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NBC Sports Philadelphia to Air Live Coverage of Men’s Big 5 Classic
11/5/2025 2:01:00 PM | Men's Basketball
PHILADELPHIA – NBC Sports Philadelphia will present live coverage of the third annual Toyota Men's Big 5 Classic college basketball same-day tripleheader at Xfinity Mobile Arena on December 6, beginning at 2 p.m. ET. The third year of the new series format of the Big 5 will determine the champion from six Philadelphia-area men's teams: Drexel, La Salle, Penn, Saint Joseph's, Temple and Villanova.
All three matchups of the event, including the championship game, will be presented on NBC Sports Philadelphia at 2:00 p.m. ET, 4:30 p.m. ET, and 7:30 p.m. ET (times subject to change), respectively.
The talent lineup for production will feature familiar faces from the first two iterations of the classic and will include Matt Martucci for play-by-play, Dr. John Giannini for color and Amy Fadool for sideline reporting. NBC Sports Philadelphia will also produce pre-game shows for all three games, and post-game shows for Games 1 and 2 featuring Danny Pommels as host and two of the network's 76ers studio team in Jim Lynam and Marc Jackson.
Toyota Men's Big 5 Classic schedule on Saturday, December 6:
NBC Sports Philadelphia, part of NBC Sports Regional Networks, presents exclusive live-game coverage of the NHL's Philadelphia Flyers, NBA's Philadelphia 76ers and MLB's Philadelphia Phillies, along with extensive coverage of the NFL's Philadelphia Eagles. Serving the Philadelphia region, Southern New Jersey and Delaware, NBC Sports Philadelphia delivers hundreds of live events per year, along with news, analysis and commentary programming and original content. NBC Sports Philadelphia's digital portfolio includes NBCSportsPhiladelphia.com and the NBC Sports Philadelphia mobile app, your top source for live and on-demand video, audio, written content, and other features covering the region's teams, athletes and sporting events. Fans can stream live games and pre- and post-game programming on The NBC Sports app.
Tickets for the tripleheader start at just $30 and are good for all three matchups at big5classic.com.
All three matchups of the event, including the championship game, will be presented on NBC Sports Philadelphia at 2:00 p.m. ET, 4:30 p.m. ET, and 7:30 p.m. ET (times subject to change), respectively.
The talent lineup for production will feature familiar faces from the first two iterations of the classic and will include Matt Martucci for play-by-play, Dr. John Giannini for color and Amy Fadool for sideline reporting. NBC Sports Philadelphia will also produce pre-game shows for all three games, and post-game shows for Games 1 and 2 featuring Danny Pommels as host and two of the network's 76ers studio team in Jim Lynam and Marc Jackson.
Toyota Men's Big 5 Classic schedule on Saturday, December 6:
| Round | Time (ET) | Platform | |||
| Game 1 | 2:00 p.m. | NBC Sports Philadelphia | |||
| Game 2 | 4:30 p.m. | NBC Sports Philadelphia | |||
| Championship | 7:30 p.m. | NBC Sports Philadelphia | |||
| Big 5 Pod Schedule | |||
| Pod 1 | Pod 2 | ||
| Saturday, Nov. 8 – Drexel at Saint Joseph's | Tuesday, Nov. 11 – La Salle at Temple | ||
| Monday, Nov. 17 – Saint Joseph's at Penn | Wednesday, Nov. 19 – Villanova at La Salle | ||
| Friday, Nov. 21 – Penn at Drexel | Monday, Dec. 1 – Temple at Villanova | ||
NBC Sports Philadelphia, part of NBC Sports Regional Networks, presents exclusive live-game coverage of the NHL's Philadelphia Flyers, NBA's Philadelphia 76ers and MLB's Philadelphia Phillies, along with extensive coverage of the NFL's Philadelphia Eagles. Serving the Philadelphia region, Southern New Jersey and Delaware, NBC Sports Philadelphia delivers hundreds of live events per year, along with news, analysis and commentary programming and original content. NBC Sports Philadelphia's digital portfolio includes NBCSportsPhiladelphia.com and the NBC Sports Philadelphia mobile app, your top source for live and on-demand video, audio, written content, and other features covering the region's teams, athletes and sporting events. Fans can stream live games and pre- and post-game programming on The NBC Sports app.
Tickets for the tripleheader start at just $30 and are good for all three matchups at big5classic.com.
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