Thursday, May 13, 2021

Link to complete release: https://boile.rs/3uLC3je

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – The Big Ten Conference released the single-play and home-and-away conference opponents for the 2019-20 men’s basketball season. 

For the fourth straight season, the league will play 20 games with three protected rivalries on the league slate (Purdue vs. Indiana, Northwestern vs. Illinois, Michigan vs. Michigan State). Purdue owns a 38-21 league record over the last three campaigns.

Seven Home-and-Away Series:

• Illinois
• Indiana
• Iowa
• Michigan
• Northwestern
• Rutgers
• Wisconsin

Single-Play Home Games:

• Maryland
• Nebraska
• Ohio State

Single-Play Road Games:

• Michigan State
• Minnesota
• Penn State

Purdue’s Home Games: Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Maryland, Michigan, Nebraska, Northwestern, Ohio State, Rutgers, Wisconsin

Purdue’s Road Games: Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Michigan State, Minnesota, Northwestern, Penn State, Rutgers, Wisconsin

Finalized dates, times and television assignments will come at a later date. 

Last season, Purdue finished fourth in the Big Ten with a 13-6 record and an 18-10 overall mark, earning a No. 4 seed in the NCAA Tournament. Currently, the Boilermakers are slated to return all five starters and over 90 percent of their scoring from last year.

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