BTN Communications, September 7, 2017
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Coming off a season in which three Big Ten teams reached the Sweet 16 , BTN?s 2017-18 men?s basketball schedule will feature more than 75 conference matchups in addition to at least 49 non-conference battles. For the first time in history, BTN will be the exclusive cable home for the men?s Big Ten Tournament, featuring 10 tournament games from Madison Square Garden in New York City. All games can be streamed via the web, smartphones, tablets and connected devices on BTN2Go and Fox Sports Go.
Conference play on begins on Friday, Dec. 1 with an opening night doubleheader, as Purdue travels to College Park to take on Maryland and Illinois visits Northwestern. January 20 will be ?Super Saturday? on BTN, with a hockey-basketball doubleheader featuring Michigan State, Minnesota and Ohio State at Madison Square Garden. The Minnesota and Ohio State men?s basketball programs will face each other at noon ET, while the Michigan State and Minnesota men?s hockey teams will take to the ice at 8 p.m. ET.
The network?s season-long coverage will include Super Wednesday double headers, Tuesday and Thursday games presented by Quicken Loans and more than 20 games on Saturdays and Sundays.
BTN rounds out the year by televising 10 Big Ten Tournament games, including a pair of opening-round games on Wednesday, Feb. 28, followed by four first-round games on Thursday, March 1 and four second-round games on Friday, March 2.
The Journey: Big Ten Basketball 2018 and Big Ten Basketball & Beyond will return in January, along with the BTN Tip Off Show presented by Auto-Owners Insurance.
2017-18 Conference Schedule:
| Date | Visiting Team | Home Team | Site | Time (ET) | |
| December 1, 2017 | Purdue | at | Maryland | College Park, MD | 7:00 PM |
| December 1, 2017 | Illinois | at | Northwestern | Rosemont, IL | 9:00 PM |
| December 2, 2017 | Penn State | at | Iowa | Iowa City, IA | 5:00 PM |
| December 3, 2017 | Northwestern | at | Purdue | West Lafayette, IN | 4:00 PM |
| December 3, 2017 | Rutgers | at | Minnesota | Minneapolis, MN | 6:00 PM |
| December 3, 2017 | Maryland | at | Illinois | Champaign, IL | 8:00 PM |
| December 4, 2017 | Iowa | at | Indiana | Bloomington, IN | 8:00 PM |
| December 5, 2017 | Michigan State | at | Rutgers | Piscataway, NJ | 7:00 PM |
| December 5, 2017 | Minnesota | at | Nebraska | Lincoln, NE | 9:00 PM |
| January 2, 2018 | Penn State | at | Maryland | College Park, MD | 7:00 PM |
| January 2, 2018 | Nebraska | at | Northwestern | Rosemont, IL | 9:00 PM |
| January 3, 2018 | Rutgers | at | Purdue | West Lafayette, IN | 7:00 PM |
| January 3, 2018 | Illinois | at | Minnesota | Minneapolis, MN | 9:00 PM |
| January 6, 2018 | Illinois | at | Michigan | Ann Arbor, MI | 12:00 PM |
| January 6, 2018 | Nebraska | at | Purdue | West Lafayette, IN | 2:15 PM |
| January 9, 2018 | Wisconsin | at | Nebraska | Lincoln, NE | 8:30 PM |
| January 9, 2018 | Penn State | at | Indiana | Bloomington, IN | 6:30 PM |
| January 10, 2018 | Rutgers | at | Michigan State | East Lansing, MI | 7:00 PM |
| January 10, 2018 | Minnesota | at | Northwestern | Rosemont, IL | 9:00 PM |
| January 12, 2018 | Nebraska | at | Penn State | University Park, PA | 7:00 PM |
| January 14, 2018 | Ohio State | at | Rutgers | Piscataway, NJ | 7:00 PM |
| January 15, 2018 | Minnesota | at | Penn State | University Park, PA | 7:00 PM |
| January 15, 2018 | Illinois | at | Nebraska | Lincoln, NE | 9:00 PM |
| January 17, 2018 | Iowa | at | Rutgers | Piscataway, NJ | 7:00 PM |
| January 17, 2018 | Ohio State | at | Northwestern | Rosemont, IL | 9:00 PM |
| January 18, 2018 | Michigan | at | Nebraska | Lincoln, NE | 9:00 PM |
| January 20, 2018 | Ohio State | vs. | Minnesota | New York, NY | 12:00 PM |
| January 20, 2018 | Penn State | at | Northwestern | Rosemont, IL | 2:00 PM |
| January 21, 2018 | Rutgers | at | Michigan | Ann Arbor, MI | 12:00 PM |
| January 22, 2018 | Nebraska | at | Ohio State | Columbus, OH | 8:00 PM |
| January 23, 2018 | Northwestern | at | Minnesota | Minneapolis, MN | 9:00 PM |
| January 24, 2018 | Nebraska | at | Rutgers | Piscataway, NJ | 7:00 PM |
| January 24, 2018 | Indiana | at | Illinois | Champaign, IL | 9:00 PM |
| January 25, 2018 | Penn State | at | Ohio State | Columbus, OH | 8:00 PM |
| January 27, 2018 | Rutgers | at | Penn State | University Park, PA | 4:00 PM |
| January 27, 2018 | Iowa | at | Nebraska | Lincoln, NE | 8:00 PM |
| January 29, 2018 | Nebraska | at | Wisconsin | Madison, WI | 9:00 PM |
| January 30, 2018 | Rutgers | at | Illinois | Champaign, IL | 7:00 PM |
| January 30, 2018 | Minnesota | at | Iowa | Iowa City, IA | 9:00 PM |
| January 31, 2018 | Penn State | at | Michigan State | East Lansing, MI | 6:30 PM |
| January 31, 2018 | Maryland | at | Purdue | West Lafayette, IN | 8:30 PM |
| February 3, 2018 | Purdue | at | Rutgers | Piscataway, NJ | 4:00 PM |
| February 3, 2018 | Iowa | at | Penn State | University Park, PA | 6 or 8 PM |
| February 5, 2018 | Indiana | at | Rutgers | Piscataway, NJ | 7:00 PM |
| February 6, 2018 | Michigan | at | Northwestern | Rosemont, IL | 7:00 PM |
| February 6, 2018 | Nebraska | at | Minnesota | Minneapolis, MN | 9:00 PM |
| February 7, 2018 | Maryland | at | Penn State | University Park, PA | 6:30 PM |
| February 7, 2018 | Ohio State | at | Purdue | West Lafayette, IN | 8:30 PM |
| February 8, 2018 | Wisconsin | at | Illinois | Champaign, IL | 9:00 PM |
| February 10, 2018 | Rutgers | at | Nebraska | Lincoln, NE | 4:00 PM |
| February 10, 2018 | Iowa | at | Ohio State | Columbus, OH | 6 or 8 PM |
| February 11, 2018 | Penn State | at | Illinois | Champaign, IL | 7:00 PM |
| February 13, 2018 | Maryland | at | Nebraska | Lincoln, NE | 7:00 PM |
| February 13, 2018 | Northwestern | at | Rutgers | Piscataway, NJ | 9:00 PM |
| February 14, 2018 | Iowa | at | Michigan | Ann Arbor, MI | 6:30 PM |
| February 14, 2018 | Illinois | at | Indiana | Bloomington, IN | 8:30 PM |
| February 15, 2018 | Ohio State | at | Penn State | University Park, PA | 8:00 PM |
| February 17, 2018 | Rutgers | at | Maryland | College Park, MD | 8:00 PM |
| February 18, 2018 | Nebraska | at | Illinois | Champaign, IL | 3:30 PM |
| February 18, 2018 | Penn State | at | Purdue | West Lafayette, IN | 8:00 PM |
| February 20, 2018 | Rutgers | at | Ohio State | Columbus, OH | 7:00 PM |
| February 20, 2018 | Indiana | at | Nebraska | Lincoln, NE | 9:00 PM |
| February 21, 2018 | Michigan | at | Penn State | University Park, PA | 7:00 PM |
| February 21, 2018 | Iowa | at | Minnesota | Minneapolis, MN | 9:00 PM |
| February 25, 2018 | Illinois | at | Rutgers | Piscataway, NJ | 3:00 PM |
| February 25, 2018 | Penn State | at | Nebraska | Lincoln, NE | 5:15 PM |
| February 25, 2018 | Northwestern | at | Iowa | Iowa City, IA | 7:30 PM |
| February 28, 2018 | Big Ten Tournament First Round | at | Big Ten Tournament | New York City | TBD |
| February 28, 2018 | Big Ten Tournament First Round | at | Big Ten Tournament | New York City | TBD |
| March 1, 2018 | Big Ten Tournament Second Round | at | Big Ten Tournament | New York City | Noon |
| March 1, 2018 | Big Ten Tournament Second Round | at | Big Ten Tournament | New York City | 2:30 PM |
| March 1, 2018 | Big Ten Tournament Second Round | at | Big Ten Tournament | New York City | 6:30 PM |
| March 1, 2018 | Big Ten Tournament Second Round | at | Big Ten Tournament | New York City | 9:00 PM |
| March 2, 2018 | Big Ten Tournament Quarterfinal | at | Big Ten Tournament | New York City | Noon |
| March 2, 2018 | Big Ten Tournament Quarterfinal | at | Big Ten Tournament | New York City | 2:30 PM |
| March 2, 2018 | Big Ten Tournament Quarterfinal | at | Big Ten Tournament | New York City | 6:30 PM |
| March 2, 2018 | Big Ten Tournament Quarterfinal | at | Big Ten Tournament | New York City | 9:00 PM |
