SPRINGFIELD, Mo. -- Missouri State University and Mediacom have announced the 2009-10 television schedules for the Bears and Lady Bears basketball teams. The package will include eight men's games and eight women's contests, including two home games for each program.

The 16-game schedule features four games at JQH Arena, including the Bears' season-opener against Auburn (Nov. 16). The Lady Bears will face Saint Louis at home on Nov. 18 in their first televised game of the season, then welcome Drake (Feb. 7) to JQH Arena in their only other home contest on Mediacom in 2009-10. The men's home game against Drake (Feb. 24) will also be featured on the Mediacom slate.

The remainder of the men's schedule includes six road games, including non-conference games at Arkansas State (Dec. 12) and Saint Louis (Dec. 19), and four Missouri Valley Conference games - Evansville (Dec. 29), UNI (Jan. 3), Bradley (Jan. 16) and Southern Illinois (Feb. 3).

On the women's side, the only non-conference road meet in the package will be at SIU Edwardsville on Dec. 22, while five MVC road games round out the schedule, including match-ups with Drake (Jan. 7), Creighton (Jan. 9), Evansville (Jan. 30), Indiana State (Feb. 12) and Wichita State (Feb. 20).

All games in the Mediacom package will be shown locally on Mediacom Connections Channel 22 and around the state on the Missouri Cable Sports Network. MCSN includes the Mediacom, Time Warner, Charter, Suddenlink, CableOne, Cox Communications and Cable America cable systems, covering markets in Springfield, Columbia, Jefferson City, St. Louis, Kansas City, Joplin and others.

 

Men's Mediacom Schedule

• Mon., Nov. 16                Auburn                          7 p.m.
• Sat., Dec. 12                 at Arkansas State           7 p.m.
• Sat., Dec. 19                 at Saint Louis                 7 p.m.
• Tue., Dec. 29                at Evansville                   7 p.m.
• Sun., Jan. 3                  at UNI                           1 p.m.
• Sat., Jan. 16                 at Bradley                      2 p.m.
• Wed., Feb. 3                 at Southern Illinois         7 p.m.
• Wed., Feb. 24               Drake                            7 p.m.

Women's Mediacom Schedule

• Wed., Nov. 18               Saint Louis                     7 p.m.
• Tue., Dec. 22                at SIU Edwardsville          7 p.m.
• Thu., Jan. 7                  at Drake                        7 p.m.
• Sun., Jan. 9                  at Creighton                   2 p.m.
• Sat., Jan. 30                 at Evansville                   2 p.m.
• Sun., Feb. 7                  Drake                            2 p.m.
• Fri., Feb. 12                  at Indiana State             6 p.m.
• Sat., Feb. 20                 at Wichita State              2 p.m.