PK80: Phil Knight Invitational bracket, schedule, teams, and scores
16 college basketball teams will compete in the PK80 tournament to hone Nike co-founder Phil Knight.
In the first game of the Phil Knight Invitational, the Portland Pilots knocked off the North Carlonia Tar Heels, 102-78 on Thanksgiving. Portland will now play either Arkansas or Oklahoma on Friday. As for the Tar Heels, they will collide with the loser of the Arkansas-Oklahoma matchup on Friday.
In honor of Nike co-founder Phil Knight's 80th birthday and contributions to college basketball, 16 college basketball teams will compete in the Phil Knight Invitational in Portland, Oregon, this week. There are two eight-team brackets, and each bracket is limited to only one team per conference. The games will take place on Nov. 23, 24, and 26 at the Moda Center and the Veterans Memorial Coliseum. ESPN (livestream) outlets will broadcast each matchup.
The Victory Bracket consists of these eight teams: Portland Pilots, North Carolina Tar Heels, Oklahoma Sooners, Arkansas Razorbacks, UConn Huskies, Oregon Ducks, Michigan State Spartans, and the DePaul Blue Demons.
The Duke Blue Devils, Butler Bulldogs, Florida Gators, Gonzaga Bulldogs, Ohio State Buckeyes, Portland State Vikings, Stanford Cardinal, and the Texas Longhorns are all in the The Motion Bracket.
You can find the brackets here.
Tournament Schedule
Victory Bracket Schedule
Thursday, November 23:
Game 1: Portland 102 vs. North Carolina 78
Game 2: ESPN2 at 5 p.m. ET: Arkansas vs. Oklahoma
Game 3: ESPNU at 9 p.m. ET: Connecticut vs. Oregon
Game 4: ESPN at 11:30 p.m. ET: Michigan State vs. DePaul
Friday, November 24:
Game 5: ESPN at 3:30 p.m. ET: Portland vs. Winner of Game 2
Game 6: ESPNU at 6 p.m. ET: North Carolina vs. Loser of Game 2
Game 7: ESPN2 at 9:30 p.m. or midnight ET: Loser of Game 3 vs. Loser of Game 4
Game 8: ESPN2 at 9:30 p.m. or midnight ET: Winner of Game 3 vs. Winner of Game 4
Sunday, November 26:
Game 9 (fifth place): TBD at 1 p.m. ET: Loser of Game 6 vs. Loser of Game 8
Game 10 (third place): TBD 3 p.m. or 3:30 p.m. ET: Winner of Game 6 vs. Winner of Game 7
Game 11 (seventh place): ESPNU at 7 p.m. ET: Loser of Game 6 vs. Loser of Game 7
Game 12 (championship): ESPN at 8:30 p.m. ET: Winner of Game 5 vs. Winner of Game 8
Motion Bracket Schedule
Thursday, November 23:
Game 1: ESPN at 4:30 p.m. ET: Portland State vs. Duke
Game 2: ESPN2 at 7 p.m. ET: Butler vs. Texas
Game 3: ESPN2 at 10 p.m. ET: Florida vs. Stanford
Game 4: ESPN2 at Midnight ET: Ohio State vs. Gonzaga
Friday, November 24:
Game 5: ESPNU at 3 p.m. ET: Loser of Game 1 vs. Loser of Game 2
Game 6: ESPN at 5:30 p.m. ET: Winner of Game 1 vs. Winner of Game 2
Game 7: ESPN2 at 9 p.m. or 11 p.m. ET: Loser of Game 3 vs. Loser of Game 4
Game 8: ESPN2 at 9 p.m. or 11 p.m. ET: Winner of Game 3 vs. Winner of Game 4
Sunday, November 26:
Game 9 (third place): 1 p.m. ET: Loser of Game 6 vs Loser of Game 8
Game 10 (fifth place): 3 p.m. or 3:30 p.m. ET: Winner of Game 5 vs. Winner of Game 7
Game 11 (seventh place): ESPNU at 9:30 p.m. ET: Loser of Game 5 vs Loser of Game 7
Game 12 (championship): ESPN at 10:30 p.m. ET: Winner of Game 6 vs Winner of Game 8