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Summit, WAC Challenge Set

Summit, WAC Challenge Set

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Summit League and Western Athletic Conference officials announced Wednesday the matchups and dates for the first year of The Summit League/WAC Challenge in men’s basketball.

The Challenge features head-to-head competition between all nine teams. Matchups were set based upon factors including the previous year’s achievements, records and RPI rankings, as well as projected rankings in the upcoming season.

The complete list of matchups and times for the 2018-19 schedule is below:
Nov. 6 Grand Canyon at South Dakota State 7 p.m. CT
Nov. 6 North Dakota State at NM State 7:30 p.m. MT
Nov. 13 California Baptist at Oral Roberts 7 p.m. CT
Dec. 1 Kansas City at Purdue Fort Wayne 2 p.m. ET
Dec. 1 CSU Bakersfield at South Dakota 3:30 p.m. CT
Dec. 1 Denver at Utah Valley 7 p.m. MT
Dec. 5 North Dakota at UT Rio Grande Valley 7 p.m. CT
Dec. 6 Omaha at Seattle U 7 p.m. PT
Dec. 20 Chicago State at Western Illinois 2 p.m. CT

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