STATESBORO – Friday night's men's basketball game against Coastal Carolina in Hanner Fieldhouse will air live on ESPN2, and tipoff has moved to 8:30 p.m/7:30 CT., the Sun Belt Conference and its television partners announced today.

In addition, Saturday's tipoff against the Chanticleers will move to 4 p.m. ET/3 p.m. CT to allow the student-athletes more recovery time between contests. Saturday's game will air live on ESPN+. 

This season, the 12 Sun Belt schools are split into a West Division and an East Division and play divisional opponents during the regular season to minimize travel amid the COVID-19 pandemic. 

All 12 schools will compete in the Sun Belt Conference Championship which will be held March 5-8, 2021 in Pensacola, FL.