Texas Tech University Athletics
Game times, broadcast schedule announced for Tech basketball
October 13, 2026 | Men's Basketball
LUBBOCK, Texas – Matchups were already set for the Texas Tech men's basketball schedule but now we know tipoff times and how to watch if you're not lucky enough to be in attendance. The Red Raiders will be featured on multiple national networks throughout the season, including CBS Sports Network for the season opener against Jackson State at 6 p.m. on Monday, November 2 and the highly anticipated matchup against Illinois on November 10 – a 7 p.m. tip at United Supermarkets Arena that will be broadcast on Peacock.
ESPN+ continues as the primary streaming service for most non-conference home games while the Red Raiders will also be featured nationally on ABC, CBS Sports Network, ESPN, ESPN2, Peacock, Prime Video, Fox, FS1 and TNT during the regular season. Unique to the schedule from previous seasons, Tech has a pair of Friday night home games with a matchup against Arizona on Friday, January 22 (7p.m. - Fox) and the regular-season finale against BYU on Friday, March 5 (8 p.m. - FS1). A pair of marquee matchups were previously announced with Tech hosting Houston on ESPN Big Monday on February 15 after taking on Kansas at 11 a.m. on ABC at Allen Field House in Lawrence, Kansas.
The first opportunity for fans to watch this year's team comes next week with an exhibition game at Kentucky at 6 p.m. CT on Friday, October 23 at Rupp Arena. The exhibition will be broadcast on SEC Network+.
Click the link for the TexasTech.com schedule page to see the full slate of games, times and television designations.
The Monster Energy Big 12 Men's Basketball Conference-controlled national television schedule includes a total of 164 matchups spanning five national network partners in ESPN (ABC/ESPN/ESPN2/ESPNU), CBS Sports (CBS, CBS Sports Network), FOX Sports (FOX, FS1), NBC (Peacock) and TNT (TNT, truTV).
The full schedule of Monster Energy Big 12 Men's Basketball games on national networks can be found here.
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