BTN To Televise Record Number Of Men's Basketball Games
Wednesday, September 17th, 2014 -- 1:24 PM
On the heels of three Big Ten teams reaching the Elite Eight in last year's NCAA Tournament, BTN will televise a record number of men's conference basketball games this season.The slate features 77 conference matchups, including 10 straight weeks of "Super Wednesdays," presented by Buffalo Wild Wings, and five Big Ten Tournament games for the first time in BTN history.
Big Ten Conference play tips off with a special "Super Wednesday," a New Year's Eve tripleheader, followed by doubleheaders throughout January and February. The network's coverage will also include Tuesday and Thursday games presented by Quicken Loans, frequent doubleheaders on Saturdays and Sundays, and for the first time in BTN history, a Monday night conference-play doubleheader on Jan. 5 featuring Indiana at Michigan State and Nebraska at Iowa.
With the addition of Maryland and Rutgers to the Big Ten and a newly formatted Big Ten Tournament bracket, BTN will televise five tournament games, including an opening-round game on Wednesday, March 11; two second-round games on Thursday, March 12; and a pair of quarterfinal games on Friday, March 12.
Wisconsin at Penn St. will be one of the tripleheader games on New Year's Eve. They will play four other times on the network as well throughout the season.
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