Flames to Face Vermont in 1st Matchup of ESPN Events Invitational

LYNCHBURG, Va. – The Liberty Flames will face the Vermont Catamounts of their first recreation of the 2025 Terry’s Chocolate ESPN Events Invitational in late November.

The Flames and Catamounts will sq. off in a quarterfinal matchup on Nov. 24 at 1:30 p.m. at Walt Disney World Resort’s State Farm Field House at ESPN Wide World of Sports in Kissimmee, Fla. This contest shall be carried dwell on ESPNU.

The winner of that matchup will face the winner of the primary Nov. 24 quarterfinal recreation (11 a.m.) between Rhode Island and Towson. The different facet of the bracket options quarterfinal matchups between Temple and UC San Diego (4:30 p.m.) and Princeton and Bradley (7 p.m.).

Liberty and Vermont have met one time beforehand, with the squads squaring off within the 2023 Myrtle Beach Invitational title recreation. The Flames claimed the Myrtle Beach Invitational championship, prevailing 71-61. The Flames and Catamounts are two of the premier mid-major applications within the nation, with each groups successful 10 or extra championships (common season/division and match titles) during the last seven seasons. Liberty ranks No. 6 nationally with 177 wins (25.3 wins/season) over the previous seven years, and Vermont is tied for 14th within the nation with 163 victories (23.3 wins/season) in that span.

Below is a full breakdown of the matchups and bracket for the 2025 Terry’s Chocolate ESPN Events Invitational in addition to TV protection.

Monday, Nov. 24

Rhode Island vs. Towson – 11 a.m. – ESPN2/ESPNU

Liberty vs. Vermont – 1:30 p.m. – ESPNU

Temple vs. UC San Diego – 4:30 p.m. – ESPNU

Princeton vs. Bradley – 7 p.m. – ESPN+

 

Tuesday, Nov. 25

Semifinal #1 – Noon – ESPN2

Consolation #1 – 2:30 p.m. – ESPNU

Semifinal #2 – 5 p.m. – ESPN2

Consolation #2 – 7:30 p.m. – ESPNU

 

Wednesday, Nov. 26

Championship Game – Noon – ESPN2

Third Place Game – 2:30 p.m. – ESPNU

Seventh Place Game – 5 p.m. – ESPN+

Fifth Place Game – 7:30 p.m. – ESPNU

 

The eight-team Terry’s Chocolate ESPN Invitational was initially introduced again on May 28. These eight groups will compete within the Adventure Bracket and every play three video games between Monday-Wednesday, Nov. 24-26.

     

A complete of 16 groups throughout three brackets will take part within the ESPN Events Invitational. The Magic Bracket options BYU, Dayton, Georgetown and Miami (Fla.), with video games performed on Nov. 27 and 28. The Imagination Bracket options Richmond, Furman, Charlotte and Illinois State, with contests held on Nov. 27 and 28.

     

This would be the nineteenth yr Walt Disney World has hosted Thanksgiving week faculty basketball on the ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex. All the video games will as soon as once more be performed at State Farm Field House, a venue that has been the positioning of world-class basketball competitions, together with NBA video games and elite youth tournaments.

     

Tickets are actually on sale and may be discovered right here: https://liberty.evenue.net/events/MBB-TOURNAMENT.

     

The the rest of Liberty’s non-conference schedule shall be launched at a later date.