B1G basketball starts today. Here’s the schedule with 12 teams in action

B1G basketball is finally upon us. The conference tips off with 12 games on Wednesday.

The B1G features seven teams ranked in the AP Top 25: No. 5 Iowa, No. 7 Wisconsin, No. 8 Illinois, No. 13 Michigan State, No. 23 Ohio State, No. 24. Rutgers, and No. 25 Michigan.

Here’s the 12 contests on opening day in the B1G (all times are CST):

• McNeese at Nebraska (11 a.m./BTN)
• North Carolina A&T at No. 8 Illinois (1 p.m./BTN)
• Illinois State at No. 23 Ohio State (1 p.m./ESPN)
• Old Dominion at Maryland (1 p.m.)
• North Carolina Central at No. 5 Iowa (3 p.m./BTN)
• Bowling Green at No. 25 Michigan (3 p.m./ESPN2)
• Eastern Michigan at No. 13 Michigan State (5 p.m./BTN)
• Liberty vs. Purdue (5 p.m./CBSSN)
• Sacred Heart at No. 24 Rutgers (6 p.m.)
• Green Bay at Minnesota (6 p.m.)
• Tennessee Tech at Indiana (7 p.m./BTN)
• Eastern Illinois at No. 7 Wisconsin (9 p.m./BTN)

Drexel at Penn State has been postponed and Prairie View at Northwestern has been cancelled due to COVID-19 concerns.

B1G play begins Dec. 13 and the conference tournament is slated for March 10-14 from the United Center in Chicago.

Rolando Rosa

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