DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – Bethune-Cookman men's basketball will open its 2026-27 season on Monday, Nov. 2, as the Wildcats take on Furman in the final game of the Field of 68 24-Hour Opening Day Marathon at the Rock Hill Sports & Event Center in Rock Hill, South Carolina.

Tipoff is scheduled for 8 p.m. ET, with the matchup serving as the finale of an eight-game, 24-hour college basketball showcase featuring some of the top mid-major programs in the country. The game will be broadcast live on The Field of 68's YouTube channel and X feeds.

The Field of 68 is partnering with Visit York County at the Rock Hill Sports & Event Center, as well as Sanford Sports and the Sanford Pentagon, to bring back the 24-hour college basketball marathon. The event originally began as an ESPN event in 2008 and ran annually through 2017 before being revived by The Field of 68.

Bethune-Cookman and Furman will close out a marathon that begins at midnight ET with High Point facing Liberty. The event will feature eight games across two venues, with six contests taking place at the Rock Hill Sports & Event Center and two at the Sanford Pentagon in Sioux Falls, South Dakota.

The complete schedule for the 24-hour marathon includes:

• Midnight ET: High Point vs. Liberty
• 3 a.m. ET: Grambling vs. Northern Illinois
• 6 a.m. ET: Appalachian State vs. Merrimack
• 9 a.m. ET: Queens vs. Winthrop
• 11:30 a.m. ET: Murray State vs. Tennessee State
• 2 p.m. ET: UTEP vs. Northern Kentucky
• 5:30 p.m. ET: UAB vs. McNeese State
• 8 p.m. ET: Furman vs. Bethune-Cookman

The event will provide Bethune-Cookman with a national platform to begin the 2026-27 campaign, with The Field of 68's popular After Dark program set to broadcast live from the Sanford Pentagon following the conclusion of the final game.

For tickets to the games at the Rock Hill Sports & Event Center, fans can visit VisitYorkCounty.com. Additional information regarding the 24-Hour Opening Day Marathon, including broadcast details, is available through The Field of 68.