2015-16 BIG TEN MEN’S WEEKLY RELEASE: DECEMBER 7, 2015

Contact: Brett McWethy • Office: 847-696-1010 ext. 142 • E-mail: [email protected] • Cell: 815-751-1015 • : @B1GMBBall 2015-16 STANDINGS LAST WEEK'S RESULTS Conference Games All Games Top Last Monday, Nov. 30 W-L PCT H A N Stk. W-L PCT H A N 25* 10 Stk. Michigan State 0-0 .000 0-0 0-0 0-0 - 9-0 1.000 5-0 0-0 4-0 2-0 9-0 W9 Indiana def. Alcorn State, 112-70 Purdue 0-0 .000 0-0 0-0 0-0 - 8-0 1.000 5-0 1-0 2-0 0-0 8-0 W8 Minnesota def. Clemson, 89-83 [17] Maryland 0-0 .000 0-0 0-0 0-0 - 7-1 .875 5-0 0-1 2-0 0-1 7-1 W1 Wake Forest def. Rutgers, 69-68 [17] Northwestern 0-0 .000 0-0 0-0 0-0 - 7-1 .875 5-0 1-0 1-1 0-1 7-1 W4 Iowa 0-0 .000 0-0 0-0 0-0 - 6-2 .750 4-0 1-0 1-2 1-1 6-2 W3 Michigan 0-0 .000 0-0 0-0 0-0 - 6-2 .750 3-1 1-0 2-1 0-1 6-2 W4 Tuesday, Dec. 1 Penn State 0-0 .000 0-0 0-0 0-0 - 5-2 .714 4-1 1-1 0-0 0-0 5-2 W3 #9/9 North Carolina def. #2/2 Maryland, 89-81 [17] Indiana 0-0 .000 0-0 0-0 0-0 - 6-3 .667 5-0 0-1 1-2 0-1 6-3 W1 Nebraska 0-0 .000 0-0 0-0 0-0 - 6-3 .667 5-1 0-1 1-1 0-2 6-3 W1 Michigan def. N.C. State, 66-59 [17] Wisconsin 0-0 .000 0-0 0-0 0-0 - 6-3 .667 4-1 1-1 1-1 0-1 6-3 W2 #21/21 Miami (Fla.) def. Nebraska, 77-72 (OT) [17] Minnesota 0-0 .000 0-0 0-0 0-0 - 5-3 .625 4-1 0-0 1-2 0-0 5-3 L1 Northwestern def. Virginia Tech, 81-79 [17] Illinois 0-0 .000 0-0 0-0 0-0 - 4-5 .444 1-1 0-1 3-3 0-0 4-5 W1 State 0-0 .000 0-0 0-0 0-0 - 3-4 .429 3-3 0-0 0-1 0-1 3-4 W1 #10/10 Virginia def. Ohio State, 64-58 [17] Rutgers 0-0 .000 0-0 0-0 0-0 - 3-5 .375 3-2 0-1 0-2 0-0 3-5 L4 #11/11 Purdue def. Pittsburgh, 72-59 [17]

*AP or USA Today polls Wednesday, Dec. 2 Notre Dame def. Illinois, 84-79 [17] BIG TEN. BIG NEWS. THIS WEEK'S SCHEDULE #7/5 Duke def. Indiana, 94-74 [17] • Michigan State and Purdue remain unbeaten on the Monday, Dec. 7 season at 9-0 and 8-0, respectively. Six conference teams Western Illinois at Iowa, 7 p.m...... BTN Iowa def. Florida State, 78-75 (OT) [17] enter this week's slate with a winning streak of at least three IUPUI at Purdue, 7 p.m...... ESPNU #3/3 Michigan State def. #24/22 Louisville, 71-67 [17] games. Tuesday, Dec. 8 Penn State def. Boston College, 67-58 [17] • Iowa’s Mike Gesell, Maryland’s Varun Ram, Michigan’s Central Connecticut State at Rutgers, 6 p.m...... BTN Wisconsin def. #14/19 Syracuse, 66-58 (OT) [17] , Nebraska’s Shavon Shields, Purdue’s Rapheal Penn State at George Washington, 7 p.m. Davis, Rutgers’ Greg Lewis and Wisconsin’s Nigel Hayes South Dakota State at Minnesota, 8 p.m...... ESPN3 were named nominees for the Allstate Good Works Team, Air Force at Ohio State, 8 p.m...... BTN Friday, Dec. 4 Connecticut vs. #6/9 Maryland [18], 9 p.m...... ESPN recognizing players who have made #2/2 Maryland def. St. Francis (Pa.), 96-55 outstanding contributions in the areas of volunteerism and Michigan at #19 /- SMU, 9 p.m...... ESPN2 civic involvement. Wednesday, Dec. 9 IPFW at Indiana, 7 p.m...... BTN Plus Saturday, Dec. 5 • Six different Big Ten teams received votes in the Maryland-Eastern Shore at #1/1 Michigan State, 7 p.m...... BTN Illinois def. Western Carolina, 80-68 Associated Press (AP) or USA Today Coaches' top 25 polls, Howard at #11/11 Purdue, 7 p.m...... ESPNU including top-ranked Michigan State, No. 6/9 Maryland and Nebraska at Creighton, 8 p.m...... CBSSN Indiana def. Morehead State, 92-59 No. 11/11 Purdue. Indiana, Iowa and Northwestern also Yale at Illinois, 8 p.m...... ESPN3 Iowa def. Missouri-Kansas City, 95-75 received votes in at least one poll. at Wisconsin, 9 p.m...... BTN Michigan def. Houston Baptist, 87-52 • Indiana’s , Maryland’s , Michigan’s Thursday, Dec. 10 #3/3 Michigan State def. Binghamton, 76-33 Caris LeVert, Michigan State’s , Purdue’s A.J. Canisius at Penn State [20], 7 p.m...... BTN Plus Hammons and Caleb Swanigan and Wisconsin’s Hayes were Iowa at #4/2 Iowa State, 7:30 p.m...... ESPN2 South Dakota def. Minnesota, 85-81 (2OT) named to the Naismith Trophy Men's College Player of the Nebraska def. Abilene Christian, 73-63 Year Early Season Watch List. Saturday, Dec. 12 Delaware State at Michigan, Noon...... ESPNU Northwestern def. SIU-Edwardsville, 81-56 • Ferrell, Trimble, LeVert, Valentine and Hayes were named Ohio State at Connecticut, Noon...... CBS Sports Ohio State def. VMI, 89-62 Marquette at Wisconsin, 1:30 p.m...... ESPN2 to the Watch List, while Swanigan Penn State def. Eastern Michigan, 81-70 was named to the watch list for the Wayman Tisdale Award, Illinois- vs. Illinois [19], 2 p.m...... ESPN3 recognizing the top freshman in the nation. Louisiana Monroe at Penn State [20], 2 p.m...... BTN #11/11 Purdue def. New Mexico, 70-58 Youngstown State at #11/11 Purdue, 2 p.m...... ESPN3 Seton Hall def. Rutgers, 84-55 • Big Ten men's basketball teams claimed an 8-6 advantage Maryland-Eastern Shore at #6/9 Maryland, 4:15 p.m...... BTN in the 17th annual Big Ten/ACC Challenge, winning the Rutgers at George Washington, 4:30 p.m...... CBSSN Wisconsin def. Temple, 76-60 Florida at #1/1 Michigan State, 6 p.m...... ESPN2 event for the second consecutive season. Five conference McNeese State at Indiana, 6:30 p.m...... BTN teams posted road victories, helping the Big Ten secure the Oklahoma State vs. Minnesota [21], 8:30 p.m...... BTN Commissioner's Cup for the seventh straight year. [17] 17th Annual Big Ten/ACC Challenge Sunday, Dec. 13 • Michigan State's Denzel Valentine currently leads the Big Rhode Island at Nebraska, 2 p.m...... ESPN3 Rankings: AP/USA Today Coaches Ten in scoring (19.7 ppg), rebounding (8.8 rpg) and assists Chicago State at Northwestern, 7 p.m...... BTN (7.9 apg), and has converted a conference-best 27 three- All times Eastern field goals. [18] (, New York, N.Y.) [19] United , Chicago, Ill. • Rutgers' Corey Sanders leads all Big Ten freshmen in [20] Rec Hall, University Park, Pa. scoring (12.6 ppg) and steals (1.6 spg) and ranks second [21] Sanford Pentagon, Sioux Falls, S.D. among conference freshmen in assists (3.7 apg). Rankings: AP/USA Today Coaches All times Eastern

BIG LIFE. BIG STAGE. BIG TEN. The Big Ten leads all conferences with more than 1,600 Academic All-Americans, including 45 honorees during the 2014-15 academic year. BIG TEN MEN’S BASKETBALL WEEKLY RELEASE PAGE 2 OF 9 BIG TEN PLAYERS OF THE WEEK BIG TEN PLAYERS OF THE WEEK Nov. 16 Player of the Week Freshman of the Week Player: Joey King, MINN A.J. Hammons, Purdue Jordan Murphy, Minnesota Alex Olah, NU C – Sr. – 7-0 – Gary, Ind. – Oak Hill (Va.) Academy F – 6-6 – San Antonio, Texas – Brennan Freshman: Caleb Swanigan, PUR

• Averaged 20.0 points, 11.5 rebounds and 1.5 • Averaged 21.5 points, 13.5 rebounds and 2.0 Nov. 23 blocks per game in just 25.0 minutes per contest, steals per game versus Clemson and South Dakota, Player: Denzel Valentine, MSU leading the Boilermakers to a win at Pittsburgh in including a win over the Tigers in the Big Ten/ACC Freshman: Thomas Bryant, IND the Big Ten/ACC Challenge and a victory over New Challenge Mexico • Posted a pair of double-doubles and shot 55.6 Nov. 30 • Recorded a pair of double-doubles while shooting percent (15-of-27) from the floor on the week Player: Denzel Valentine, MSU 68.0 percent (17-of-25) from the field • Scored 24 points, corralled 10 rebounds, posted Freshman: , MSU • Scored 24 points on 10-of-15 shooting, including a two blocks and tallied a pair of steals against Dec. 7 pair of three-pointers, and corralled 12 rebounds at Clemson Player: A.J. Hammons, PUR Pittsburgh • Scored 19 points, pulled down 17 rebounds, Freshman: Jordan Murphy, MINN • Scored 16 points on 7-of-10 shooting, pulled down handed out three assists and recorded two steals 11 rebounds and recorded three blocks in just 16 versus South Dakota minutes of action against New Mexico • Became the first Minnesota freshman to post back- • Earns his second career Big Ten Player of the Week to-back double-doubles since Kris Humphries in the honor 2003-04 campaign • Last Purdue Player of the Week: A.J. Hammons • Earns his first Freshman of the Week honor (Feb. 23, 2015) • Last Minnesota Freshman of the Week: Nate Mason (Dec. 22, 2014)

ACTIVE SCORING LEADERS Player, School...... Points Caris LeVert, MICH...... 977 Yogi Ferrell, IND...... 1,514 Alex Olah, NU...... 952 Bryn Forbes, MSU*...... 1,351 Eron Harris, MSU*...... 935 Shavon Shields, NEB...... 1,270 Nigel Hayes, WIS...... 926 Denzel Valentine, MSU...... 1,227 Tracy Abrams, ILL#...... 890 A.J. Hammons, PUR...... 1,176 Brandon Taylor, PSU...... 881 Tre Demps, NU...... 1,137 Mike Gesell, IOWA...... 870 , MD...... 1,110 * includes previous school , MD*...... 995 # Out for 2015-16 season (injury) ACTIVE REBOUNDING LEADERS Player, School...... Rebounds Mike Thorne Jr., ILL*...... 525 A.J. Hammons, PUR...... 709 Brandon Taylor, PSU...... 484 Denzel Valentine, MSU...... 701 , IOWA...... 419 Alex Olah, NU...... 571 Rapheal Davis, PUR...... 416 Shavon Shields, NEB...... 560 Matt Costello, MSU...... 413 Adam Woodbury, IOWA...... 546 Nigel Hayes, WIS...... 411 Jake Layman, MD...... 528 * includes previous school ACTIVE ASSISTS LEADERS Player, School...... Assists Caris LeVert, MICH...... 233 Yogi Ferrell, IND...... 497 Tre Demps, NU...... 221 Denzel Valentine, MSU...... 469 Rasheed Sulaimon, MD*...... 211 Mike Gesell, IOWA...... 407 Johnny Hill, PUR*...... 209 Tracy Abrams, ILL#...... 293 Jr., MICH...... 188 Anthony Clemmons, IOWA...... 257 Rapheal Davis, PUR...... 173 Spike Albrecht, MICH...... 235 * includes previous school # Out for 2015-16 season (injury) FOLLOW THE BIG TEN BIG TEN COACHES RECORDS The Big Ten men's basketball page on bigten.org Coach, School Career (Yr.) at School (Yr.) Big Ten Only will feature daily notes, previews, recaps, statistics, , ILL 151-103 (8th) 66-47 (4th) 24-30 (4th) standings and more. You can also keep track of Tom Crean, IND 317-210 (17th) 127-114 (8th) 49-77 (8th) Big Ten basketball in real-time by following the Fran McCaffery, IOWA 353-254 (20th) 102-77 (6th) 42-48 (6th) conference on Twitter @B1GMBBall and @BigTen or , MD 344-210 (18th) 94-51 (5th) 14-4 (2nd) , MICH 723-430 (38th) 172-112 (9th) 78-66 (9th) become a fan of the on Facebook , MSU 504-199 (21st) 504-199 (21st) 233-107 (21st) and receive exclusive updates. Richard Pitino, MINN 66-45 (4th) 48-31 (3rd) 14-22 (3rd) Tim Miles, NEB 336-272 (21st) 53-52 (4th) 21-33 (4th) Chris Collins, NU 36-37 (3rd) 36-37 (3rd) 12-24 (3rd) facebook.com/BigTenConference Thad Matta, OSU 404-129 (16th) 302-98 (12th) 132-60 (12th) Patrick Chambers, PSU 103-105 (7th) 61-77 (5th) 16-56 (5th) Matt Painter, PUR 245-130 (12th) 220-125 (11th) 101-75 (11th) @B1GMBBall Eddie Jordan, RU 25-48 (3rd) 25-48 (3rd) 2-16 (2nd) Bo Ryan, WIS 746-231 (32nd) 363-128 (15th) 172-68 (15th) instagram.com/bigten

BIG LIFE. BIG STAGE. BIG TEN. Every Committee on Institutional Cooperation (CIC) institution ranks among the top 78 universities in the nation according tothe 2014 Academic Ranking of World Universities, including six in the top 25. The CIC includes all 14 Big Ten schools and the University of Chicago. BIG TEN MEN’S BASKETBALL WEEKLY RELEASE PAGE 3 OF 9 ASSOCIATED PRESS POLL USA TODAY COACHES POLL ROAD TO THE FINAL FOUR 2016 BIG TEN MEN'S BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT Dec. 7, 2015 Dec. 7, 2015 Bankers Life Fieldhouse - , Ind.

Rank Team Rec. Pts. Rank Team Rec. Pts. March 9 1 Michigan State (62) 9-0 1,617 1 Michigan State (26) 9-0 765 No. 12 vs. No. 13 - 4:30 p.m., ESPN2 2 Kansas (1) 6-1 1,442 2 Iowa State (2) 6-0 668 No. 11 vs. No. 14 - 7 p.m., BTN 3 North Carolina (2) 7-1 1,425 3 North Carolina 7-1 631 March 10 4 Iowa State 6-0 1,347 4 Kentucky 7-1 626 No. 8 vs. No. 9 - Noon, BTN 5 Kentucky 7-1 1,325 5 Duke 8-1 620 No. 5 vs. No. 12/13 - 2:30 p.m., BTN 6 Maryland 7-1 1,299 6 Villanova (2) 7-0 615 No. 7 vs. No. 10 - 6:30 p.m., ESPN2 7 Oklahoma 5-0 1,283 7 Kansas 6-1 613 No. 6 vs. No. 11/14 - 9 p.m., ESPN2 8 Duke 8-1 1,243 8 Oklahoma 5-0 603 9 Villanova 7-0 1,230 9 Maryland (1) 7-1 602 March 11 10 Virginia 7-1 1,003 10 Virginia 7-1 503 No. 1 vs. No. 8/9 - Noon, ESPN 11 Purdue 8-0 997 11 Purdue 8-0 490 No. 4 vs. Game 4 Winner - 2:30 p.m., ESPN No. 2 vs. Game 5 Winner - 6:30 p.m., BTN 12 Xavier 8-0 930 12 Arizona 7-1 407 No. 3 vs. Game 6 Winner - 9 p.m., BTN 13 Arizona 7-1 811 13 Xavier 8-0 399 14 West Virginia 7-0 615 14 West Virginia 7-0 371 March 12 15 Providence 8-1 548 15 Baylor 6-1 248 Semifinal #1 - 1 p.m., CBS Sports 16 Baylor 6-1 488 16 Vanderbilt 6-2 242 Semifinal #2 - 3:30 p.m., CBS Sports 17 Miami (FL) 7-1 469 17 Gonzaga 5-2 233 18 Butler 6-1 416 18 Providence 8-1 230 March 13 19 SMU 6-0 413 19 Louisville 6-1 199 Championship Game - 3 p.m., CBS Sports 20 Gonzaga 5-2 399 20 Miami (FL) 7-1 198 All times ET 21 Vanderbilt 6-2 377 21 Butler 6-1 179 22 Louisville 6-1 373 22 8-1 151 2016 NCAA CHAMPIONSHIP 23 Cincinnati 8-1 331 23 Oregon 6-1 116 24 Oregon 6-1 241 24 Utah 7-1 63 FIRST FOUR - MARCH 15 & 16 25 Utah 7-1 108 25 Texas A&M 7-2 58 University of Dayton Arena - Dayton, Ohio Host: University of Dayton Other receiving votes: Connecticut 82, Syracuse 78, Others receiving votes: Syracuse 47, Connecticut FIRST & SECOND ROUNDS - MARCH 17 & 19 Texas A&M 69, George Washington 60, UNLV 40, 39, UNLV 33, South Carolina 29, Dayton 20, George Dunkin' Donuts Center - Providence, R.I. UCLA 19, South Carolina 15, Dayton 7, Arkansas- Washington 17, Pittsburgh 12, Saint Mary's 11, Host: Providence Little Rock 5, Georgetown 4, Florida 4, Pittsburgh Iowa 7, Davidson 6, Georgetown 6, UCLA 5, 3, Iowa 3, Northwestern 2, Indiana 2, Notre Dame California 4, Florida 3, Indiana 2, LSU 2, Colorado 1, Wells Fargo Arena - Des Moines, Iowa 1, Navy 1. Kansas State 1. Host: Iowa State PNC Arena - Raleigh, N.C. Host: NC State

Pepsi Center - Denver, Colo. IN THE POLLS - AP/USA TODAY Host: Mountain West

ILL IND IOWA MD MICH MSU MINN NEB NU OSU PSU PUR RU WIS FIRST & SECOND ROUNDS - MARCH 18 & 20 Preseason - / - 15/15 rv/rv 3/3 25/rv 13/13 - / - - / - - / - - /rv - / - 23/25 - / - 17/17 - , N.Y. Nov. 16 - / - 14/15 rv / - 3/3 24/25 13/13 - / - - / - - / - - / - - / - 21/23 - / - rv/rv Host: Atlantic 10 Nov. 23 - / - 13/14 rv/rv 2/2 rv/rv 3/4 - / - - / - - / - - / - - / - 16/15 - / - - / - Scottrade Center - St. Louis, Mo. Nov. 30 - / - rv/rv rv/rv 2/2 - / - 3/3 - / - - / - rv / - - / - - / - 11/11 - / - - / - Host: Missouri Valley Conference Dec. 7 - / - rv/rv rv/rv 6/9 - / - 1/1 - / - - / - rv / - - / - - / - 11/11 - / - - / - Chesapeake Energy Arena - Oklahoma City, Okla. rv—receiving votes Host: Big 12 Conference

Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena - Spokane, Wash. Host: Idaho

REGIONALS - MARCH 24 & 26 Honda Center - Anaheim, Calif. Host: Big West Conference

KFC YUM! Center - Louisville, Ky. Host: Louisville

REGIONALS - MARCH 25 & 27 United Center - Chicago, Ill. Host: Big Ten Conference

Wells Fargo Center - Philadelphia, Pa. Host: LaSalle

FINAL FOUR - APRIL 2 & 4 NRG - Houston, Texas Hosts: Rice, Texas Southern, Houston

BIG LIFE. BIG STAGE. BIG TEN. The Big Ten led the nation in men’s basketball attendance for the 39th consecutive season in 2014-15, setting conference records for total attendance (3,076,641) and attendance in conference games only (1,677,589). BIG TEN MEN’S BASKETBALL WEEKLY RELEASE PAGE 4 OF 9

Big Life. Big Stage. Big Ten. Since its incep on in 1896, the pursuit and a ainment of academic excellence has been a priority for every Big Ten member ins tu on. But maintaining the conference’s standard of compe ng at the highest level in athle cs also endures as an important component of the Big Ten experience. Striking that balance between academics and athle cs is integral to the Big Ten’s iden ty. Recognized as one of intercollegiate sports’ most successful undertakings, the Big Ten strives for success from its students not only on the fi eld and in the classroom, but around the world as well.

PREMIER ACADEMIC INSTITUTIONS LEADERS IN INNOVATION The Commi ee on Ins tu onal Coopera on (CIC) is an academic Took part in the na on’s fi rst bowl game, winning the 1902 Rose Bowl consor um of all 14 Big Ten universi es and the University of Chicago, Game, and signed an exclusive contract with the Tournament of Roses which is widely considered to be the model for eff ec ve and voluntary in 1946, making it the fi rst bowl with permanent conference affi lia ons. collabora on among top research universi es. Awarded the fi rst Big Ten Medal of Honor in 1915, honoring Every CIC ins tu on ranks among the top 78 universi es in the na on outstanding seniors who demonstrated excellence in academics and according to the 2014 Academic Ranking of World Universi es, including athle cs. six in the top 25. Formed the Big Ten Advisory Commission in 1972, enlis ng former The Big Ten leads all conferences with more than 1,600 Academic All- students that competed in conference athle cs to serve as liaisons to Americans, including 45 honorees during the 2014-15 academic year. the NCAA’s Diversity and Inclusion Department, the Big Ten Student- Athlete Advisory Commission and other organiza ons. CIC schools had over $10 billion in 2013 funded research, $4 billion more than any other conference. Became the fi rst conference to voluntarily adopt male and female par cipa on goals a� er launching its Gender Equity Ac on Plan in 1992. A HISTORY OF ATHLETIC SUCCESS Big Ten schools earned 10 team na onal championships in 2014-15, Implemented the fi rst collegiate football system of instant replay in breaking the previous conference single-season record of nine na onal 2004, which the NCAA approved for use among all conferences in 2006. tles in 1999-2000. Launched the (BTN) in 2007, the fi rst na onal In the last two academic years, current Big Ten ins tu ons have claimed conference-owned television network. 17 team na onal championships in 12 diff erent sports. Began partnering with the Ivy League to study the eff ects of head Over the last 10 years, current Big Ten ins tu ons have won 78 team injuries in sports in 2012. na onal tles in 23 diff erent sports, including at least seven in each of the last seven academic years. Accepted Johns Hopkins University as the conference’s fi rst sport affi liate members in men’s and women’s lacrosse in 2013 and 2015, BROAD-BASED PROGRAMMING respec vely. The Big Ten will administer over $200 million in direct fi nancial support to almost 9,500 students compe ng in intercollegiate athle cs for more EXTENSIVE TELEVISION EXPOSURE than 11,000 par cipa on opportuni es on 350 teams in 42 diff erent Through the Big Ten’s media agreements with BTN, ABC/ESPN, CBS sports. and FOX, nearly 1,400 Big Ten events are produced and distributed na onally and globally on an annual basis. The Big Ten sponsors 28 offi cial conference sports, 14 for men and 14 for women, including the addi on of men’s ice hockey and men’s and BTN is in more than 60 million homes across the and women’s lacrosse the last two years. Canada. BTN2Go is BTN’s digital extension, delivering live and on- demand programming to computers, smartphones and tablets. BTN Plus The Big Ten leads the na on in total students compe ng in within BTN2Go streams hundreds of addi onal events each season. intercollegiate athle cs and par cipa on opportuni es, and sponsors more offi cial sports than all conferences except the Ivy League. COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT For more than 25 years, through the Big Ten’s SCORE (Success Comes Almost 1,400 Big Ten compe tors have par cipated in the Olympics, Out of Reading Everyday) program, the conference has partnered with winning more than 600 medals, including nearly 300 gold. Chicago elementary schools to improve reading performance.

PASSIONATE FOLLOWING Surrounding the Big Ten Football Championship Game and Basketball The Big Ten leads all conferences with 5.7 million alumni and nearly Tournaments, the conference holds numerous community ini a ves, 580,000 students. such as the Big Ten Career Expo, SaturDAY of Service and Offi cia ng and Youth Football Clinics. In addi on, the Big Ten has hosted a downtown Each year more than 11 million patrons a end Big Ten home contests, 5K, collaborated with a local breast cancer awareness group and as the conference leads the na on in a endance for men’s basketball, provided unique event experiences for the Wounded Warrior Project. hockey, volleyball and wrestling. BIG TEN MEN’S BASKETBALL WEEKLY RELEASE PAGE 5 OF 9 ILLINOIS FIGHTING ILLINI INDIANA HOOSIERS IOWA HAWKEYES 4-5 overall; 0-0 Big Ten 6-3 overall; 0-0 Big Ten 6-2 overall; 0-0 Big Ten

NOVEMBER NOVEMBER NOVEMBER 13 North Florida [1] L, 81-93 13 Eastern Illinois W, 88-49 13 Gardner-Webb W, 76-59 15 North Dakota State [1] W, 80-74 16 Austin Peay W, 102-76 15 Coppin State W, 103-68 18 at Providence [2] L, 59-60 19 Creighton [1] W, 86-65 19 at Marquette [1] W, 89-61 21 Chattanooga [1] L, 77-81 23 vs. Wake Forest [2] L, 78-82 26 vs. Dayton [2] L, 77-82 23 Chicago State [1] W, 82-79 24 vs. St. John’s [2] W, 83-72 27 vs. #17/18 Notre Dame [2] L, 62-68 27 vs. UAB [3] W, 72-58 25 vs. UNLV [2] L, 69-72 29 vs. #20/20 Wichita State [2] W, 84-61 28 vs. #4/5 Iowa State [3] L, 73-84 30 Alcorn State W, 112-70 DECEMBER DECEMBER DECEMBER 2 Florida State [3] W, 78-75 (OT) 2 Notre Dame [4] L, 79-84 2 at #7/5 Duke [3] L, 74-94 5 UMKC W, 95-75 5 Western Carolina W, 80-68 5 Morehead State W, 92-59 7 Western Illinois 7 p.m. 9 Yale 8 p.m. 9 IPFW 7 p.m. 10 at #4/2 Iowa State 7:30 p.m. 12 vs. Illinois-Chicago [5] 2 p.m. 12 McNeese State 6:30 p.m. 19 vs. Drake [4] 4:30 p.m. 19 South Dakota 3 p.m. 19 vs. Notre Dame [4] 2 p.m. 22 Tennessee Tech 8:30 p.m. 23 vs. Missouri [6] 7 p.m. 22 Kennesaw State 6 p.m. 29 Michigan State 9 p.m. 30 Michigan 3 p.m. 30 at Rutgers 1 p.m. JANUARY JANUARY JANUARY 2 at Purdue 6 p.m. 3 at Ohio State 5 p.m. 2 at Nebraska 4 p.m. 5 Nebraska 9 p.m. 7 at Michigan State 7/9 p.m. 5 Wisconsin 7 p.m. 14 at Michigan State 7 p.m. 10 Purdue 2/6 p.m. 10 Ohio State 1:30/4:30 p.m. 17 Michigan 2/4:30 p.m. 16 Nebraska 2:30 p.m. 16 at Minnesota 12:30 p.m. 21 at Rutgers 7 p.m. 19 at Indiana 7 p.m. 19 Illinois 7 p.m. 24 Purdue 1 p.m. 23 at Minnesota TBD 23 Northwestern Noon 28 at Maryland 7 p.m. 28 Ohio State 9 p.m. 26 at Wisconsin 7 p.m. 31 Northwestern 3 p.m. 31 Wisconsin 7:30 p.m. 30 Minnesota 2:15 p.m. FEBRUARY FEBRUARY FEBRUARY 3 Penn State 7 p.m. 3 at Rutgers 6:30 p.m. 2 at Michigan 9 p.m. 7 at Illinois 1 p.m. 7 Iowa 1 p.m. 6 at Penn State 8 p.m. 11 at Indiana 9 p.m. 13 at Northwestern 8 p.m. 11 Iowa 9 p.m. 14 Minnesota 7:30 p.m. 16 Rutgers 9 p.m. 14 at Michigan State 1 p.m. 17 at Penn State 6:30 p.m. 21 at Wisconsin TBD 17 Nebraska 8:30 p.m. 24 Wisconsin 9 p.m. 25 Indiana 9 p.m. 20 Purdue 7/9 p.m. 27/28 at Ohio State TBD 28 Minnesota TBD 25 at Illinois 9 p.m. MARCH MARCH MARCH 1 Indiana 9 p.m. 3 at Maryland 7 p.m. 1 at Iowa 9 p.m. 5 at Michigan 8 p.m. 6 at Penn State Noon 5/6 Maryland TBD 9-13 Big Ten Tournament [5] TBD 9-13 Big Ten Tournament [7] TBD 9-13 Big Ten Tournament [5] TBD All times Eastern All times Eastern All times Eastern [1] - Inaugural [1] - Prairie Capital Convention Center, [1] - Inaugural Gavitt Tipoff Games [2] - Advocare Invitational (HP Field House, Springfield, Ill. [2] - Maui Jim Maui Invitational (Lahaina Civic Orlando, Fla.) [2] - Inaugural Gavitt Tipoff Games Center, Maui, Hawaii) [3] - 17th annual Big Ten/ACC Challenge [3] - (Emerald Coast [3] - 17th annual Big Ten/ACC Challenge [4] - Big Four Classic (Wells Fargo Arena, Des Classic Arena, Niceville, Fla.) [4] - Crossroads Classic (Bankers Life Moines, Iowa) [4] - 17th annual Big Ten/ACC Challenge Fieldhouse, Indianapolis, Ind.) [5] - Bankers Life Fieldhouse, Indianapolis, Ind. [5] - United Center, Chicago, Ill. [5] - Bankers Life Fieldhouse, Indianapolis, [6] - Braggin’ Rights (Scottrade Center, Ind. St. Louis, Mo.) [7] - Bankers Life Fieldhouse, Indianapolis, Ind.

BIG LIFE. BIG STAGE. BIG TEN. The conference awarded the first Big Ten Medal of Honor in 1915, honoring outstanding seniors who demonstrated excellence in academics and athletics. BIG TEN MEN’S BASKETBALL WEEKLY RELEASE PAGE 6 OF 9

#6/9 MICHIGAN WOLVERINES #1/1 7-1 overall; 0-0 Big Ten 6-2 overall; 0-0 Big Ten 9-0 overall; 0-0 Big Ten NOVEMBER NOVEMBER NOVEMBER 13 Mount St. Mary’s W, 80-56 13 Northern Michigan W, 70-44 13 Florida Atlantic W, 82-55 17 Georgetown [1] W, 75-71 16 Elon W, 88-68 17 vs. #4/5 Kansas [1] W, 79-73 20 Rider W, 65-58 20 Xavier [1] L, 70-86 20 Arkansas-Pine Bluff W, 92-46 24 vs. Illinois State [2] W, 77-66 25 vs. #18/21 Connecticut [2] L, 60-74 23 Eastern Michigan W, 89-65 25 vs. Rhode Island [2] W, 86-63 26 vs. Charlotte [2] W, 102-47 26 vs. Boston College [2] W, 99-68 28 Cleveland State W, 80-63 27 vs. Texas [2] W, 78-72 27 vs. Boise State [2] W, 77-67 29 vs. Providence [3] W, 77-64 DECEMBER DECEMBER 1 at #9/9 North Carolina [3] L, 81-89 1 at NC State [3] W, 66-59 DECEMBER 4 Saint Francis (Pa.) W, 96-55 5 Houston Baptist W, 82-57 2 #24/22 Louisville [3] W, 71-67 8 vs. Connecticut [4] 9 p.m. 8 at #19/- SMU 9 p.m. 5 Binghamton W, 76-33 12 Maryland-Eastern Shore 4:15 p.m. 12 Delaware State Noon 9 Maryland-Eastern Shore 7 p.m. 19 vs. Princeton [5] 7 p.m. 15 Northern Kentucky 7 p.m. 12 Florida 6 p.m. 27 Marshall 4 p.m. 19 Youngstown State 6 p.m. 19 at Northeastern 12:30 p.m. 30 Penn State 5 p.m. 23 Bryant 7 p.m. 22 Oakland 7 p.m. 30 at Illinois 3 p.m. 29 at Iowa 9 p.m. JANUARY 2 at Northwestern 8 p.m. JANUARY JANUARY 6 Rutgers 7 p.m. 2 Penn State Noon 7 Illinois 7/9 p.m. 9 at Wisconsin TBD 7 at Purdue 7/9 p.m. 10 at Penn State Noon 12 at Michigan 9 p.m. 12 Maryland 9 p.m. 14 Iowa 7 p.m. 16 Ohio State Noon 17 at Iowa 2/4:30 p.m. 17 at Wisconsin 1:30/4:30 p.m. 19 Northwestern 8 p.m. 20 Minnesota 8:30 p.m. 20 Nebraska 6:30 p.m. 23 at Michigan State TBD 23 at Nebraska 2 p.m. 23 Maryland TBD 28 Iowa 7 p.m. 27 Rutgers 7 p.m. 28 at Northwestern 9 p.m. 31 at Ohio State 1 p.m. 30 Penn State Noon 31 Rutgers 5:15 p.m.

FEBRUARY FEBRUARY FEBRUARY 3 at Nebraska 8:30 p.m. 2 Indiana 9 p.m. 6 at Michigan 2 p.m. 6 Purdue 4 p.m. 6 Michigan State 2 p.m. 9 at Purdue 7 p.m. 9 Bowie State 7:30 p.m. 10 at Minnesota 9 p.m. 14 Indiana 1 p.m. 13 Wisconsin 6 p.m. 13 Purdue 2 p.m. 18 Wisconsin 9 p.m. 18 at Minnesota 8 p.m. 16 at Ohio State 7 p.m. 23 at Ohio State 9 p.m. 21 Michigan TBD 21 at Maryland 1/7:30 p.m. 28 Penn State Noon 27 at Purdue 4 p.m. 24 Northwestern 7 p.m. 28 at Wisconsin 4/6 p.m. MARCH MARCH 2 at Rutgers 7 p.m. 3 Illinois 7 p.m. MARCH 5/6 Ohio State TBD 5/6 at Indiana TBD 5 Iowa 8 p.m. 9-13 Big Ten Tournament [4] TBD 9-13 Big Ten Tournament [6] TBD 9-13 Big Ten Tournament [4] TBD All times Eastern All times Eastern All times Eastern [1] - (United Center, [1] - Inaugural Gavitt Tipoff Games [1] - Inaugural Gavitt Tipoff Games Chicago, Ill.) [2] - Cancun Challenge (Hard Rock Hotel [2] - (Imperial Arena, Paradise [2] - (Titan Gym, Fullerton, Riviera Maya, Cancun, Mexico) Island, Bahamas) Calif.) [3] - 17th annual Big Ten/ACC Challenge [3] - 17th annual Big Ten/ACC Challenge [3] - Wooden Legacy (Honda Center, [4] - Madison Square Garden, [4] - Bankers Life Fieldhouse, Indianapolis, Ind. Fullerton, Calif.) New York, N.Y. [3] - 17th annual Big Ten/ACC Challenge [5] - Royal Farms Arena, Baltimore, Md. [4] - Bankers Life Fieldhouse, Indianapolis, [6] - Bankers Life Fieldhouse, Indianapolis, Ind. Ind.

BIG LIFE. BIG STAGE. BIG TEN. Each year more than 11 million patrons attend Big Ten home contests, as the conference leads the nation in attendance for men’s basketball, hockey, volleyball and wrestling. BIG TEN MEN’S BASKETBALL WEEKLY RELEASE PAGE 7 OF 9

MINNESOTA GOLDEN GOPHERS NEBRASKA CORNHUSKERS NORTHWESTERN WILDCATS 5-3 overall; 0-0 Big Ten 6-3 overall; 0-0 Big Ten 7-1 overall; 0-0 Big Ten NOVEMBER NOVEMBER NOVEMBER 13 UMKC W, 76-58 14 Mississippi Valley State W, 97-51 13 UMass-Lowell W, 79-57 15 Louisiana-Monroe W, 67-56 17 at #11/8 Villanova [1] L, 63-87 18 Fairfield W, 79-72 19 vs. Temple [1] L, 70-75 19 Delaware State W, 75-60 20 Columbia W, 83-80 (OT) 20 vs. Missouri State [1] W, 74-69 22 Southeastern Louisiana W, 92-65 23 vs. #9/8 North Carolina [1] L, 69-80 22 vs. Texas Tech [1] L, 68-81 24 Arkansas-Pine Bluff W, 67-44 24 vs. Missouri [1] W, 67-62 27 Nebraska-Omaha W, 93-90 27 vs. Cincinnati [2] L, 61-65 28 New Orleans W, 90-63 30 Clemson [2] W, 89-83 28 vs. Tennessee [2] W, 82-71 DECEMBER DECEMBER DECEMBER 1 at Virginia Tech [2] W, 81-79 5 South Dakota L, 81-85 (2OT) 1 #21/21 Miami (Fla.) [3] L, 72-77 (OT) 5 SIU-Edwardsville W, 81-56 8 South Dakota State 8 p.m. 5 Abilene Christian W, 73-63 13 Chicago State 7 p.m. 12 vs. Oklahoma State [3] 8:30 p.m. 9 at Creighton 8 p.m. 15 Mississippi Valley State 8 p.m. 16 Chicago State 8 p.m. 13 Rhode Island 2 p.m. 19 at DePaul 2 p.m. 23 Milwaukee 8 p.m. 20 Samford 7 p.m. 21 Sacred Heart 7 p.m. 30 at Ohio State 7 p.m. 22 Prairie View 8 p.m. 27 Loyola (Md.) 8 p.m. 30 Northwestern 4 p.m. 30 at Nebraska 4 p.m. JANUARY 2 Michigan State 3 p.m. JANUARY JANUARY 5 at Penn State 7 p.m. 2 Indiana 4 p.m. 2 Maryland 8 p.m. 9 Northwestern TBD 5 at Iowa 9 p.m. 6 Ohio State 9 p.m. 12 at Nebraska 9 p.m. 9 at Rutgers 5 p.m. 9 at Minnesota TBD 16 Indiana 12:30 p.m. 12 Minnesota 9 p.m. 12 Wisconsin 7 p.m. 20 at Michigan 8:30 p.m. 16 at Illinois 2:30 p.m. 16 Penn State 8:30 p.m. 23 Illinois TBD 20 at Michigan State 6:30 p.m. 19 at Maryland 8 p.m. 27 Purdue 9 p.m. 23 Michigan 2 p.m. 23 at Indiana Noon 30 at Indiana 2:15 p.m. 30 at Purdue 4:30 p.m. 28 Michigan State 9 p.m. 31 at Iowa 3 p.m. FEBRUARY FEBRUARY 4 at Northwestern 9 p.m. 3 Maryland 8:30 p.m. FEBRUARY 10 Michigan 9 p.m. 6 Rutgers 2 p.m. 4 Minnesota 9 p.m. 14 at Iowa 7:30 p.m. 10 at Wisconsin 7 p.m. 9 at Ohio State 8 p.m. 18 Maryland 8 p.m. 13 Penn State 6 p.m. 13 Illinois 8 p.m. 23 Rutgers 7 p.m. 17 at Indiana 8:30 p.m. 16 at Purdue 7 p.m. 28 at Illinois TBD 20/21 Ohio State TBD 24 at Michigan 7 p.m. 25 at Penn State 7 p.m. 27 Rutgers 2 p.m. MARCH 2 Wisconsin 9 p.m. MARCH MARCH 5 at Rutgers 1 p.m. 1 Purdue 8 p.m. 3 at Penn State 9 p.m. 9-13 Big Ten Tournament [4] TBD 6 at Northwestern 2 p.m. 6 Nebraska 2 p.m. 9-13 Big Ten Tournament [4] TBD 9-13 Big Ten Tournament [3] TBD All times Eastern All times Eastern All times Eastern [1] - Puerto Rico Tip-Off (Coliseo Roberto Clemente, San Juan, P.R.) [1] - Inaugural Gavitt Tipoff Games [1] - CBE Hall of Fame Classic [2] - 17th annual Big Ten/ACC Challenge [2] - (Barclays Center, (Sprint Center, Kansas City, Mo.) [3] - Sanford Pentagon, Sioux Falls, S.D. Brooklyn, N.Y.) [2] - 17th annual Big Ten/ACC Challenge [4] - Bankers Life Fieldhouse, Indianapolis, Ind. [3] - 17th annual Big Ten/ACC Challenge [3] - Bankers Life Fieldhouse, Indianapolis, [4] - Bankers Life Fieldhouse, Indianapolis, Ind. Ind.

BIG LIFE. BIG STAGE. BIG TEN. Since the 2013-14 academic year, current Big Ten institutions have claimed 18 team national championships in 13 different sports. BIG TEN MEN’S BASKETBALL WEEKLY RELEASE PAGE 8 OF 9

OHIO STATE BUCKEYES PENN STATE NITTANY LIONS #11/11 PURDUE BOILERMAKERS 3-4 overall; 0-0 Big Ten 5-2 overall; 0-0 Big Ten 8-0 overall; 0-0 Big Ten

NOVEMBER NOVEMBER NOVEMBER 15 Mount St. Mary’s W, 76-54 14 VMI W, 62-50 13 North Carolina A&T W, 81-40 17 Grambling State W, 82-55 17 DePaul [1] W, 68-62 15 Vermont W, 107-79 20 Texas-Arlington L, 68-73 20 at Duquesne [2] L, 52-78 18 Incarnate Word W, 96-61 24 Louisiana Tech L, 74-82 24 Radford L, 74-86 21 vs. Old Dominion [1] W, 61-39 27 vs. Memphis [1] L, 76-81 (OT) 28 Bucknell W, 62-58 22 vs. Florida [1] W, 85-70 28 Lehigh W, 77-55 DECEMBER DECEMBER 1 #10/10 Virginia [2] L, 58-64 2 at Boston College [3] W, 67-58 DECEMBER 5 VMI W, 89-62 5 Eastern Michigan W, 81-70 1 at Pittsburgh [2] W, 72-59 8 Air Force 8 p.m. 8 at George Washington 7 p.m. 5 New Mexico W, 70-58 12 at Connecticut Noon 10 Canisius [4] 7 p.m. 7 IUPUI 7 p.m. 16 Northern Illinois 7 p.m. 12 Louisiana-Monroe [4] 2 p.m. 9 Howard 7 p.m. 19 vs. Kentucky [3] 3:30 p.m. 19 at Drexel [5] 7 p.m. 12 Youngstown State 2 p.m. 22 Mercer 9 p.m. 22 vs. Colorado [6] 10:30 p.m. 19 vs. Butler [3] 5 p.m. 27 South Carolina State 6 p.m. 23 vs. SMU/Kent State [6] TBD 22 Vanderbilt 8 p.m. 30 Minnesota 7 p.m. 30 at Maryland 5 p.m. 29 at Wisconsin 7 p.m.

JANUARY JANUARY JANUARY 3 Illinois 5 p.m. 2 at Michigan Noon 2 Iowa 6 p.m. 6 at Northwestern 9 p.m. 5 Minnesota 7 p.m. 7 Michigan 7/9 p.m. 10 at Indiana TBD 10 Michigan State Noon 10 at Illinois 2/6 p.m. 13 Rutgers 6:30 p.m. 13 at Purdue 8:30 p.m. 13 Penn State 8:30 p.m. 16 at Maryland Noon 16 at Northwestern 8:30 p.m. 18 at Rutgers 7 p.m. 21 at Purdue 9 p.m. 21 Wisconsin 8 p.m. 21 Ohio State 9 p.m. 25 Penn State 7 p.m. 25 at Ohio State 7 p.m. 24 at Iowa 1 p.m. 28 at Illinois 9 p.m. 30 Michigan [7] Noon 27 at Minnesota 9 p.m. 31 Maryland 1 p.m. 30 Nebraska 4:30 p.m. FEBRUARY FEBRUARY 3 at Iowa 7 p.m. FEBRUARY 4 at Wisconsin 7 p.m. 6 Indiana 8 p.m. 6 at Maryland 4 p.m. 9 Northwestern 8 p.m. 13 at Nebraska 6 p.m. 9 Michigan State 7 p.m. 13 at Rutgers 4 p.m. 17 Iowa 6:30 p.m. 13 at Michigan 2 p.m. 16 Michigan 7 p.m. 20 at Rutgers 1 p.m. 16 Northwestern 7 p.m. 20/21 at Nebraska TBD 25 Nebraska 7 p.m. 20 at Indiana 7/9 p.m. 23 Michigan State 9 p.m. 28 at Michigan State Noon 27 Maryland 4 p.m. 27/28 Iowa TBD MARCH MARCH MARCH 3 Northwestern 9 p.m. 1 at Nebraska 8 p.m. 5/6 at Michigan State 6 Illinois Noon 5/6 Wisconsin TBD 9-13 Big Ten Tournament [4] TBD 9-13 Big Ten Tournament [8] TBD 9-13 Big Ten Tournament [4] TBD

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[1] - American Airlines Arena, Miami, Fla. [1] - Inaugural Gavitt Tipoff Games [1] - Hall of Fame Tip-Off Tournament [2] - 17th annual Big Ten/ACC Challenge [2] - CONSOL Energy Centre, (Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville, Conn.) [3] - Barclays Center, Brooklyn, N.Y. Pittsburgh, Pa. [2] - 17th annual Big Ten/ACC Challenge [4] - Bankers Life Fieldhouse, Indianapolis, [3] - 17th annual Big Ten/ACC Challenge [3] - Crossroads Classic (Bankers Life Ind. [4] - Rec Hall, University, Park, Pa. Fieldhouse, Indianapolis, Ind.) [5] - The Palestra, Philadelphia, Pa. [4] - Bankers Life Fieldhouse, Indianapolis, [6] - Continental Tire Las Vegas Classic Ind. (Orleans Arena, Las Vegas, Nev.) [7] - Madison Square Garden, New York, N.Y. [8] - Bankers Life Fieldhouse, Indianapolis, Ind.

BIG LIFE. BIG STAGE. BIG TEN. The Big Ten will administer over $200 million in direct financial support to almost 9,500 students competing in intercollegiate athletics for more than 11,000 participation opportunities on 350 teams in 42 different sports. BIG TEN MEN’S BASKETBALL WEEKLY RELEASE PAGE 9 OF 9 RUTGERS SCARLET KNIGHTS WISCONSIN BADGERS MEDIA CONTACTS 3-5 overall; 0-0 Big Ten 6-3 overall; 0-0 Big Ten University of Illinois Northwestern University NOVEMBER NOVEMBER Derrick Burson Nick Brilowski 13 Rutgers-Newark W, 72-59 13 Western Illinois L, 67-69 [email protected] [email protected] Phone: (217) 766-7315 Phone: (847) 239-4127 15 Howard W, 82-70 15 Siena W, 92-65 19 at St. John’s [1] L, 59-61 17 North Dakota W, 78-64 Indiana University Ohio State University 21 Central Arkansas W, 87-84 20 vs. Georgetown [1] L, 61-71 J.D. Campbell Dan Wallenberg 23 vs. Creighton [2] L, 75-85 [email protected] [email protected] 22 vs. VCU [1] W, 74-73 Phone: (812) 322-1437 Phone: (614) 266-4306 25 vs. Clemson [2] L, 58-76 25 Prairie View A&M W, 85-67 30 Wake Forest [3] L, 68-69 29 at #7/6 Oklahoma L, 48-65 University of Iowa Penn State University Matt Weitzel Alissa Clenenden DECEMBER [email protected] [email protected] DECEMBER Phone: (319) 335-9411 Phone: (814) 865-1757 5 Seton Hall L, 55-84 2 at #14/19 Syracuse [2] W, 66-58 8 Central Connecticut 6 p.m. 5 Temple W, 76-60 University of Maryland Purdue University 12 at George Washington 4:30 p.m. Zack Bolno Chris Forman 9 Milwaukee 9 p.m. [email protected] [email protected] 20 Monmouth 1 p.m. 12 Marquette 1:30 p.m. Phone: (301) 314-1482 Phone: (765) 494-3201 23 Fairleigh Dickinson 7 p.m. 15 Texas A&M-Corpus Christi 9 p.m. 28 UMass-Lowell 7 p.m. 23 Green Bay 9 p.m. University of Michigan Rutgers University Tom Wywrot Kevin Lorincz 29 Purdue 7 p.m. [email protected] [email protected] JANUARY Phone: (734) 320-1148 Phone: (732) 445-7028 2 at Wisconsin 2 p.m. JANUARY 6 at Maryland 7 p.m. Michigan State University University of Wisconsin 2 Rutgers 2 p.m. Matt Larson Patrick Herb 9 Nebraska 5 p.m. 5 at Indiana 7 p.m. [email protected] [email protected] 13 at Ohio State 6:30 p.m. 9 Maryland TBD Phone: (517) 927-6421 Phone: (608) 957-2085 18 Purdue 7 p.m. 12 at Northwestern 7 p.m. 21 Iowa 7 p.m. University of Minnesota Big Ten Conference 17 Michigan State TBD Dan Reisig Brett McWethy 27 at Michigan 7 p.m. 21 at Penn State 8 p.m. [email protected] [email protected] 31 at Michigan State 5:15 p.m. 26 Indiana 7 p.m. Phone: (612) 625-4389 Phone: (847) 696-1010 Ext. 142 31 at Illinois 7:30 p.m. University of Nebraska FEBRUARY Shamus McKnight 3 Illinois 6:30 p.m. FEBRUARY [email protected] 6 at Nebraska 2 p.m. 4 Ohio State 7 p.m. Phone: (402) 472-7772 13 Ohio State 4 p.m. 10 Nebraska 7 p.m. 16 at Illinois 9 p.m. 13 at Maryland 6 p.m. 20 Penn State 1 p.m. 18 at Michigan State 9 p.m. 23 at Minnesota 8:30 p.m. 21 Illinois TBD 27 at Northwestern 2 p.m. 24 at Iowa 9 p.m. 28 Michigan TBD MARCH 2 Michigan State 7 p.m. MARCH 5 Minnesota 1 p.m. 2 at Minnesota 9 p.m. 9-13 Big Ten Tournament [4] TBD 5/6 at Purdue TBD 9-13 Big Ten Tournament [3] TBD All times Eastern All times Eastern [1] - Inaugural Gavitt Tipoff Games [2] - Men Who Speak Up Main Event (MGM [1] - 2K Classic benefiting Wounded Warrior Grand, Las Vegas, Nev.) Project (Madison Square Garden, New York, [3] - 17th annual Big Ten/ACC Challenge N.Y.) [4] - Bankers Life Fieldhouse, Indianapolis, Ind. [2] - 17th annual Big Ten/ACC Challenge [3] - Bankers Life Fieldhouse, Indianapolis, Ind.

BIG LIFE. BIG STAGE. BIG TEN. The Big Ten sponsors 28 official conference sports, 14 for men and 14 for women, including the addition of men’s ice hockey and men’s and women’s lacrosse the last two years.