Great Alaska Shootout 2013: Teams, Schedule, Live Stream, Bracket, TV Info

Eight teams are heading to Anchorage, Alaska., for the 35th annual Great Alaska Shootout.

This prestigious regular-season tournament has been around longer than any other and is steeped in tradition. While the participants aren’t the flashiest names, there are a handful of potential NCAA tournament teams lurking in the field.

Let’s take a look at which programs are making the trek, highlight where you can catch all the action, check out the bracket for this event, make a prediction on the winner and more.

Where: Sullivan Arena, University of Alaska-Anchorage campus

When: Nov. 27-30

Watch: Select games on CBS Sports Network

Live Stream: Live Stats and Live Audio courtesy of GoSeaWolves.com

Participating Teams

• Alaska-Anchorage
• Denver
• Harvard
• Green Bay
• Indiana State
• Pepperdine
• Texas Christian
• Tulsa

Game	Date	Time (ET)	Game	Network/Result
1	Wed, Nov. 27	11:30 p.m.	Tulsa vs. Indiana State	CBS Sports Network
2		2 a.m.	Texas Christian vs. Alaska Anchorage	CBS Sports Network
3	Thu, Nov. 28	9:30 p.m.	Pepperdine vs. Green Bay	CBS Sports Network
4		12 a.m.	Denver vs. Harvard	CBS Sports Network
5	Fri, Nov 22	4 p.m.	Tulsa/ISU loser vs. TCU/UAA loser
6		6 p.m.	Pepperdine/GB loser vs. DU/Harvard loser
7		9:30 p.m.	Tulsa/ISU winner vs. TCU/UAA winner	CBS Sports Network*
8		12 a.m.	Pepperdine/GB winner vs. DU/Harvard winner	CBS Sports Network
9	Sat, Nov. 30	4 p.m.	7th/8th-place: Game 5 loser vs. Game 6 loser
10		6 p.m.	4th/6th-place: Game 5 winner vs. Game 6 winner
11		10 p.m.	3rd/5th-place: Game 7 loser vs. Game 8 loser	CBS Sports Network**
12		12:30 a.m.	Championship: Game 7 winner vs. Game 8 winner	CBS Sports Network

Bracket

Predicted Champion: Harvard

The Crimson are the best of the bunch out of this eight-team field, although Indiana State could give them a run for their money.

Regardless, it’s hard to see Harvard losing this one—especially with a soft schedule on the way to the championship. The 4-1 Ivy League powerhouse starts the tourney against 0-2 Denver, which it should have no trouble dispatching.

Beating the Pioneers would advance the Crimson to play the winner of the first-round showdown between Pepperdine and Green Bay.

Both of those squads are respectable and should give Harvard a challenge.. The Waves are 4-1 while the Phoenix are 2-1 with their only blemish a three-point loss to No. 10 Wisconsin.

A win there puts the Crimson into the championship, where their well-balanced offensive attack and stifling defense should shine. Harvard averages 77 points, mostly due to the 15 assists per contest that it dishes out, and has held opponents to a mere average of 58.2 points per game.

Much of the credit for Harvard’s success this season is due to junior swingman Wesley Saunders.

The versatile, 6’5”, 215-pound star is averaging 15.2 points, 5.4 rebounds, 3.2 assists, 2.0 steals and 1.2 blocks in 29.6 minutes per game, proving that he can truly do everything.

Kyle Casey and Steve Moundou-Missi are also instrumental in the frontcourt, as the pair has combined to chip in an average of 21.6 points, 11.6 rebounds and 3.2 blocks.

Don’t be surprised if Harvard uses its elite interior defense and efficient offense to run away with the 2013 Great Alaska Shootout title.