BigTen.org, May 15, 2018

The BIG EAST and Big Ten Conferences have announced the matchups for the fourth annual Gavitt Tipoff Games, with eight men's basketball contests set for Nov. 13-16, 2018. Game times will be announced at a later date. All games will be televised on FS1 or BTN.

The Gavitt Tipoff Games is a unique early-season series played between the two conferences and named in honor of Hall of Famer Dave Gavitt, founder of the BIG EAST and basketball visionary.
The annual series, which is played on campus home courts, features games between local opponents as well as attractive intersectional matchups.

This year's Gavitt Games field includes Villanova, the reigning NCAA Champion, and Penn State, the 2018 NIT Champion.

Among the 16 participating schools, six played in the NCAA Tournament last year and three played in the NIT. The NCAA Tournament teams are: Creighton, Michigan, Ohio State, Seton Hall, Villanova and Xavier. The three NIT squads are Marquette, Nebraska and Penn State. These nine teams won at least 20 games last year.

Villanova and Michigan, the schools that battled for the national championship in San Antonio, Texas, will meet again on Wednesday, Nov. 14, at Villanova. In two additional Wednesday contests, Seton Hall travels to Nebraska and Marquette plays at Indiana.

The Gavitt Tipoff Games schedule begins on Tuesday, Nov. 13, with Georgetown playing at Illinois and Wisconsin traveling to Xavier. Wisconsin and Xavier met in last year's Gavitt Games when the Musketeers defeated the Badgers on the road.

The slate for Thursday, Nov. 15, includes Ohio State at Creighton, a matchup of NCAA Tournament squads, and NIT champion Penn State at DePaul.

The Gavitt Tipoff Games concludes with St. John's playing at Rutgers on Friday, Nov. 16.

NOV. 13
Wisconsin at Xavier
Georgetown at Illinois

NOV. 14
Michigan at Villanova
Seton Hall at Nebraska
Marquette at Indiana

NOV. 15
Penn State at DePaul
Ohio State at Creighton

NOV. 16
St. John?s at Rutgers