The Big Ten Conference announced start times and television designations for the 2018-19 men's basketball conference schedule, as well as select non-conference games, Thursday.
Ohio State will begin its conference schedule hosting Minnesota at 7 p.m, Dec. 2 on the Big Ten Network. Three days later, the Buckeyes travel to Chicago's United Center to meet with Illinois, a game that will also tip at 7 p.m. on the BTN.
After a month-long break from conference action, Ohio State returns to Big Ten play on Jan. 5 in Columbus as Michigan State makes a visit. That contest begins at noon and will be televised on FOX.
The team will then hit the road, visiting Rutgers on Jan. 9 (BTN, 7 p.m.) and Iowa on Jan. 12 (2:30 p.m., BTN) before returning home to host Maryland on Jan. 18 (6:30 p.m., Fox Sports 1) and Purdue on Jan. 23 (7 p.m., BTN).
The Buckeyes' second two-game road trip will start with Nebraska on Jan. 26 (noon, FS1). After visiting the Cornhuskers, Ohio State then visits Michigan on Jan. 29 in a contest that starts at 9 p.m. on either ESPN or ESPN2.
Rutgers and Penn State then visit Columbus on Feb. 2 (noon, BTN) and Feb. 7 (7 p.m., ESPN/ESPN2), respectively before the Buckeyes travel to Indiana on Feb. 10 (1 p.m., CBS).
| DATE | OPPONENT | TIME | TELEVISION | LOCATION |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WED 11/07/18 | CINCINNATI | TBD | TBD | Fifth Third Bank Arena (Cincinnati, Ohio) |
| SUN 11/11/18 |
PURDUE UNIVERSITY FORT WAYNE Buckeye Basketball Classic |
4 p.m. | BTN | Value City Arena (Columbus, Ohio) |
| THU 11/15/18 |
CREIGHTON Gavitt Games |
TBD | TBD | CenturyLink Center (Omaha, Nebraska) |
| SUN 11/18/18 |
SOUTH CAROLINA STATE Buckeye Basketball Classic |
2 p.m. | BTN PLUS | Value City Arena (Columbus, Ohio) |
| TUE 11/20/18 |
SAMFORD Buckeye Basketball Classic |
7 p.m. | BTN PLUS | Value City Arena (Columbus, Ohio) |
| FRI 11/23/18 |
CLEVELAND STATE Buckeye Basketball Classic |
8 p.m. | FS1 | St. John Arena (Columbus, Ohio) |
| WED 11/28/18 |
SYRACUSE Big Ten/ACC Challenge |
7 p.m. | ESPN/ESPN2 | Value City Arena (Columbus, Ohio) |
| SUN 12/2/18 | MINNESOTA | 7 p.m. | BTN | Value City Arena (Columbus, Ohio) |
| WED 12/5/18 | ILLINOIS | 7 p.m. | BTN | United Center (Chicago, Illinois) |
| SAT 12/15/18 | BUCKNELL | 12 p.m. | BTN | Value City Arena (Columbus, Ohio) |
| TUE 12/18/18 | YOUNGSTOWN STATE | 7 p.m. | BTN | Value City Arena (Columbus, Ohio) |
| SUN 12/23/18 |
UCLA CBS Sports Classic |
3 p.m. | CBS | United Center (Chicago, Illinois) |
| SAT 12/29/18 | HIGH POINT | TBD | BTN/BTN PLUS | Value City Arena (Columbus, Ohio) |
| SAT 1/5/19 | MICHIGAN STATE | 12 p.m. | FOX | Value City Arena (Columbus, Ohio) |
| WED 1/9/19 | RUTGERS | 7 p.m. | BTN | Louis Brown Athletic Center (New Brunswick, New Jersey) |
| SAT 1/12/19 | IOWA | 2:30 p.m. | BTN | Carver-Hawkeye Arena (Iowa City, Iowa) |
| FRI 1/18/19 | MARYLAND | 6:30 p.m. | FS1 | Value City Arena (Columbus, Ohio) |
| WED 1/23/19 | PURDUE | 7 p.m. | BTN | Value City Arena (Columbus, Ohio) |
| SAT 1/26/19 | NEBRASKA | 12 p.m. | BTN | Pinnacle Bank Arena (Lincoln, Nebraska) |
| TUE 1/29/19 | MICHIGAN | 9 p.m. | ESPN/ESPN2 | Crisler Center (Ann Arbor, Michigan) |
| SAT 2/2/19 | RUTGERS | 12 p.m. | BTN | Value City Arena (Columbus, Ohio) |
| THU 2/7/19 | PENN STATE | 7 p.m. | ESPN/ESPN2 | Value City Arena (Columbus, Ohio) |
| SUN 2/10/19 | INDIANA | 1 p.m. | CBS | Assembly Hall (Bloomington, Indiana) |
| THU 2/14/19 | ILLINOIS | 7 p.m. | ESPN/ESPN2 | Value City Arena (Columbus, Ohio) |
| SUN 2/17/19 | MICHIGAN STATE | 1 p.m. | CBS | Breslin Center (East Lansing, Michigan) |
| WED 2/20/19 | NORTHWESTERN | 8:30 p.m. | BTN | Value City Arena (Columbus, Ohio) |
| SAT 2/23/19 | MARYLAND | 2 p.m. | ESPN/ESPN2 | Xfinity Center (College Park, Maryland) |
| TUE 2/26/19 | IOWA | 7 p.m. | BTN | Value City Arena (Columbus, Ohio) |
| SAT 3/2/19 | PURDUE | 2 p.m. | ESPN/ESPN2 | Mackey Arena (West Lafayette, Indiana) |
| WED 3/6/19 | NORTHWESTERN | 9 p.m. | BTN | Welsh-Ryan Arena (Evanston, Illinois) |
| SUN 3/10/19 | WISCONSIN | 4:30 p.m. | CBS | Value City Arena (Columbus, Ohio) |
Notable games left on Ohio State's conference schedule are dates with Michigan State on Feb. 17, Purdue on March 2 and Wisconsin on March 10.
As for marquee non-conference battles, the Buckeyes host Syracuse as a part of the Big Ten/ACC Challenge and also travel to Chicago's United Center near Christmas to face UCLA in the CBS Sports Classic.
Tip-off times have not been determined for non-conference games against Cincinnati (Nov. 7), Creighton (Nov. 15) or High Point (Dec. 29, BTN/BTN Plus).
