Sports On T.V. Today.

National Games.

• College football:
• Petro Sun Independence Bowl, at Shreveport, La., Oklahoma State vs. Alabama (ESPN, 4:30 p.m.)
• Pacific Life Holiday Bowl, at San Diego, Texas A&M vs. California (ESPN, 8 p.m.)

• Men's college hoops: Rutgers vs. North Carolina (ESPN2 7 p.m.); UNLV vs. Texas Tech (ESPN2, 9 p.m.)

• High school basketball:
• Girls T-Mobile Invitational, at Seattle:
• Third-place game, teams TBA (VERSUS, 4 p.m.)
• Championship game, teams TBA (VERSUS, 7 p.m.)
• Boys T-Mobile Invitational at Seattle:
• Third-place game, teams TBA (VERSUS, 5:30 p.m.)
• Championship game, teams TBA (VERSUS, 8:45 p.m.).

• NBA: Phoenix vs. Dallas (TNT, 8:15 p.m.); Seattle vs. Denver (TNT, 10:30 p.m.)

Local Games.

• College Football: Houston Bowl, Rutgers vs. Kansas State (NFLNET, 7p.m.)
• Men's College Hoops: MVC, Baby! Drake vs. Evansville (3 ILL-03, 7p.m.); Washington State vs. UCLA (CSNCHI, 9:30 p.m.)
  
• Women's College Hoops: Penn State vs. Illinois (CSNCHI, 7p.m.)