Big Ten men’s basketball schedule announced

LINCOLN, Neb. (KOLN) - A trio of high-profile December matchups and three-game February homestand highlight Nebraska’s 2022-23 Big Ten Conference schedule released Thursday morning.

The Huskers will be tested early, as seven of the Huskers’ first eight Big Ten games are against NCAA Tournament teams from a season ago. The slate begins on Wednesday, Dec. 7, as the Huskers will travel to Indiana for their Big Ten opener. It will mark the third time in Fred Hoiberg’s four seasons that the Huskers begin conference play at Indiana.

The Huskers will return to Pinnacle Bank Arena on Saturday, Dec. 10, for their conference home opener against a Purdue squad which reached the NCAA Sweet 16 in 2022. NU’s final Big Ten game of 2022 takes place on Thursday, Dec. 29, when the Huskers host Iowa.

Nebraska’s January schedule is road heavy with six of the Huskers’ nine contests on the road, including matchups at Michigan State (Jan. 3), Purdue (Jan. 13) and Illinois (Jan. 31). NU also travels to Minnesota (Jan. 7), Penn State (Jan. 21) and Maryland (Jan. 28) and hosts Illinois (Jan. 10), Ohio State (Jan. 18) and Northwestern (Jan. 24) at PBA.

In February, the Huskers play five of their seven games at PBA including four weekend home matchups. The first half of the month features home games against Penn State (Feb. 5) and Wisconsin (Feb. 11) as well as trips to Michigan (Feb. 8) and Rutgers (Feb. 11). Nebraska will close out the home schedule with a three-game homestand, taking on Maryland (Feb. 19), Minnesota (Feb. 25) and Michigan State (Feb. 28).

The Huskers will close the regular season at Iowa on Sunday, March 5, before heading to Chicago for the 2023 Big Ten Basketball Tournament.

Start times and television information for all of Nebraska’s 2022-23 games will be announced later this month.

Season tickets for the 2022-23 campaign are now on sale. Men’s packages start at $120 and feature 15 games, including all 10 Big Ten matchups. The home schedule features six NCAA Tournament teams, including defending Big Ten regular-season champions Wisconsin and Illinois and Big Ten Tournament champion Iowa. The season-ticket packages do not include the Dec. 20 Battle in the Vault event, but 2022-23 season ticket holders have an opportunity to purchase that ticket through Ticketmaster.

In addition, fans can now purchase the Six-game mini plan, which include 300 Level seats for any six games during the 2023-23 season for just $30 while supplies last. For more information on the Six-game mini plan and season tickets, visit //Huskers.com/Tickets or call the Nebraska Athletics Ticket Office at 800-8-BIGRED during business hours.

2022-23 Nebraska Men’s Basketball Schedule

Sun., Oct. 23 Chadron State (exhibition) Lincoln, Neb. (Pinnacle Bank Arena)

Sun., Oct. 30 at Colorado (charity exhibition) Boulder, Colo. (CU Events Center)

Mon., Nov. 7 Maine Lincoln, Neb. (Pinnacle Bank Arena)

Thurs., Nov. 10 Omaha Lincoln, Neb. (Pinnacle Bank Arena)

Thurs., Nov. 17 at St. John’s (Gavitt Tipoff Games) Queens, N.Y. (Carnesecca Arena)

Sun., Nov. 20 Arkansas-Pine Bluff Lincoln, Neb. (Pinnacle Bank Arena)

Thurs., Nov. 24 vs. Oklahoma (ESPN Events Invitational) Orlando, Fla. (State Farm Field House)

Fri., Nov. 25 vs. Seton Hall/Memphis (ESPN Events Invitational) Orlando, Fla. (State Farm Field House)

Sun., Nov. 27 vs. TBA (ESPN Events Invitational) Orlando, Fla. (State Farm Field House)

Wed., Nov. 30 Boston College (ACC/B1G Challenge) Lincoln, Neb. (Pinnacle Bank Arena)

Sun., Dec. 4 at Creighton Omaha, Neb. (CHI Health Center)

Wed., Dec. 7 at Indiana Bloomington, Ind. (Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall)

Sat., Dec. 10 Purdue Lincoln, Neb. (Pinnacle Bank Arena)

Sat., Dec. 17 vs. Kansas State Kansas City, Mo. (T-Mobile Arena)

Tues., Dec. 20 Queens University (Battle in the Vault) Lincoln, Neb. (Pinnacle Bank Arena)

Thurs., Dec. 29 Iowa Lincoln, Neb. (Pinnacle Bank Arena)

Tues., Jan. 3 at Michigan State East Lansing, Mich. (Breslin Center)

Sat., Jan. 7 at Minnesota Minneapolis, Minn. (Williams Arena)

Tues., Jan. 10 Illinois Lincoln, Neb. (Pinnacle Bank Arena)

Fri., Jan. 13 at Purdue West Lafayette, Ind. (Mackey Arena)

Wed., Jan. 18 Ohio State Lincoln, Neb. (Pinnacle Bank Arena)

Sat., Jan. 21 at Penn State University Park, Pa. (Bryce Jordan Center)

Tues., Jan. 24 Northwestern Lincoln, Neb. (Pinnacle Bank Arena)

Sat., Jan. 28 at Maryland College Park, Md. (XFINITY Center)

Tues., Jan. 31 at Illinois Champaign, Ill. (State Farm Center)

Sun., Feb. 5 Penn State Lincoln, Neb. (Pinnacle Bank Arena)

Wed., Feb. 8 at Michigan Ann Arbor, Mich. (Crisler Center)

Sat., Feb. 11 Wisconsin Lincoln, Neb. (Pinnacle Bank Arena)

Tues., Feb. 14 at Rutgers Piscataway, N.J. (Jersey Mike’s Arena)

Sun., Feb. 19 Maryland Lincoln, Neb. (Pinnacle Bank Arena)

Sat., Feb. 25 Minnesota Lincoln, Neb. (Pinnacle Bank Arena)

Tues., Feb. 28 Michigan State Lincoln, Neb. (Pinnacle Bank Arena)

Sun., March 5 at Iowa Iowa City, Iowa (Carver Hawkeye Arena)

BIG TEN TOURNAMENT

Wed., March 8 Big Ten Tournament First Round Chicago, Ill (United Center)

Thurs., March 9 Big Ten Tournament Second Round Chicago, Ill (United Center)

Fri., March 10 Big Ten Tournament Quarterfinals Chicago, Ill (United Center)

Sat., March 11 Big Ten Tournament Semifinals Chicago, Ill (United Center)

Sun., March 12 Big Ten Tournament Championship Chicago, Ill (United Center)

Schedule as of Sept. 5, 2022; Home games in red and bold; All times listed are Central; *-Big Ten Conference games; All games carried on the Huskers Radio Network.