MARQUETTE, Mich. - The men's basketball exhibition vs. Michigan State (Superior Dome Showdown) taking place on Sunday, October 13, will be televised on Big Ten Network, with announcing icons Bill Raftery and Lisa Byington on the call.

Raftery has served as an analyst and color commentator for CBS Sports' college basketball coverage since 1983. 

His trademark quotes include:
"Onions!" (when a shot is made late in a close game)
"Send it in big fella!" (when a post player makes a slam dunk)
"With a little kiss!" (when a shot banks in, usually in a nonstandard way)
"A little nickel-dimer!" (when a soft foul is called)

A Portage, Michigan native, Byington has broadcast games for Fox Sports, FS1, Big Ten Network, CBS, Turner Sports, Pac-12 Network, ESPN, and the SEC Network.

In 2017, Byington became the first female play-by-play to call a college football game for the Big Ten Network. In 2021, she joined the Milwaukee Bucks, becoming the first woman play-by-play announcer for a professional men's team.


About The Big Ten Network
A joint venture between the Big Ten Conference and Fox Networks, Big Ten Network is the first internationally distributed network dedicated to covering one of the premier collegiate conferences in the country. With more than 2,200 live events across all platforms, the 24/7 network is the ultimate destination for Big Ten fans and alumni across the country, allowing them to see their favorite teams, regardless of where they live. The Fox Sports App is the digital extension of the Big Ten Network, delivering live games and on-demand programming to Big Ten Network customers via the web, smartphones, and tablets. Network events include football, men's and women's basketball games, dozens of Big Ten Olympic sports and championship events, studio shows and classic games. With over 1,700 events annually, B1G+ is the subscription streaming service for thousands of live non-televised games, next day on-demand archives, 14 school channels programmed 24 hours a day and access to Big Ten Network's library of previous season classics and original programming. 

The network is carried by all the major video distributors across the United States and Canada, such as DIRECTV, DISH, Verizon Fios, Spectrum, Xfinity, Optimum, Cox Contour TV, Mediacom, Astound Broadband and approximately 300 additional video providers across North America. Big Ten Network is also available through the majority of streaming providers, including DIRECTV Stream, FuboTV, Hulu + Live TV, Sling TV, Vidgo and YouTube TV. For additional information, please visit www.btn.com.

To get the channel number specific to your area and provider, visit www.BTN.com/channelfinder.