Acrisure Series kicks off with five college basketball games Tuesday
What organizers bill as the nation's largest collection of college basketball multiple-team events begins today at Acrisure Arena with five games.
Of the 21 teams participating in the Acrisure Series, 10 qualified for the NCAA Tournament last season. Seven former Pac-12 squads are making the journey to the desert, including both the men's and women's teams from USC.
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It all kicked off the Acrisure Holiday Invitational women's games. Michigan State took on California at 11 a.m. in a matchup of 6-0 teams.
Michigan State rallies back to defeat Cal 78-72 in @AcrisureSeries tournament opener. Lady Spartans were led by senior star Julia Ayrault who had 22 pts and 9 rebs, including some big shots down the stretch. MSU improves to 7-0, while Cal falls to 6-1. @KESQ @MSU_WBasketball pic.twitter.com/g3sPLd8X5Z
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At 1:30 p.m., Vanderbilt (6-0) took on Arizona (6-1).
Khamil Pierre's 25 points and 15 rebounds helped lead Vanderbilt to a 71-60 win over Arizona. The Lady 'Dores will face Michigan State in the championship game tomorrow. Both teams are unbeaten on the season. @KESQ @AcrisureSeries @VandyWBB pic.twitter.com/hDrw0ooKJt
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Those clashes will be followed by men's games between Stanford (6-0) and Grand Canyon (3-2) at 4 p.m., California Baptist (4-2) and SMU (4-2) at 6:30 p.m., and Fresno State (3-2) and Washington State (5-1) at 9 p.m.
All five games will be broadcast by TruTV and streamed by Max.
Wednesday's five games include USC's sixth-ranked women's team facing Seton Hall at 4 p.m. and additional matchups to be determined based on Tuesday's results.
The 19-game Acrisure Series will conclude Friday.
News Channel 3's Blake Arthur and Kenji Ito will have coverage of the tournament all week long. Tune in for more on the tournament.
Join us for KESQ Night at the Acrisure Series on Wednesday, Nov. 27 from 2:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.
