Lincoln – The Nebraska men’s basketball team will be the No. 3 seed for this week’s TIAA Big Ten Conference Men’s Basketball Tournament.
The Huskers will be off until the quarterfinals, when they will play Friday at approximately 8 p.m. (central). They will play either Indiana, Penn State or Michigan as the tournament seeds were determined following the conclusion of the regular season.
Nebraska finished the regular season with a 22-9 and has won five of its last six games following Sunday’s 85-70 win over Michigan. The 22 wins ranks as the second-highest total in school history, while the No. 3 seed is NU’s highest since joining the Big Ten in 2010-11.
No. 11 seed Penn State will play No. 14 Michigan in Wednesday’s opening-round matchup. The winner of that matchup will play sixth seeded Indiana Thursday evening with the winner playing Nebraska on Friday night.
All Nebraska games will be broadcast on KBBN 95.3 FM.
The 2024 TIAA Big Ten Men’s Basketball Tournament schedule is as follows:
Wednesday, March 13 (First Round)
Game 1 (#12 Maryland vs. #13 Rutgers) – 5:30 p.m. CT (Peacock)
Game 2 (#11 Penn State vs. #14 Michigan) – 25 minutes following Game 1 (Peacock)
Thursday, March 14 (Second Round)
Game 3 (#8 Michigan State vs. #9 Minnesota) – 11 a.m. CT (BTN)
Game 4 (#5 Wisconsin vs. Game 1 winner) – 25 minutes following Game 3 (BTN)
Game 5 (#7 Iowa vs. #10 Ohio State ) – 5:30 p.m. CT (BTN)
Game 6 (#6 Indiana vs. Game 2 winner) – 25 minutes following Game 5 (BTN)
Friday, March 15 (Quarterfinals)
Game 7 (#1 Purdue vs. Game 3 winner) – 11 a.m. CT (BTN)
Game 8 (#4 Northwestern vs. Game 4 winner) – 25 minutes following Game 7 (BTN)
Game 9 (#2 Illinois vs. Game 5 winner) – 5:30 p.m. CT (BTN)
Game 10 (#3 Nebraska vs. Game 6 winner) – 25 minutes following Game 9 (BTN)
Saturday, March 16 (Semifinals)
Game 11 (Game 7 vs. Game 8 winner) – 12 p.m. CT (CBS)
Game 12 (Game 9 vs. Game 10 winner) – 25 minutes following Game 11 (CBS)
Sunday, March 17 (Championship)
Game 13 (Game 11 vs. Game 12 winner) – 2:30 p.m. CT (CBS)
