NEW ORLEANS – The second matchups for this year's MAC-SBC Challenge — a scheduling alliance in the sports of men's and women's basketball between the Mid-American Conference and the Sun Belt Conference — were announced Monday.
The App State women's basketball team (8-7, 4-1 SBC) will host Northern Illinois (7-8, 1-3 MAC) in the Holmes Convocation Center on Saturday, Feb. 8 at 2 p.m. while the App State men's basketball team (9-7, 3-2 SBC) will trek to Athens, Ohio, to take on Ohio (9-6, 3-0 MAC) on the same day. Tipoff for the men's game is set for 3 p.