B1G+, the Big Ten Network’s subscription streaming service, will tip off the basketball season Friday night with the first of more than 40 men’s and women’s exhibition contests. Throughout the exhibition season, B1G+ will stream exclusive coverage of men’s games including North Carolina at Indiana, Rutgers at St. John’s from Madison Square Garden and Baylor at Illinois, while the women’s schedule features Maryland hosting North Carolina and USC hosting Cal.
 
Beginning this week, B1G+ will be home to 27 men’s basketball exhibitions and 15 women’s basketball exhibitions throughout the month of October. Coverage of men’s basketball exhibitions on B1G+ begins Friday, Oct. 2, as Michigan State hosts Incarnate Word. Coverage continues with Nebraska hosting St. Louis on Friday, Oct. 9, which will also be available to watch for free on YouTube as a B1G+ Free Friday Event.
 
Ahead of the basketball season, B1G+ is introducing a limited-time offer where fans can purchase an Annual Pass for $49.99 with code B1GHOOPS. This offer is available through Oct. 31, 2026. Alongside the exhibition schedule, B1G+ offers access to stream nearly 3,000 more live events, next-day on-demand archives, 24/7 school-specific channels and BTN’s library of classic games and original programming.
 
Additionally, fans have the option to purchase a Winter Pass on B1G+ from now through Dec. 31, 2026, with a one-time payment of $44.99 to receive six months of access to B1G+. With the Winter Pass, fans will be able to watch every basketball exhibition along with regular season matchups and full seasons of all Big Ten winter sports from regular season through championships.
 
Additional highlights of the men’s basketball exhibition slate include Rutgers against St. John’s from Madison Square Garden on Sunday, Oct. 18, Indiana facing North Carolina from the Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis on Sunday, Oct. 18, Michigan State hosting UConn in East Lansing on Tuesday, Oct. 20, and defending champions Michigan facing Houston at the Van Andel Arena in Grand Rapids on Sunday, Oct. 25.
 
In addition to more than 100 regular season games, 15 women’s basketball exhibitions will also stream on B1G+, beginning with Maryland hosting Virginia Tech on Monday, Oct. 19. Other highlighted exhibitions across the women’s basketball schedule include Nebraska facing Wayne State on Friday, Oct. 23, Maryland hosting North Carolina on Saturday, Oct. 24, USC playing hosts to Cal on Sunday, Oct. 25, and Iowa taking on Maryville on Thursday, Oct. 29. 
 
Fans will also have the option to purchase a one-time pay-per-view pass for select exhibition games, marked below. Each pay-per-view game is available for a one-time payment of $8.99 and can be purchased at bigtenplus.com. The offer is available on web only and cannot be purchased via mobile devices.
 
Additional digital coverage will be available via the Big Ten Network’s X, Facebook, YouTube and Instagram platforms. Fans can follow Big Ten Women’s Basketball on X, Instagram and YouTube, and can keep up with Big Ten Men’s Basketball on X, Instagram and YouTube.
 
A full schedule of exhibitions can be found below, with the schedule subject to change.
 
Big Ten Men’s Basketball Exhibition Schedule on B1G+ (All Times ET): 

Date	Game	Location	Time (ET)
Oct. 2	Incarnate Word at Michigan State	East Lansing, Mich.	7 p.m.
Oct. 9	Saint Louis at Nebraska^	Lincoln, Neb.	8 p.m.
Oct. 10	UW-Parkside at Wisconsin	Madison, Wis.	1 p.m.
Oct. 11	Villanova at Rutgers*	Piscataway, N.J.	1 p.m.
Oct. 11	Eastern Michigan at Michigan	Ann Arbor, Mich.	2 p.m.
Oct. 11	Georgia Tech at Maryland*	Baltimore, Md. (Chesapeake Insurance Arena)	4:30 p.m.
Oct. 15	Omaha at Minnesota	Minneapolis, Minn.	8 p.m.
Oct. 15	Seattle at Oregon	Eugene, Ore.	10 p.m.
Oct. 16	Oregon State at Michigan*	Ann Arbor, Mich.	7 p.m.
Oct. 18	Rutgers at St. John’s*	New York, N.Y. (Madison Square Garden)	Noon
Oct. 18	Ball State at Purdue	West Lafayette, Ind.	2 p.m.
Oct. 18	West Virginia at Maryland*	College Park, Md.	3 p.m.
Oct. 18	North Carolina at Indiana*	Indianapolis, Ind. (Gainbridge Fieldhouse)	5 p.m.
Oct. 20	Connecticut at Michigan State*	East Lansing, Mich.	7 p.m.
Oct. 21	Cal Baptist at UCLA	Los Angeles, Calif.	10 p.m.
Oct. 22	Purdue-Fort Wayne at Purdue	Fort Wayne, Ind. (Allen County War Memorial Coliseum)	7 p.m.
Oct. 23	Baylor at Illinois*	Champaign, Ill.	8 p.m.
Oct. 25	Iowa State at Northwestern*	Evanston, Ill.	1 p.m.
Oct. 25	Houston at Michigan*	Grand Rapids, Mich. (Van Andel Arena)	1 p.m.
Oct. 25	Butler at Ohio State*	Columbus, Ohio	2 p.m.
Oct. 25	Washington State at Washington*	Seattle, Wash.	4 p.m.
Oct. 25	Western Kentucky at Indiana	Evansville, Ind. (Ford Center)	4 p.m.
Oct. 25	Stanford at Oregon*	Eugene, Ore.	4:30 p.m.
Oct. 26	Kansas State at Nebraska*	Grand Island, Neb. (BigIron Events Center)	7:30 p.m.
Oct. 27	Oklahoma State at Wisconsin*	Madison, Wis.	7 p.m.
Oct. 27	San Diego at UCLA	Los Angeles, Calif.	10 p.m.
Oct. 28	UIC at Illinois	Champaign, Ill.	8 p.m.

*Available as pay-per-view
^B1G+ Free Friday Event
 
Big Ten Women’s Basketball Exhibition Schedule on B1G+ (All Times ET):
 

Date	Game	Location	Time (ET)
Oct. 19	Virginia Tech at Maryland*	College Park, Md.	6 p.m.
Oct. 20	Bushnell at Oregon	Eugene, Ore.	9 p.m.
Oct. 23	Wayne State at Nebraska	Lincoln, Neb.	7 p.m.
Oct. 24	UIC at Purdue	West Lafayette, Ind.	Noon
Oct. 24	North Carolina at Maryland*	College Park, Md.	1 p.m.
Oct. 25	Cal at USC	Los Angeles, Calif.	5 p.m.
Oct. 27	Pittsburgh-Johnstown at Penn State	University Park, Pa.	6 p.m.
Oct. 28	Michigan Tech at Michigan State	East Lansing, Mich.	6:30 p.m.
Oct. 28	Marian at Indiana	Bloomington, Ind.	7 p.m.
Oct. 28	UW-Eau Claire at Wisconsin	Madison, Wis.	7:30 p.m.
Oct. 29	Maryville at Iowa	Iowa City, Iowa	TBD
Oct. 29	Rochester Christian at Michigan	Ann Arbor, Mich.	7 p.m.
Oct. 30	Illinois-Springfield at Illinois	Champaign, Ill.	7 p.m.
Oct. 30	Caldwell at Rutgers	Piscataway, N.J.	7 p.m.
Oct. 30	Lewis at Northwestern	Evanston, Ill.	8 p.m.

*Available as pay-per-view