MOBILE, Ala. – The Sun Belt and Mid-American Conferences announced the second round matchups for the MAC-SBC Challenge Monday afternoon, and the South Alabama men's basketball team will host the University of Northern Illinois on Saturday, Feb.10 at 2 p.m. CST in the Mitchell Center. 

This season marks the first year of the MAC-SBC Challenge -- a scheduling alliance in both men's and women's basketball. Each MAC and Sun Belt team included in the MAC-SBC Challenge, is guaranteed one home and one away game each season. In men's basketball, the first round of matchups took place at the MAC schools' home site in early November, and now the Sun Belt will host the second set of matchups on Saturday, Feb. 10. 

Real-time NET rankings and the Ordinal Sports group helped determine these matchups. In addition to relevant NET data, geography and frequency of past contests are considered in scheduling these games. Each MAC-SBC Challenge game will be carried on an ESPN platform.

After a 70-56 win over Buffalo in the first round of the challenge on Nov.11, the Jags will host NIU in the first meeting all-time between both schools. 

MAC-SBC Challenge Men's Basketball Matchups (Feb.10) 

Akron at James Madison 

Ball State at Texas State 

Bowling Green at Louisiana 

Buffalo at Georgia Southern 

Central Michigan at Old Dominion

Eastern Michigan at ULM 

Kent State at Troy 

Miami (OH) at Georgia State 

NIU at South Alabama

Ohio at Arkansas State 

Toledo at App State 

Western Michigan at Southern Miss 

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