Top-ranked South Carolina continues the “Pursuit of Perfection” with its 21-0 record when the Gamecocks travel to face No. 2 UConn for a Big Monday Presented by Verizon tilt on February 9 at 8 p.m. on ESPN. Dave O’Brien, analyst Doris Burke and reporter Holly Rowe will have the call of the game.
Game details:
- SportsCenter will be live from Gampel Pavilion with anchor Kevin Negandhi hosting segments in the 6 p.m. hour and the entire 7 p.m. show from the site leading into the game, as well as a postgame segment for the 11 p.m. SportsCenter. Analysts Kara Lawson and Rebecca Lobo will also be onsite to provide analysis.
- Burke and Rowe will have live reports from Gampel during the afternoon SportsCenter.
- The game marks the 54th meeting between the Associated Press 1 vs. No. 2 with the top-ranked team owning a 33-20 all-time record vs. No. 2.
- South Carolina’s A’ja Wilson and Tiffany Mitchell will visit ESPN’s Bristol, Conn., headquarters for a carwash on Sunday, Feb. 8, and will be seen across several ESPN platforms.
- espnW’s three-episode documentary espnW Presents: The Geno Auriemma Project, continues with the second installment, “The Program,” airing Monday, Feb. 9, at 10 p.m. on ESPN2, immediately following the UConn-South Carolina tilt. The series offers a behind-the-scenes look at Auriemma via interviews with the coach and the important people around him. Unprecedented access to his friends, family, colleagues and players was granted. The third and final installment will air after the conclusion of the NCAA Championship on Friday, April 10.
Also on Monday, No. 22 Georgia travels to Arkansas for a 7 p.m. matchup on SEC Network.
ESPN Women’s College Basketball Schedule (subject to change)
| Date | Time (ET) | Game / Commentators | Network |
| Mon, Feb 9 | 7 p.m. | No. 22 Georgia at Arkansas Brenda VanLengen & Debbie Antonelli |
SEC Network |
| St. Francis (N.Y) at Central Connecticut | ESPN3 | ||
| Western Carolina at Mercer | ESPN3 | ||
| 8 p.m. | Big Monday Presented by Verizon: No. 1 South Carolina at No. 2 Connecticut Dave O’Brien & Doris Burke |
ESPN2 | |
| 10 p.m. | espnW presents: The Geno Auriemma Project – The Program | ESPN2 | |
| 10:30 p.m. | espnW presents: The Geno Auriemma Project – Together (reair) | ESPN2 | |
| Wed, Feb 11 | 5:15 p.m. | Oakland at Youngstown State | ESPN3 |
| 7 p.m. | Toledo at Central Michigan | ESPN3 | |
| 8 p.m. | Detroit at Illinois-Chicago | ESPN3 | |
| Western Michigan at Northern Illinois | ESPN3 |