The times and dates for each of the 8 B1G first round matchups have been set, with 5 games set for Thursday and 3 games set for Friday. The teams included in the Field of 68 are Purdue, Indiana, Northwestern, Michigan State, Penn State, Maryland, Illinois and Iowa.

Northwestern, Penn State, Maryland, Iowa and Illinois will play on Thursday while Michigan State, Purdue and Indiana will tip off on Friday.

Below are the tip times for each game, all times Eastern.

Thursday, March 16

  • No. 9 Maryland Vs. No. 8 West Virginia, 12:15 on CBS
  • No. 9 Illinois vs. No. 8 Arkansas, 4:30 on TBS
  • No. 8 Iowa vs. No. 9 Auburn, 6:50 on TNT
  • No. 7 Northwestern vs. No. 10 Boise State, 7:35 on TruTV
  • No. 10 Penn State vs. No. 7 Texas A&M, 9:55 on TBS

Friday, March 17

  • No. 7 Michigan State vs. No. 10 USC, 12:15 on CBS
  • No. 1 Purdue vs. Fairleigh Dickinson/TX Southern, 6:50 on TNT
  • No. 4 Indiana vs. No. 13 Kent State, 9:55 on TBS