BTN Communications, September 15, 2015
CHICAGO - Coming off a season in which two Big Ten teams reached the Final Four and Wisconsin advanced to the National Championship Game, BTN?s 2015-16 men?s basketball schedule will feature more than 75 conference matchups. The slate includes five Big Ten Tournament games and nine straight weeks of ?Super Wednesday? doubleheaders, presented by Buffalo Wild Wings. All games can be streamed via the web, smartphones, tablets and connected devices on BTN2Go, BTN?s digital extension.
Big Ten Conference play on BTN tips off on Dec. 29 with a pair of games, as Purdue travels to Madison to take on Wisconsin and Michigan State visits Iowa City to square off with the Hawkeyes. Jan. 30 is home to a special doubleheader, featuring Michigan and Penn State at Madison Square Garden. The men?s basketball programs will face each other at noon ET, while the men?s hockey teams will take to the ice at 7 p.m. ET.
BTN is also home to 12 total games for preseason conference favorite Maryland, both in and out of league play.
Additionally, the network?s season-long coverage will include Tuesday and Thursday games presented by Quicken Loans and frequent doubleheaders on Saturdays and Sundays.
BTN will also televise plenty of nonconference action, including:
? Two of the inaugural Gavitt Tipoff Games, named in honor of Big East founder Dave Gavitt and featuring contests between the two conferences. BTN?s games are Creighton at Indiana Nov. 19 and Xavier at Michigan Nov. 20.
? Two neutral-site nonconference showdowns, with Oklahoma State vs. Minnesota at the Sanford Pentagon in Sioux Falls and Butler vs. Purdue at Bankers Life Fieldhouse in Indianapolis.
BTN rounds out the year by televising five tournament games, including an opening-round game on Wednesday, March 9; two second-round games on Thursday, March 10; and a pair of quarterfinal games on Friday, March 11.
The Journey: Big Ten Basketball 2016 and Big Ten Basketball & Beyond will return in January.
BTN 2015-16 Men?s Basketball Conference Television Schedule: (All Times Eastern)
| Date | Visiting Team | Home Team | Time (ET) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 29, 2015 | Purdue | at | Wisconsin | 7:00 PM |
| December 29, 2015 | Michigan State | at | Iowa | 9:00 PM |
| December 30, 2015 | Minnesota | at | Ohio State | 7:00 PM |
| January 2, 2016 | Penn State | at | Michigan | 12:00 PM |
| January 2, 2016 | Rutgers | at | Wisconsin | 2:00 PM |
| January 2, 2016 | Indiana | at | Nebraska | 4:00 PM |
| January 2, 2016 | Iowa | at | Purdue | 6:00 PM |
| January 2, 2016 | Maryland | at | Northwestern | 8:00 PM |
| January 3, 2016 | Illinois | at | Ohio State | 5:00 PM |
| January 5, 2016 | Minnesota | at | Penn State | 7:00 PM |
| January 5, 2016 | Nebraska | at | Iowa | 9:00 PM |
| January 6, 2016 | Rutgers | at | Maryland | 7:00 PM |
| January 6, 2016 | Ohio State | at | Northwestern | 9:00 PM |
| January 9, 2016 | Northwestern | at | Minnesota | 12 or 2:30 PM |
| January 10, 2016 | Michigan State | at | Penn State | 12:00 PM |
| January 10, 2016 | Purdue | at | Illinois | 2 or 6 PM |
| January 12, 2016 | Wisconsin | at | Northwestern | 7:00 PM |
| January 12, 2016 | Minnesota | at | Nebraska | 9:00 PM |
| January 13, 2016 | Rutgers | at | Ohio State | 6:30 PM |
| January 13, 2016 | Penn State | at | Purdue | 8:30 PM |
| January 16, 2016 | Indiana | at | Minnesota | 12:30 PM |
| January 16, 2016 | Nebraska | at | Illinois | 2:30 PM |
| January 17, 2016 | Michigan | at | Iowa | 2 or 4:30 PM |
| January 18, 2016 | Purdue | at | Rutgers | 7:00 PM |
| January 19, 2016 | Northwestern | at | Maryland | 8:00 PM |
| January 20, 2016 | Nebraska | at | Michigan State | 6:30 PM |
| January 20, 2016 | Minnesota | at | Michigan | 8:30 PM |
| January 21, 2016 | Wisconsin | at | Penn State | 8:00 PM |
| January 23, 2016 | Illinois | at | Minnesota | 6, 7, 8 or 9 PM |
| January 24, 2016 | Purdue | at | Iowa | 1:00 PM |
| January 25, 2016 | Penn State | at | Ohio State | 7:00 PM |
| January 27, 2016 | Rutgers | at | Michigan | 7:00 PM |
| January 27, 2016 | Purdue | at | Minnesota | 9:00 PM |
| January 28, 2016 | Ohio State | at | Illinois | 9:00 PM |
| January 30, 2016 | Michigan | vs. | Penn State | 12:00 PM |
| January 30, 2016 | Minnesota | at | Indiana | 2:15 PM |
| January 30, 2016 | Nebraska | at | Purdue | 4:30 PM |
| January 31, 2016 | Northwestern | at | Iowa | 3:00 PM |
| January 31, 2016 | Rutgers | at | Michigan State | 5:15 PM |
| January 31, 2016 | Wisconsin | at | Illinois | 7:30 PM |
| February 3, 2016 | Illinois | at | Rutgers | 6:30 PM |
| February 3, 2016 | Maryland | at | Nebraska | 8:30 PM |
| February 4, 2016 | Minnesota | at | Northwestern | 9:00 PM |
| February 6, 2016 | Indiana | at | Penn State | 8:00 PM |
| February 7, 2016 | Iowa | at | Illinois | 1:00 PM |
| February 9, 2016 | Northwestern | at | Ohio State | 8:00 PM |
| February 10, 2016 | Nebraska | at | Wisconsin | 7:00 PM |
| February 10, 2016 | Michigan | at | Minnesota | 9:00 PM |
| February 13, 2016 | Ohio State | at | Rutgers | 4:00 PM |
| February 13, 2016 | Illinois | at | Northwestern | 8:00 PM |
| February 14, 2016 | Minnesota | at | Iowa | 7:30 PM |
| February 16, 2016 | Northwestern | at | Purdue | 7:00 PM |
| February 16, 2016 | Rutgers | at | Illinois | 9:00 PM |
| February 17, 2016 | Iowa | at | Penn State | 6:30 PM |
| February 17, 2016 | Nebraska | at | Indiana | 8:30 PM |
| February 18, 2016 | Maryland | at | Minnesota | 8:00 PM |
| February 20, 2016 | TBD | at | TBD | 7 or 9 PM |
| February 21, 2016 | TBD | at | TBD | 7:30 PM |
| February 23, 2016 | Rutgers | at | Minnesota | 8:30 PM |
| February 24, 2016 | Northwestern | at | Michigan | 7:00 PM |
| February 24, 2016 | Wisconsin | at | Iowa | 9:00 PM |
| February 27 or February 28 2016 | TBD | at | TBD | 12:00 PM or 6:00 PM |
| February 28, 2016 | TBD | at | TBD | 7:30 or 8 PM |
| February 28, 2016 | Penn State | at | Michigan State | 12:00 PM |
| March 1, 2016 | Purdue | at | Nebraska | 8:00 PM |
| March 2, 2016 | Michigan State | at | Rutgers | 7:00 PM |
| March 2, 2016 | Wisconsin | at | Minnesota | 9:00 PM |
| March 5, 2016 | Minnesota | at | Rutgers | 1:00 PM |
| March 5, 2016 | Iowa | at | Michigan | 8:00 PM |
| March 6, 2016 | Illinois | at | Penn State | 12:00 PM |
| March 6, 2016 | Nebraska | at | Northwestern | 2:00 PM |
| March 6, 2016 | TBD | at | TBD | 7:30 PM |
| Wednesday, March 9, 2016 | Big Ten Tournament Game #2 | at | Bankers Life Fieldhouse | 7:00 PM |
| Thursday, March 10, 2016 | Big Ten Tournament Game #3 | at | Bankers Life Fieldhouse | 12:00 PM |
| Thursday, March 10, 2016 | Big Ten Tournament Game #4 | at | Bankers Life Fieldhouse | 25 minutes after Game 3 |
| Friday, March 11, 2016 | Big Ten Tournament Game #9 | at | Bankers Life Fieldhouse | 6:30 PM |
| Friday, March 11, 2016 | Big Ten Tournament Game #10 | at | Bankers Life Fieldhouse | 25 minutes after Game 9 |
