Big Ten Unveils 2024-25 Men’s Basketball Conference Schedule

ROSEMONT, Ill. — The Big Ten Conference announced Thursday a full breakdown of its 180 men’s basketball conference matchups for all 18 member institutions for the 2024-25 season, as revealed live on the Big Ten Network. For the seventh consecutive year, each Big Ten Conference member institution will compete in a 20-game conference schedule.
The Big Ten Conference season will begin with three games on Tuesday, Dec. 3, Northwestern at Iowa, Washington at UCLA, and Michigan at Wisconsin. A total of 18 conference games will be played between Dec. 3-13 before conference play breaks until 2025.
Following the holiday break, Big Ten action will resume on Jan. 2 with five games.
During the conference season, each member institution will play a 20-game league schedule, facing three schools both home and away, while meeting 14 teams once. Of the single-play opponents, member institutions will play seven at home and seven on the road.
The 28th Big Ten Conference Men’s Basketball Tournament will be played March 12-16, 2025, at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis.
After finishing last season with a 17-3 mark in conference play, Purdue captured its 26th Big Ten championship. Illinois, the number two seed in the 2024 Big Ten Tournament, topped No. 5 seed Wisconsin 93-87 to claim its fourth Big Ten Tournament crown.
The complete 2024-25 Big Ten Conference men’s basketball conference schedule can be found below. Tipoff times and television designations will be announced at a later date.
2024-25 Big Ten Conference Men’s Basketball Schedule
Tuesday, Dec. 3 |
Northwestern at Iowa |
Washington at UCLA |
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Michigan at Wisconsin |
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Wednesday, Dec. 4 |
Ohio State at Maryland |
Michigan State at Minnesota |
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Oregon at USC |
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Thursday, Dec. 5 |
Purdue at Penn State |
Friday, Dec. 6 |
Illinois at Northwestern |
Saturday, Dec. 7 |
Iowa at Michigan |
Nebraska at Michigan State |
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Rutgers at Ohio State |
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USC at Washington |
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Sunday, Dec. 8 |
Maryland at Purdue |
UCLA at Oregon |
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Monday, Dec. 9 |
Minnesota at Indiana |
Tuesday, Dec. 10 |
Wisconsin at Illinois |
Penn State at Rutgers |
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Friday, Dec. 13 |
Indiana at Nebraska |
Thursday, Jan. 2 |
Rutgers at Indiana |
Purdue at Minnesota |
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Illinois at Oregon |
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Northwestern at Penn State |
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Maryland at Washington |
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Friday, Jan. 3 |
Michigan State at Ohio State |
Iowa at Wisconsin |
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Saturday, Jan. 4 |
UCLA at Nebraska |
Michigan at USC |
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Sunday, Jan. 5 |
Maryland at Oregon |
Indiana at Penn State |
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Northwestern at Purdue |
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Illinois at Washington |
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Monday, Jan. 6 |
Ohio State at Minnesota |
Wisconsin at Rutgers |
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Tuesday, Jan. 7 |
Nebraska at Iowa |
Michigan at UCLA |
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Wednesday, Jan. 8 |
Penn State at Illinois |
USC at Indiana |
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Thursday, Jan. 9 |
Washington at Michigan State |
Oregon at Ohio State |
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Purdue at Rutgers |
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Friday, Jan. 10 |
UCLA at Maryland |
Minnesota at Wisconsin |
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Saturday, Jan. 11 |
USC at Illinois |
Indiana at Iowa |
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Sunday, Jan. 12 |
Michigan State at Northwestern |
Washington at Michigan |
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Oregon at Penn State |
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Nebraska at Purdue |
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Monday, Jan. 13 |
Minnesota at Maryland |
UCLA at Rutgers |
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Tuesday, Jan. 14 |
Illinois at Indiana |
Iowa at USC |
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Ohio State at Wisconsin |
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Wednesday, Jan. 15 |
Penn State at Michigan State |
Purdue at Washington |
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Thursday, Jan. 16 |
Michigan at Minnesota |
Rutgers at Nebraska |
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Maryland at Northwestern |
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Friday, Jan. 17 |
Indiana at Ohio State |
Iowa at UCLA |
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Saturday, Jan. 18 |
Purdue at Oregon |
Wisconsin at USC |
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Sunday, Jan. 19 |
Nebraska at Maryland |
Northwestern at Michigan |
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Illinois at Michigan State |
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Monday, Jan. 20 |
Rutgers at Penn State |
Tuesday, Jan. 21 |
Minnesota at Iowa |
Washington at Oregon |
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Ohio State at Purdue |
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Wisconsin at UCLA |
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Wednesday, Jan. 22 |
USC at Nebraska |
Indiana at Northwestern |
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Thursday, Jan. 23 |
Maryland at Illinois |
Friday, Jan. 24 |
Penn State at Iowa |
Michigan at Purdue |
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UCLA at Washington |
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Saturday, Jan. 25 |
Oregon at Minnesota |
Michigan State at Rutgers |
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Sunday, Jan. 26 |
Northwestern at Illinois |
Maryland at Indiana |
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Nebraska at Wisconsin |
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Monday, Jan. 27 |
Penn State at Michigan |
Iowa at Ohio State |
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UCLA at USC |
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Tuesday, Jan. 28 |
Minnesota at Michigan State |
Wednesday, Jan. 29 |
Wisconsin at Maryland |
Rutgers at Northwestern |
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Thursday, Jan. 30 |
Illinois at Nebraska |
Ohio State at Penn State |
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Oregon at UCLA |
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Friday, Jan. 31 |
Indiana at Purdue |
Saturday, Feb. 1 |
Washington at Minnesota |
Wisconsin at Northwestern |
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Michigan at Rutgers |
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Michigan State at USC |
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Sunday, Feb. 2 |
Ohio State at Illinois |
Nebraska at Oregon |
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Tuesday, Feb. 4 |
Purdue at Iowa |
USC at Northwestern |
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Minnesota at Penn State |
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Michigan State at UCLA |
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Indiana at Wisconsin |
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Wednesday, Feb. 5 |
Oregon at Michigan |
Illinois at Rutgers |
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Nebraska at Washington |
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Thursday, Feb. 6 |
Maryland at Ohio State |
Friday, Feb. 7 |
USC at Purdue |
Saturday, Feb. 8 |
Michigan at Indiana |
Wisconsin at Iowa |
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Oregon at Michigan State |
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Illinois at Minnesota |
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Penn State at UCLA |
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Northwestern at Washington |
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Sunday, Feb. 9 |
Rutgers at Maryland |
Ohio State at Nebraska |
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Tuesday, Feb. 11 |
UCLA at Illinois |
Purdue at Michigan |
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Indiana at Michigan State |
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Northwestern at Oregon |
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Penn State at USC |
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Wednesday, Feb. 12 |
Washington at Ohio State |
Iowa at Rutgers |
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Thursday, Feb. 13 |
Maryland at Nebraska |
Friday, Feb. 14 |
UCLA at Indiana |
Saturday, Feb. 15 |
Michigan State at Illinois |
Washington at Penn State |
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Wisconsin at Purdue |
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Minnesota at USC |
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Sunday, Feb. 16 |
Iowa at Maryland |
Nebraska at Northwestern |
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Michigan at Ohio State |
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Rutgers at Oregon |
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Tuesday, Feb. 18 |
Purdue at Michigan State |
Minnesota at UCLA |
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Illinois at Wisconsin |
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Wednesday, Feb. 19 |
Oregon at Iowa |
Nebraska at Penn State |
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Rutgers at Washington |
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Thursday, Feb. 20 |
USC at Maryland |
Northwestern at Ohio State |
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Friday, Feb. 21 |
Michigan State at Michigan |
Saturday, Feb. 22 |
Washington at Iowa |
Penn State at Minnesota |
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Oregon at Wisconsin |
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Sunday, Feb. 23 |
Purdue at Indiana |
USC at Rutgers |
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Ohio State at UCLA |
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Monday, Feb. 24 |
Michigan at Nebraska |
Tuesday, Feb. 25 |
Iowa at Illinois |
Northwestern at Minnesota |
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Washington at Wisconsin |
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Wednesday, Feb. 26 |
Penn State at Indiana |
Michigan State at Maryland |
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Ohio State at USC |
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Thursday, Feb. 27 |
Rutgers at Michigan |
Friday, Feb. 28 |
Iowa at Northwestern |
UCLA at Purdue |
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Saturday, March 1 |
Minnesota at Nebraska |
USC at Oregon |
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Maryland at Penn State |
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Indiana at Washington |
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Sunday, March 2 |
Illinois at Michigan |
Wisconsin at Michigan State |
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Monday, March 3 |
UCLA at Northwestern |
Tuesday, March 4 |
Nebraska at Ohio State |
Indiana at Oregon |
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Rutgers at Purdue |
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Wednesday, March 5 |
Maryland at Michigan |
Wisconsin at Minnesota |
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Washington at USC |
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Thursday, March 6 |
Michigan State at Iowa |
Friday, March 7 |
Purdue at Illinois |
Saturday, March 8 |
Ohio State at Indiana |
Northwestern at Maryland |
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USC at UCLA |
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Penn State at Wisconsin |
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Sunday, March 9 |
Michigan at Michigan State |
Iowa at Nebraska |
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Minnesota at Rutgers |
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Oregon at Washington |