IRVINE, Calif. – ESPN has updated the game times for the men’s basketball championship game of the 2023 Big West Basketball Championships, presented by The Hawaiian Islands, in Henderson, Nev. 

The men’s basketball championship game will be played at 6:30 p.m. PT on ESPN2. With this adjustment, the women’s championship game will open the day at The Dollar Loan Center at 3 p.m. PT on March 11 and broadcast nationally on ESPN+.  

“The earlier tip times are more fan-friendly not only for those that will attend in person, but also those that will tune in to watch,” said Big West Commissioner Dan Butterly. “We are excited to have the opportunity to showcase The Big West’s premier men’s basketball game during prime time. ” 

All-session tickets are available now at each institution’s athletic ticket office. Fans can visit BigWest.org/tickets to secure tickets today. For more information on the 2023 Hercules Tires Big West Basketball Championships, presented by The Hawaiian Islands, visit BigWest.org/2023.
 

About The Big West 
The Big West is an NCAA Division I member with 11 members with the shared goal of empowering every student-athlete in competition and in life and uniting its university communities through championship experiences. Formed in 1969, The Big West membership consists of Cal Poly, CSU Bakersfield, Cal State Fullerton, CSUN, Hawai‘i, Long Beach State, UC Davis, UC Irvine, UC Riverside, UC San Diego and UC Santa Barbara. The Big West is united in the pursuit of boundless opportunities, enduring integrity, bold activism, fearless innovation and the pacific spirit of freedom, exploration and progress. 
 
The Big West sponsors 18 sports at the NCAA Division I level: baseball, softball, men’s and women’s basketball, men’s and women’s volleyball, women’s beach volleyball, men’s and women’s cross country, men’s and women’s golf, men’s and women’s soccer, men’s and women’s tennis, men’s and women’s track and field and women’s water polo, with men’s water polo set to become the 19th conference-sponsored sport in 2023-24. For more information, visit BigWest.org or follow The Big West on Twitter @BigWestSports.