Sports on TV for Friday, Dec. 30 and Saturday, Dec. 31

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COLLEGE BASKETBALL

Noon, ESPN2 — West Virginia at Oklahoma St.

1 p.m., ESPNU — Valparaiso at Ill.-Chicago

2 p.m., BTN — Northwestern at Michigan St.

2 p.m., CBSSN — La Salle at Dayton

2 p.m., ESPNEWS — Texas Tech at Iowa St.

3 p.m., ESPN2 — Baylor at Oklahoma

3 p.m., ESPNU — Rhode Island at Saint Louis

4 p.m., CBSSN — VCU at George Mason

4 p.m., ESPNEWS — Texas at Kansas St.

5 p.m., ESPN2 — Kansas at TCU

5 p.m., ESPNU — South Carolina at Memphis

6 p.m., FS1 — Southern Cal at Oregon

7 p.m., ESPN2 — Arizona at California

COLLEGE FOOTBALL

8 a.m., ESPN — Liberty Bowl, Georgia vs. TCU, at Memphis, Tenn.

10 a.m., CBS — Sun Bowl, North Carolina vs. Stanford, at El Paso

11:30 a.m., ESPN — Music City Bowl, Nebraska vs. Tennessee, at Nashville, Tenn.

4:10 p.m., ESPN — Orange Bowl, Florida St. vs. Michigan, at Miami

CRICKET

11 p.m., NBCSN — Big Bash League, Adelaide Strikers vs. Sydney Sixers

NBA BASKETBALL

4 p.m., NBA — Milwaukee at Minnesota

RUGBY

2 p.m., NBCSN — English Premiership, Newcastle Falcons vs. Wasps (same-day tape)

SOCCER

11 a.m., NBCSN — Premier League, Everton at Hull City

WOMEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL

3 p.m., FS2 — St. John’s at Seton Hall

Saturday, Dec. 31

COLLEGE BASKETBALL

7 a.m., FS1 — Xavier at Georgetown

8 a.m., CBSSN — Tennessee St. at Murray St.

8 a.m., ESPN2 — Duke at Virginia Tech

8 a.m., ESPNU — Houston at South Florida

8:30 a.m., CBS — Indiana vs. Louisville, at Indianapolis

9 a.m., FS1 — Villanova at Creighton

10 a.m., CBSSN — UConn at Tulsa

10 a.m., ESPNU — Florida St. at Virginia

Noon, ESPNU — Temple at UCF

COLLEGE FOOTBALL

7 a.m., ABC — Citrus Bowl, Louisville vs. LSU, at Orlando

7 a.m., ESPN — TaxSlayer Bowl, Georgia Tech vs. Kentucky, at Jacksonville, Fla.

11:10 a.m., ESPN — College Football Playoff semifinal, Peach Bowl, Alabama vs. Washington, at Atlanta

3:10 p.m., ESPN — College Football Playoff semifinal, Fiesta Bowl, Clemson vs. Ohio St., at Glendale, Ariz.

MIXED MARTIAL ARTS

4 p.m., FS1 — UFC 207, prelims, at Las Vegas

NBA BASKETBALL

3 p.m., NBA — Milwaukee at Chicago

RUGBY

8:30 a.m., NBCSN — English Premiership, Bath vs. Exeter (same-day tape)

SOCCER

3 a.m., FS1 — Scottish Premier League, Rangers vs. Celtic

6 a.m., CNBC — Premier League, Stoke City at Chelsea

6 a.m., NBCSN — Premier League, Middlesbrough at Manchester United

8:30 a.m., NBC — Premier League, Manchester City at Liverpool

WOMEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL

8 a.m., BTN — Penn St. at Rutgers

11 a.m., CBS — Ohio St. at Indiana

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