We already knew where it was taking place, we just didn’t know when the games would all unfold. The Big Ten announced on Wednesday when Ohio State and its conference brethren will be playing their men’s conference basketball tournament games depending on where they fall on the seed line.
The games will be played from March 10-14 at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis, Indiana after making the call to move the tournament from Chicago because of differences in local and state COVID-19 protocols.
The Big Ten Network will televise the first ten games from the opening game through the quarterfinals Wednesday through Friday. CBS will then take over the broadcast for the semifinals and finals on Saturday and Sunday.
Here is the complete schedule. As it is looking today, barring a major free fall by Ohio State, it will likely fall anywhere between a No. 2 and No. 4 seed and receive a double-bye and begin play on Friday.
Wednesday, March 10 (First Round)
Game 1 (Seed #12 vs. Seed #13) – 6:30 p.m. ET (BTN)
Game 2 (Seed #11 vs. Seed #14) – 25 minutes following Game 1 (BTN)
Thursday, March 11 (Second Round)
Game 3 (Seed #8 vs. Seed #9) – 11:30 a.m. ET (BTN)
Game 4 (Seed #5 vs. Game 1 winner) – 25 minutes following Game 3 (BTN)
Game 5 (Seed #7 vs. Seed #10) – 6:30 p.m. ET (BTN)
Game 6 (Seed #6 vs. Game 2 winner) – 25 minutes following Game 5 (BTN)
Friday, March 12 (Quarterfinals)
Game 7 (Seed #1 vs. Game 3 winner) – 11:30 a.m. ET (BTN)
Game 8 (Seed #4 vs. Game 4 winner) – 25 minutes following Game 7 (BTN)
Game 9 (Seed #2 vs. Game 5 winner) – 6:30 p.m. ET (BTN)
Game 10 (Seed #3 vs. Game 6 winner) – 25 minutes following Game 9 (BTN)
Saturday, March 13 (Semifinals)
Game 11 (Game 7 vs. Game 8 winner) – 1 p.m. ET (CBS)
Game 12 (Game 9 vs. Game 10 winner) – 25 minutes following Game 11 (CBS)
Saturday, March 13 (Championship)
Game 13 (Game 11 vs. Game 12 winner) – 3:30 p.m. ET (CBS)
Official Release NOTES: All times are approximate and subject to change … BTN games are also available on the FOX Sports app … CBS Sports broadcasts will also be available to stream live on Paramount+… for more information, please visit the tournament web site at bigten.org/mbbt.
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