College Basketball Thanksgiving Tournaments: Schedules, Brackets, How to Watch

Matt Newton | Nov 29, 2024

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Thanksgiving week has arrived and brings with it an array of entertaining holiday college basketball tournaments. With several major conference teams set to battle each other in these holiday hoops tournaments, we've got you covered with the ultimate guide to keeping up with and watching all of these high-profile matchups during "Feast Week". See below for the brackets and schedules for all of the Thanksgiving week college basketball tournaments featuring major conference teams, including details on when and where to watch the Maui Invitational, Players Era Thanksgiving Festival, and Battle 4 Atlantis.

Note: all times Eastern.

Maui Invitational

Dates: November 25-27
Where: Lahaina Civic Center in Lahaina, Hawaii
Participating Teams: UConn, Auburn, Iowa State, North Carolina, Memphis, Colorado, Michigan State, Dayton

Schedule, How to Watch

Monday, November 25
Game 1: Memphis 99, UConn 97 (OT)
Game 2: Colorado 56, Michigan State 72
Game 3: Auburn 83, Iowa State 81
Game 4: Dayton 90, North Carolina 92

Tuesday, November 26
Game 5: UConn 72, Colorado 73
Game 6: Memphis 71, Michigan State 63
Game 7: Iowa State 89, Dayton 84
Game 8: Auburn 85, North Carolina 72

Wednesday, November 27
Game 9: Colorado 71, Iowa State 99
Game 10: Memphis 76, Auburn 90
Game 11: Michigan State 94, North Carolina 91 (OT)
Game 12: UConn 67, Dayton 85

Bracket for the 2024 Maui Invitational college basketball tournament. / mauiinvitational.co

Players Era Thanksgiving Festival

Dates: November 26-30
Where: MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada
Participating Teams: Alabama, Houston, Creighton, Texas A&M, Rutgers, Notre Dame, San Diego State, Oregon

Schedule, How to Watch
Note: The eight teams have been sorted into two groups (Impact Group and Power Group). After the group stage, the teams in each group will be seeded 1-4 for the Championship Day games, with the following tiebreakers: head-to-head record, point differential, total points scored, total points allowed.

Tuesday, November 26
Power Game 1: Creighton 53, San Diego State 71
Power Game 2: Texas A&M 70, Oregon 80
Impact Game 1: Alabama 85, Houston 80 (OT)
Impact Game 2: Notre Dame 84, Rutgers 85 (OT)
Wednesday, November 27
Power Game 3: San Diego State 68, Oregon 78
Power Game 4: Creighton 73, Texas A&M 77
Impact Game 3: Alabama 95, Rutgers 90
Impact Game 4: Houston 65, Notre Dame 54

Saturday, November 30
7th Place Game: Creighton vs. Notre Dame, 1pm on truTV
5th Place Game: Texas A&M vs. Rutgers, 3:30pm on truTV
3rd Place Game: San Diego State vs. Houston, 7pm on TNT
1st Place Game: Oregon vs. Alabama, 9:30pm on TNT

Bracket for the Players Era college basketball tournament / playersera.co

Battle 4 Atlantis

Dates: November 27-29
Location: Imperial Arena in Paradise Island, The Bahamas
Participating Teams: Gonzaga, Arizona, Indiana, Louisville, West Virginia, Oklahoma, Providence, Davidson

Schedule, How to Watch

Wednesday, November 27
Game 1: Louisville 89, Indiana 61
Game 2: Gonzaga 78, West Virginia 86 (OT)
Game 3: Providence 77, Oklahoma 79
Game 4: Arizona 104, Davidson 71

Thursday, November 28
Game 5: West Virginia 70, Louisville 79 (OT)
Game 6: Gonzaga 89, Indiana 73
Game 7: Arizona 77, Oklahoma 82
Game 8: Davidson 69, Providence 58

Friday, November 29
Game 9: Indiana vs. Providence, 11am on ESPN2
Game 10: West Virginia vs. Arizona 3pm on ESPN2
Game 11: Louisville vs. Oklahoma, 5:30pm on ESPN
Game 12: Gonzaga vs. Davidson, 8:30pm on ESPN2

Bracket for the Battle 4 Atlantic college basketball tournament. / battle4atlantis.co

ESPN Events Invitational

Dates: November 28-29
Location: State Farm Field House in Kissimmee, Florida
Participating Teams: Florida, Wake Forest, Minnesota, Wichita State

Schedule, How to Watch

Thursday, November 28
Game 1: Minnesota 66, Wichita State 68 (OT)
Game 2: Florida 75, Wake Forest 58

Friday, November 29
Game 3: Minnesota vs. Wake Forest, 1pm on ESPN2
Game 4: Wichita State vs. Florida, 3:30pm on ESPN

Bracket for the 2024 ESPN Events Invitational college basketball tournament / ESPNevents.co

Rady Children's Invitational

Dates: November 28-29
Location: LionTree Arena in San Diego, California
Participating Teams: Purdue, NC State, Ole Miss, BYU

Schedule, How to Watch

Thursday, November 28
Game 1: Purdue 71, NC State 61
Game 2: BYU 85, Ole Miss 96 (OT)

Friday, November 29
Game 3: NC State vs. BYU, 3:30pm on FOX
Game 4: Purdue vs. Ole Miss, 6pm on FOX

Bracket for the 2024 Rady's Invitational college basketball tournament. / radychildrensinvitational.com

Arizona Tipoff - Cactus Division

Dates: November 28-29
Location: Mullett Arena in Tempe, Arizona
Participating Teams: Arizona, Northwestern, Mississippi State, UNLV

Schedule, How to Watch

Thursday, November 28
Game 1: Northwestern 69, Butler 71
Game 2: Mississippi State 80, UNLV 58

Friday, November 29
Game 3: Northwestern vs. UNLV, 7pm on CBS Sports Network
Game 4: Butler vs. Mississippi State, 9:30pm on CBS Sports Network

Acrisure Invitational

Dates: November 28-29
Location: Acrisure Arena in Palm Desert, California
Participating Teams: TCU, Santa Clara, Washington, Colorado State

Schedule, How to Watch

Thursday, November 28
Game 1: Santa Clara 69, TCU 52
Game 2: Washington 73, Colorado State 67

Friday, November 29
Game 3: TCU vs. Colorado State, 2pm on truTV
Game 4: Santa Clara vs. Washington, 4:30pm on truTV

Acrisure Classic

Dates: November 28-29
Location: Acrisure Arena in Palm Desert, California
Participating Teams: USC, Saint Mary's, New Mexico, Arizona State

Schedule, How to Watch

Thursday, November 28
Game 1: Saint Mary's 71, USC 36
Game 2: Arizona State 85, New Mexico 82

Friday, November 29
Game 3: Saint Mary's vs. Arizona State, 9:30pm on truTV
Game 4: USC vs. New Mexico, 12am on truTV

Fort Myers Tip-Off - Beach Division

Dates: November 25-27
Location: Suncoast Credit Union Arena in Fort Myers, Florida
Participating Teams: Michigan, Virginia Tech, South Carolina, Xavier

Schedule, How to Watch

Monday, November 25th
Game 1: Michigan 75, Virginia Tech 63
Game 2: Xavier 75, South Carolina 66

Wednesday, November 27th
Game 3: South Carolina 70, Virginia Tech 60
Game 4: Xavier 53, Michigan 78