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Big Ten Announces Men’s Basketball Schedule
8/23/2019 11:05:00 AM | Men's Basketball
Six weekend home games for the Minnesota men's basketball team highlight the home slate of Big Ten Conference competition, announced Friday afternoon by the conference and Big Ten Network.
Game times and broadcast information, along with the Gophers' non-conference schedule, will be announced at a later date.
The Gophers will welcome 10 of its Big Ten foes to Williams Arena as part of the 20-game schedule, which begins on Monday, December 9 at rival Iowa. Six days later, the first Big Ten home game will feature Ohio State on Sunday, Dec. 15.
After finishing up 2019 and non-conference play, the Big Ten schedule returns on Thursday, Jan. 2 with a road test at Purdue. The first home game of the new calendar year is three days later, when Minnesota hosts Northwestern on Sunday, Jan. 5. The Gophers travel to Michigan State (Thursday, Jan. 9) before opening a two-game homestand against Michigan (Jan. 12) and Penn State (Jan. 15).
The first two-game road trip follows, with trips to Rutgers (Jan. 19) and Ohio State (Jan. 23) before splitting the rest of January at home versus Michigan State (Jan. 26) and at Illinois (Jan. 30).
Following the first bye of the New Year, the Gophers return to action at home in a Border Battle on Wednesday, Feb. 5 at Williams Arena. Three days later, they travel to Penn State (Feb. 8) before the final two-game homestand of the year, hosting Iowa (Sunday, Feb. 16) and Indiana (Wednesday, Feb. 19).
Three of the final five regular-season games are away from the Twin Cities, beginning with a trip to Northwestern (Feb. 23) before a home clash with Maryland (Feb. 26). March opens with the second Border Battle at Wisconsin (Sunday, March 1) and a trip to Indiana (Wednesday, Mar. 4) before the final regular season contest on Sunday, March 8 at home against Nebraska.
The Big Ten Men's Basketball Tournament returns to Indianapolis the following week, being contested from March 11-15 at Bankers Life Fieldhouse.
Game times and broadcast information, along with the Gophers' non-conference schedule, will be announced at a later date.
The Gophers will welcome 10 of its Big Ten foes to Williams Arena as part of the 20-game schedule, which begins on Monday, December 9 at rival Iowa. Six days later, the first Big Ten home game will feature Ohio State on Sunday, Dec. 15.
After finishing up 2019 and non-conference play, the Big Ten schedule returns on Thursday, Jan. 2 with a road test at Purdue. The first home game of the new calendar year is three days later, when Minnesota hosts Northwestern on Sunday, Jan. 5. The Gophers travel to Michigan State (Thursday, Jan. 9) before opening a two-game homestand against Michigan (Jan. 12) and Penn State (Jan. 15).
The first two-game road trip follows, with trips to Rutgers (Jan. 19) and Ohio State (Jan. 23) before splitting the rest of January at home versus Michigan State (Jan. 26) and at Illinois (Jan. 30).
Following the first bye of the New Year, the Gophers return to action at home in a Border Battle on Wednesday, Feb. 5 at Williams Arena. Three days later, they travel to Penn State (Feb. 8) before the final two-game homestand of the year, hosting Iowa (Sunday, Feb. 16) and Indiana (Wednesday, Feb. 19).
Three of the final five regular-season games are away from the Twin Cities, beginning with a trip to Northwestern (Feb. 23) before a home clash with Maryland (Feb. 26). March opens with the second Border Battle at Wisconsin (Sunday, March 1) and a trip to Indiana (Wednesday, Mar. 4) before the final regular season contest on Sunday, March 8 at home against Nebraska.
The Big Ten Men's Basketball Tournament returns to Indianapolis the following week, being contested from March 11-15 at Bankers Life Fieldhouse.
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