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In the past, the Winter Classic has mostly been played on New Year’s Day (barring the three occasions in which January 1 fell on a Sunday). Starting with this year’s Winter Classic, all future ones will take place on New Year’s Eve. The game is normally held at a baseball or football stadium. The only CFP game missing is Penn State vs. Boise State, who will square off in the Vrbo Fiesta Bowl the night prior on New Year's Eve at State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Ariz. Which teams will play in the NBA on New Year’s Eve 2024? As it happened for Christmas Day, there will be no shortage of NBA games on Dec. 31. Here’s all you need to know. Tipoff for the New Year’s Eve battle at John Paul Jones Arena is set for Noon on ESPN2. For Openers • Virginia is 2-1 during its five-game homestand. • Two of the three Virginia-NC State contests in 2023-24 went to overtime. • UVA and NC State have each defeated Coppin State in non-conference play this season. The final day of 2024 marks the arrival of the full ACC slate for Virginia, who will play its first ACC home game of the season when NC State visits Charlottesville on New Year's Eve. Read on for - Junior season Nik Graves has been a beast, averaging 17.3 points per game this year, which ranks sixth in the AAC. He has scored in double figures in every game this season, the only 49er to do so, and he has already turned in five 20-point performances, including a career-high 31 points against Murray State last week in the Diamond Head Classic. WACO, Texas – Head Coach Scott Drew and the Baylor men's basketball program are opening the doors of the Paul & Alejandra Foster Pavilion on New Year's Eve, inviting Baylor fans and the Waco community to cheer on the Bears as they face Utah in their Big 12 Conference opener. *The Friars are 10-7 all-time in games on New Year's Eve, including a 4-4 mark in BIG EAST games. *Tuesday's game will mark the first meeting ever between the PC and MU on New Year's Eve. *The Friars have registered a 15-24 mark all-time versus Marquette. *The Friars were 1-2 versus Marquette last season, with the lone win coming in Providence. Fans who wish to attend this special game must purchase a ticket to the Indiana Pacers vs. Milwaukee Bucks game, which takes place earlier that day at 3:00 PM. Admission to the IWU vs. Madonna game is included with the purchase of a Pacers game ticket, offering a full day of basketball excitement for Wildcat fans. GREEN BECOMES FASTEST ILLINI COACH TO REACH 30 HOME WINS. With the Fighting Illini's 70-52 victory over Bradley at State Farm Center on Dec. 12, Illinois moved to 30-8 in home games under third-year head coach Shauna Green. Since the mid-90s, one of the games has always featured last year’s league champions. This year, that’s the Boston Celtics, who will play the Philadelphia 76ers at 5 p.m. ET. Watch NBA basketball on DIRECTV. You can catch all of these exciting holiday games, and every matchup for the rest of the NBA regular season and beyond, on DIRECTV. Over the last four games, Coleman is averaging 20.0 points, 6.5 rebounds and 2.5 steals per game. Among active players in Div. I, Dylan Addae-Wusu ranks 26th in games played (140), 19th in steals (196) and 48th in assists (385). Addae-Wusu and Creighton's Ryan Kalkbrenner share the lead among active players with 80 career BIG EAST games played. Fireworks on New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day. Published 4:35 pm Monday, December 30, 2024. By FROM STAFF REPORTS. How to Watch SEC College Basketball Games – Monday, December 30. - The Duquesne University men's basketball team wraps up a three-game homestand Tuesday by opening Atlantic 10 play with a 2:00 p.m. tip against Rhode Island at the UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse. - The Dukes, winners of three consecutive games and five of their last seven, are coming off a 93-45 win over Cleary (Dec. 27) that concluded the non DAYTON -- The University of Dayton men's basketball team opens its 30th season of Atlantic 10 basketball on New Year's Eve when the Flyers host La Salle. Game time is 2 p.m. ET. Dayton is 10-3 on the year. La Salle is 8-5 and has won its last two games. Since 2011, Dayton has the most A-10 regular season wins with 155.
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