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B1G basketball will continue to schedule conference games in December during upcoming season
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The B1G’s push to bring more conference games to the fans will continue during the 2020-21 season. And a few of those games will continue to played in December.
Jon Rothstein of CBS Sports tweeted on Tuesday that the B1G will have two conference games played in the month of December again this year. Those two league contests will be scheduled between Dec. 4 and Dec. 15.
Sources: The Big Ten is expected to play its early conference games for the 20-21 season between December 4th and December 15th.
— Jon Rothstein (@JonRothstein) May 12, 2020
Scheduling a pair of conference games in December has been a strategy the B1G has taken since the 2017-18 season. This will mark the fourth-consecutive year this format has been in place for the conference.
Three years ago, the B1G restructured its conference schedule, increasing the number of league games from 18 to 20. It was a move that most coaches and fans have approved of, having more high-quality and entertaining games on the basketball schedule.
B1G matchups for December will be announced at a later date.
Dustin grew up in the heart of Big Ten country and has been in sports media since 2010. He has been covering Big Ten football since 2014. You can follow him on Twitter: @SchutteCFB