, Josh Pastner, Matt McCall, Vaughn Dalzell |
| Tues., Feb. 18 | 7 p.m. | (13) Purdue vs. (14) Michigan State | Noah Eagle, Robbie Hummel, Caroline Pineda |
| Tues., Feb. 18 | 8 p.m. | Butler vs. Xavier | Paul Burmeister, Austin Rivers |
| Sat., Feb. 22 | 12:30 p.m. | Richmond vs. Saint Joseph’s* | Mike Corey, Tim McCormick |
| Sat., Feb. 22 | 2:30 p.m. | Rhode Island vs. Saint Louis* | Steve Schlanger, John Giannini |
| Sun., Feb. 23 | 4 p.m. | Georgetown vs. Creighton | Noah Reed, Nick Bahe |
| *on USA Network | |||
This week’s women’s college basketball schedule exclusively on Peacock (all times ET):
| Date | Time | Game | Commentators |
| Wed., Feb. 19 | 9 p.m. | Big Ten College Countdown | Carolyn Manno, Autumn Johnson, Vaughn Dalzell |
| Wed., Feb. 19 | 9:30 p.m. | (22) Michigan State vs. (4) USC | Zora Stephenson, Kim Adams, Kira K. Dixon |
| Thurs., Feb. 20 | 6:30 p.m. | College Countdown | Carolyn Manno, Autumn Johnson, Edona Thaqi, Vaughn Dalzell |
| Thurs., Feb. 20 | 7 p.m. | (8) Ohio State vs. Indiana | Sloane Martin, Aja Ellison |
| Thurs., Feb. 20 | 8 p.m. | George Mason vs. Davidson | Steve Burkowski, Dominique Patrick |
| Sun., Feb. 23 | 1:30 p.m. | College Countdown | Carolyn Manno, Aliyah Boston, Vaughn Dalzell |
| Sun., Feb. 23 | 2 p.m. | (3) UCLA vs. Iowa | Zora Stephenson, Kim Adams |
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