ESPN’s 2012-13 BIG EAST Conference men’s college basketball regular-season schedule will feature 129 conference games across ESPN, ESPN2 and ESPNU as well as the ESPN3 simulcasts of syndicated matchups on the BIG EAST Network. An extensive schedule of non-conference coverage is to be determined.
The schedule is highlighted by the return of the popular weekly ESPN Big Monday franchise featuring a BIG EAST doubleheader with the Big 12 at 7 p.m. ET and 9 p.m., respectively. The eight-week series will begin January 14 with Louisville at Connecticut in a showdown of conference powers. A special Martin Luther King Day Big Monday doubleheader on January 21 will include Cincinnati at Syracuse at 3:30 p.m. and Georgetown at Notre Dame at 7:30 p.m.
BIG EAST Big Monday Schedule (all games on ESPN):
| Date | Time (ET) | Game |
| Mon, Jan 14 | 7 p.m. | Louisville at Connecticut |
| Mon, Jan 21 | 3:30 p.m. | Cincinnati at Syracuse |
| 7:30 p.m. | Georgetown at Notre Dame | |
| Mon, Jan 28 | 7 p.m. | Pittsburgh at Louisville |
| Mon, Feb 4 | 7 p.m. | Notre Dame at Syracuse |
| Mon, Feb 11 | 7 p.m. | Marquette at Georgetown |
| Mon, Feb 18 | 7 p.m. | Notre Dame at Pittsburgh |
| Mon, Feb 25 | 7 p.m. | Syracuse at Marquette |
| Mon, Mar 4 | 7 p.m. | Cincinnati at Louisville |
Viewers can also watch live ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU and ESPN3 game action online at WatchESPN.com or on smart phones and tablets through the WatchESPN app. The service – available to customers of Time Warner Cable, Bright House Networks, Verizon FiOS TV and Comcast Xfinity TV – gives fans the ability to watch ESPN’s live networks, no matter where they are.ESPN, ESPN2 and ESPNU will combine to televise a minimum of five BIG EAST games a week with telecasts every Monday, Wednesday and Saturday as well as most Tuesdays and select Thursdays and Sundays. Overall, with the addition of ESPN3 and the BIG EAST Network, ESPN platforms will carry a minimum of 11 games a week. Over the course of the 2012-13 season, every school in the conference will be showcased multiple times on ESPN, ESPN2 or ESPNU with a minimum of five appearances each.
In March, ESPN will once again televise the entire BIG EAST Championship across ESPN, ESPN2 and ESPNU.
ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU, ESPN3 & BIG EAST Network 2012-13 BIG EAST Men’s Basketball Schedule
Dates, times and television listings subject to change
| Date | Time (ET) | Game |
| Mon, Dec 31 | Noon | Cincinnati at Pittsburgh |
| Tue, Jan 1 | 8 p.m. | Connecticut at Marquette |
| Wed, Jan 2 | 8 p.m. | St. John’s at Villanova |
| TBD | Seton Hall at DePaul | |
| TBD | Providence at Louisville | |
| TBD | Rutgers at Syracuse | |
| Sat, Jan 5 | 11 a.m. | Pittsburgh at Rutgers |
| 4 p.m. | St. John’s at Cincinnati | |
| TBD | DePaul at Providence | |
| TBD | Seton Hall at Notre Dame | |
| TBD | Georgetown at Marquette | |
| Sun, Jan 6 | TBD | Syracuse at South Florida |
| Mon, Jan 7 | 7 p.m. | Notre Dame at Cincinnati |
| Tue, Jan 8 | 9 p.m. | Pittsburgh at Georgetown |
| TBD | DePaul at Connecticut | |
| Wed, Jan 9 | 7 p.m. | Louisville at Seton Hall |
| TBD | Syracuse at Providence | |
| TBD | Rutgers at St. John’s | |
| TBD | Villanova at South Florida | |
| Sat, Jan 12 | 11 a.m. | Georgetown at St. John’s |
| Noon | Marquette at Pittsburgh | |
| TBD | Villanova at Syracuse | |
| TBD | Connecticut at Notre Dame | |
| TBD | South Florida at Louisville | |
| TBD | Cincinnati at Rutgers | |
| Sun, Jan 13 | Noon | Providence at Seton Hall |
| Mon, Jan 14 | 7 p.m. | Louisville at Connecticut |
| Tue, Jan 15 | 7 p.m. | Notre Dame at St. John’s |
| TBD | Cincinnati at DePaul | |
| Wed, Jan 16 | 7 p.m. | Pittsburgh at Villanova |
| TBD | Providence at Georgetown | |
| TBD | Seton Hall at Marquette | |
| Thu, Jan 17 | 9 p.m. | South Florida at Rutgers |
| Sat, Jan 19 | Noon or 1 p.m. | Connecticut at Pittsburgh |
| 4 p.m. | Syracuse at Louisville | |
| 5 or 7 p.m. | Marquette at Cincinnati | |
| TBD | Georgetown at South Florida | |
| TBD | Rutgers at Notre Dame | |
| TBD | Villanova at Providence | |
| TBD | St. John’s at DePaul | |
| Mon, Jan 21 | 3:30 p.m. | Cincinnati at Syracuse |
| 7:30 p.m. | Georgetown at Notre Dame | |
| Tue, Jan 22 | 7 p.m. | Pittsburgh at Providence |
| TBD | Louisville at Villanova | |
| Wed, Jan 23 | 7 p.m. | South Florida at Seton Hall |
| TBD | St. John’s at Rutgers | |
| Sat, Jan 26 | 11 a.m. | Syracuse at Villanova |
| Noon | Louisville at Georgetown | |
| TBD | Notre Dame at South Florida | |
| TBD | Providence at Marquette | |
| TBD | DePaul at Pittsburgh | |
| Sun, Jan 27 | TBD | Seton Hall at St. John’s |
| TBD | Rutgers at Connecticut | |
| Mon, Jan 28 | 7 p.m. | Pittsburgh at Louisville |
| 9 p.m. | South Florida at Marquette | |
| Wed, Jan 30 | 7 p.m. | Villanova at Notre Dame |
| 9 p.m. | DePaul at St. John’s | |
| TBD | Rutgers at Cincinnati | |
| TBD | Seton Hall at Georgetown | |
| Thu, Jan 31 | 7 p.m. | Connecticut at Providence |
| Sat, Feb 2 | 11 a.m. | Cincinnati at Seton Hall |
| Noon | Syracuse at Pittsburgh | |
| 2 p.m. | Notre Dame at DePaul | |
| Sun, Feb 3 | 2 p.m. | Marquette at Louisville |
| TBD | South Florida at Connecticut | |
| TBD | Providence at Villanova | |
| Mon, Feb 4 | 7 p.m. | Notre Dame at Syracuse |
| 9 p.m. | Seton Hall at Pittsburgh | |
| Tue, Feb 5 | 7 p.m. | Villanova at DePaul |
| Wed, Feb 6 | 7 or 9 p.m. | Marquette at South Florida |
| 7 p.m. | Connecticut at St. John’s | |
| TBD | Cincinnati at Providence | |
| TBD | Louisville at Rutgers | |
| Sat, Feb 9 | 3 p.m. | South Florida at Villanova |
| 6 or 9 p.m. | Pittsburgh at Cincinnati | |
| 6 or 9 p.m. | Louisville at Notre Dame | |
| TBD | Georgetown at Rutgers | |
| TBD | DePaul at Marquette | |
| Sun, Feb 10 | 1 p.m. | St. John’s at Syracuse |
| TBD | Connecticut at Seton Hall | |
| Mon, Feb 11 | 7 p.m. | Marquette at Georgetown |
| Tue, Feb 12 | 7 p.m. | Seton Hall at Rutgers |
| TBD | Villanova at Cincinnati | |
| Wed, Feb 13 | 7 p.m. | Syracuse at Connecticut |
| 9 p.m. | Providence at South Florida | |
| TBD | DePaul at Notre Dame | |
| Thu, Feb 14 | 9 p.m. | St. John’s at Louisville |
| Fri, Feb 15 | 9 p.m. | Georgetown at Cincinnati |
| Sat, Feb 16 | Noon | Villanova at Connecticut |
| 1 p.m. | Rutgers at DePaul | |
| TBD | Syracuse at Seton Hall | |
| TBD | Notre Dame at Providence | |
| Sun, Feb 17 | 1 p.m. | Louisville at South Florida |
| Mon, Feb 18 | 7 p.m. | Notre Dame at Pittsburgh |
| 9 p.m. | Rutgers at Villanova | |
| Tue, Feb 19 | TBD | Marquette at Seton Hall |
| Wed, Feb 20 | 7 p.m. | Providence at Syracuse |
| TBD | DePaul at Georgetown | |
| TBD | South Florida at St. John’s | |
| Thu, Feb 21 | 7 p.m. | Cincinnati at Connecticut |
| Sat, Feb 23 | 6 p.m. | Marquette at Villanova |
| 9 p.m. | Providence at Rutgers | |
| TBD | Seton Hall at Louisville | |
| TBD | Connecticut at DePaul | |
| Sun, Feb 24 | TBD | Pittsburgh at St. John’s |
| Mon, Feb 25 | 7 p.m. | Syracuse at Marquette |
| 9 p.m. | Villanova at Seton Hall | |
| Wed, Feb 27 | 7 p.m. | Georgetown at Connecticut |
| 9 p.m. | Louisville at DePaul | |
| TBD | South Florida at Pittsburgh | |
| Sat, Mar 2 | 2 p.m. | Notre Dame at Marquette |
| 9 p.m. | Rutgers at Georgetown | |
| TBD | Connecticut at Cincinnati | |
| TBD | St. John’s at Providence | |
| Sun, Mar 3 | TBD | Villanova at Pittsburgh |
| TBD | DePaul at South Florida | |
| Mon, Mar 4 | 7 p.m. | Cincinnati at Louisville |
| Tue, Mar 5 | 7 p.m. | St. John’s at Notre Dame |
| TBD | Marquette at Rutgers | |
| TBD | Seton Hall at Providence | |
| Wed, Mar 6 | TBD | DePaul at Syracuse |
| 7 p.m. | Georgetown at Villanova | |
| 9 p.m. | Connecticut at South Florida | |
| Fri, Mar 8 | TBD | Rutgers at Seton Hall |
| Sat, Mar 9 | Noon | Syracuse at Georgetown |
| Noon | Providence at Connecticut | |
| 2 p.m. | Marquette at St. John’s | |
| TBD | Pittsburgh at DePaul | |
| TBD | South Florida at Cincinnati |
