Acrisure Classic

Not to be confused with the Acrisure Invitational or the Acrisure Holiday Invitational.

Acrisure Classic

Logo for inaugural event
Sport	College Basketball
Founded	2023
No. of teams	12 men's and 4 women's in 2024
Country	United States
Venue(s)	Acrisure Arena
Most recent champion(s)	Arizona State
Most titles	Arizona State (1)
Broadcaster(s)	Fox (2023) TruTV [1] (2024)
Sponsor(s)	Acrisure
Official website	Acrisure Classic

The Acrisure Classic is a four-team NCAA Division I college basketball tournament, that is part of the Acrisure series. ^[2] The inaugural event took place in 2023. ^[3]

Brackets

2025

	Semifinals November 25 CBSSN					Championship November 29 TruTV
	Iowa
	Ole Miss
	Grand Canyon
	Utah					Consolation November 29 TruTV

2024

Participating men's teams: ^[4]

	Semifinals November 28 TruTV					Championship November 29 TruTV
	USC		36
	Saint Mary's		71
						Saint Mary's		64
						Arizona State		68
	Arizona State		85
	New Mexico		82			Consolation November 29 TruTV
						USC		73
						New Mexico		83

2023

The 2023 event featured nationally ranked Arizona and Michigan State. On-campus games were hosted by the team listed second below. ^[5] Three games were played at campus sites in the days leading up to Thanksgiving, and the event culminated with a nationally televised game on Thanksgiving Day.

On-campus games

Game recaps: ^{[6] [7] [8]}

On-Campus Game November 19 (BTN) Alcorn State 49 No. 18 Michigan State 81

On-Campus Game November 19 (P12N) UT Arlington 56 No. 3 Arizona 101

On-Campus Game November 22 (ESPN+) Alcorn State 69 UT Arlington 82

Acrisure Arena game

Game recap: ^[9]

	November 23 (Fox)
	No. 21 Michigan State	68
	No. 3 Arizona	74

References

1. "TNT Sports to Present Comprehensive Live Coverage of NCAA College Basketball Acrisure Series in Palm Springs – Tuesday, Nov. 26-Friday, Nov. 29 – on truTV & Max". August 22, 2024. Retrieved 2 September 2024.
2. "Acrisure Series". Acrisure Arena. Acrisure Arena. Retrieved 3 September 2024.
3. "Michigan State and Arizona to Headline the Inaugural Acrisure Classic". Acrisure Arena. 15 May 2023. Retrieved 9 October 2023.
4. "2024 Acrisure Classic to have California feel as USC, San Diego State confirmed to attend".
5. Dobbertean, Chris (23 September 2023). "2023–24 Men's College Basketball Early Season Tournaments and Exempt Multi-Team Events (MTEs)". SBNation. Retrieved 9 October 2023.
6. "No. 18 Michigan State Rolls to 81–49 Win over Alcorn State". The Associated Press. 19 November 2023. Retrieved 3 December 2023.
7. "No. 3 Arizona Uses a 20-point Run to Seal a 101-56 Rout of UT-Arlington for Its 5th Straight Win". The Associated Press. 19 November 2023. Retrieved 3 December 2023.
8. "UT Arlington Beats Alcorn State 82–69". The Daily Item. 22 November 2023. Retrieved 3 December 2023.
9. "Love's 17 Points, Key Steal in the Closing Seconds Help No. 3 Arizona Top No. 21 Michigan State". ESPN. 23 November 2023. Retrieved 3 December 2023.

External links

• Acrisure Classic