{"id":912575,"date":"2026-10-01T19:26:17","date_gmt":"2026-10-01T19:26:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/912575\/"},"modified":"2026-10-01T19:26:17","modified_gmt":"2026-10-01T19:26:17","slug":"b1g-presents-exclusive-coverage-of-more-than-40-basketball-exhibitions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/912575\/","title":{"rendered":"B1G+ Presents Exclusive Coverage of More Than 40 Basketball Exhibitions"},"content":{"rendered":"

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B1G+, the Big Ten Network\u2019s subscription streaming service, will tip off the basketball season Friday night with the first of more than 40 men\u2019s and women\u2019s exhibition contests. Throughout the exhibition season, B1G+ will stream exclusive coverage of men\u2019s games including North Carolina at Indiana, Rutgers at St. John\u2019s from Madison Square Garden and Baylor at Illinois, while the women\u2019s schedule features Maryland hosting North Carolina and USC hosting Cal.

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\nBeginning this week, B1G+<\/a> will be home to 27 men\u2019s basketball exhibitions and 15 women\u2019s basketball exhibitions throughout the month of October. Coverage of men\u2019s basketball exhibitions on B1G+ begins Friday, Oct. 2, as Michigan State hosts Incarnate Word. Coverage continues with Nebraska hosting St. Louis on Friday, Oct. 9, which will also be available to watch for free on YouTube as a B1G+ Free Friday Event<\/a>.

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\nAhead of the basketball season, B1G+ is introducing a limited-time offer<\/a> where fans can purchase an Annual Pass for $49.99 with code B1GHOOPS. This offer is available through Oct. 31, 2026. Alongside the exhibition schedule, B1G+ offers access to stream nearly 3,000 more live events, next-day on-demand archives, 24\/7 school-specific channels and BTN\u2019s library of classic games and original programming.

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\nAdditionally, fans have the option to purchase a Winter Pass on B1G+<\/a> from now through Dec. 31, 2026, with a one-time payment of $44.99 to receive six months of access to B1G+. With the Winter Pass, fans will be able to watch every basketball exhibition along with regular season matchups and full seasons of all Big Ten winter sports from regular season through championships.

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\nAdditional highlights of the men\u2019s basketball exhibition slate include Rutgers against St. John\u2019s from Madison Square Garden on Sunday, Oct. 18, Indiana facing North Carolina from the Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis on Sunday, Oct. 18, Michigan State hosting UConn in East Lansing on Tuesday, Oct. 20, and defending champions Michigan facing Houston at the Van Andel Arena in Grand Rapids on Sunday, Oct. 25.

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\nIn addition to more than 100 regular season games, 15 women\u2019s basketball exhibitions will also stream on B1G+, beginning with Maryland hosting Virginia Tech on Monday, Oct. 19. Other highlighted exhibitions across the women\u2019s basketball schedule include Nebraska facing Wayne State on Friday, Oct. 23, Maryland hosting North Carolina on Saturday, Oct. 24, USC playing hosts to Cal on Sunday, Oct. 25, and Iowa taking on Maryville on Thursday, Oct. 29.\u00a0

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\nFans will also have the option to purchase a one-time pay-per-view pass for select exhibition games, marked below. Each pay-per-view game is available for a one-time payment of $8.99 and can be purchased at bigtenplus.com. The offer is available on web only and cannot be purchased via mobile devices.

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\nAdditional digital coverage will be available via the Big Ten Network\u2019s X<\/a>, Facebook<\/a>, YouTube<\/a> and Instagram<\/a> platforms. Fans can follow Big Ten Women\u2019s Basketball on X<\/a>, Instagram<\/a> and YouTube<\/a>, and can keep up with Big Ten Men\u2019s Basketball on X<\/a>, Instagram<\/a> and YouTube<\/a>.

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\nA full schedule of exhibitions can be found below, with the schedule subject to change.

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\nBig Ten Men\u2019s Basketball Exhibition Schedule on B1G+ (All Times ET):\u00a0<\/p>\n


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\n\t\t\tDate
\n\t\t\tGame
\n\t\t\tLocation
\n\t\t\tTime (ET)
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\n\t\t\tOct. 2
\n\t\t\tIncarnate Word at Michigan State
\n\t\t\tEast Lansing, Mich.
\n\t\t\t7 p.m.
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\n\t\t\tOct. 9
\n\t\t\tSaint Louis at Nebraska^
\n\t\t\tLincoln, Neb.
\n\t\t\t8 p.m.
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\n\t\t\tOct. 10
\n\t\t\tUW-Parkside at Wisconsin
\n\t\t\tMadison, Wis.
\n\t\t\t1 p.m.
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\n\t\t\tOct. 11
\n\t\t\tVillanova at Rutgers*
\n\t\t\tPiscataway, N.J.
\n\t\t\t1 p.m.
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\n\t\t\tOct. 11
\n\t\t\tEastern Michigan at Michigan
\n\t\t\tAnn Arbor, Mich.
\n\t\t\t2 p.m.
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\n\t\t\tOct. 11
\n\t\t\tGeorgia Tech at Maryland*
\n\t\t\tBaltimore, Md.

\n\t\t\t(Chesapeake Insurance Arena)
\n\t\t\t4:30 p.m.
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\n\t\t\tOct. 15
\n\t\t\tOmaha at Minnesota
\n\t\t\tMinneapolis, Minn.
\n\t\t\t8 p.m.
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\n\t\t\tOct. 15
\n\t\t\tSeattle at Oregon
\n\t\t\tEugene, Ore.
\n\t\t\t10 p.m.
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\n\t\t\tOct. 16
\n\t\t\tOregon State at Michigan*
\n\t\t\tAnn Arbor, Mich.
\n\t\t\t7 p.m.
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\n\t\t\tOct. 18
\n\t\t\tRutgers at St. John\u2019s*
\n\t\t\tNew York, N.Y. (Madison Square Garden)
\n\t\t\tNoon
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\n\t\t\tOct. 18
\n\t\t\tBall State at Purdue
\n\t\t\tWest Lafayette, Ind.
\n\t\t\t2 p.m.
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\n\t\t\tOct. 18
\n\t\t\tWest Virginia at Maryland*
\n\t\t\tCollege Park, Md.
\n\t\t\t3 p.m.
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\n\t\t\tOct. 18
\n\t\t\tNorth Carolina at Indiana*
\n\t\t\tIndianapolis, Ind.

\n\t\t\t(Gainbridge Fieldhouse)
\n\t\t\t5 p.m.
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\n\t\t\tOct. 20
\n\t\t\tConnecticut at Michigan State*
\n\t\t\tEast Lansing, Mich.
\n\t\t\t7 p.m.
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\n\t\t\tOct. 21
\n\t\t\tCal Baptist at UCLA
\n\t\t\tLos Angeles, Calif.
\n\t\t\t10 p.m.
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\n\t\t\tOct. 22
\n\t\t\tPurdue-Fort Wayne at Purdue
\n\t\t\tFort Wayne, Ind.

\n\t\t\t(Allen County War Memorial Coliseum)
\n\t\t\t7 p.m.
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\n\t\t\tOct. 23
\n\t\t\tBaylor at Illinois*
\n\t\t\tChampaign, Ill.
\n\t\t\t8 p.m.
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\n\t\t\tOct. 25
\n\t\t\tIowa State at Northwestern*
\n\t\t\tEvanston, Ill.
\n\t\t\t1 p.m.
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\n\t\t\tOct. 25
\n\t\t\tHouston at Michigan*
\n\t\t\tGrand Rapids, Mich.

\n\t\t\t(Van Andel Arena)
\n\t\t\t1 p.m.
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\n\t\t\tOct. 25
\n\t\t\tButler at Ohio State*
\n\t\t\tColumbus, Ohio
\n\t\t\t2 p.m.
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\n\t\t\tOct. 25
\n\t\t\tWashington State at Washington*
\n\t\t\tSeattle, Wash.
\n\t\t\t4 p.m.
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\n\t\t\tOct. 25
\n\t\t\tWestern Kentucky at Indiana
\n\t\t\tEvansville, Ind. (Ford Center)
\n\t\t\t4 p.m.
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\n\t\t\tOct. 25
\n\t\t\tStanford at Oregon*
\n\t\t\tEugene, Ore.
\n\t\t\t4:30 p.m.
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\n\t\t\tOct. 26
\n\t\t\tKansas State at Nebraska*
\n\t\t\tGrand Island, Neb.

\n\t\t\t(BigIron Events Center)
\n\t\t\t7:30 p.m.
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\n\t\t\tOct. 27
\n\t\t\tOklahoma State at Wisconsin*
\n\t\t\tMadison, Wis.
\n\t\t\t7 p.m.
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\n\t\t\tOct. 27
\n\t\t\tSan Diego at UCLA
\n\t\t\tLos Angeles, Calif.
\n\t\t\t10 p.m.
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\n\t\t\tOct. 28
\n\t\t\tUIC at Illinois
\n\t\t\tChampaign, Ill.
\n\t\t\t8 p.m.
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\nBig Ten Women\u2019s Basketball Exhibition Schedule on B1G+ (All Times ET):
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\n\t\t\tOct. 19
\n\t\t\tVirginia Tech at Maryland*
\n\t\t\tCollege Park, Md.
\n\t\t\t6 p.m.
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\n\t\t\tOct. 20
\n\t\t\tBushnell at Oregon
\n\t\t\tEugene, Ore.
\n\t\t\t9 p.m.
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\n\t\t\tOct. 23
\n\t\t\tWayne State at Nebraska
\n\t\t\tLincoln, Neb.
\n\t\t\t7 p.m.
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\n\t\t\tOct. 24
\n\t\t\tUIC at Purdue
\n\t\t\tWest Lafayette, Ind.
\n\t\t\tNoon
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\n\t\t\tOct. 24
\n\t\t\tNorth Carolina at Maryland*
\n\t\t\tCollege Park, Md.
\n\t\t\t1 p.m.
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\n\t\t\tOct. 25
\n\t\t\tCal at USC
\n\t\t\tLos Angeles, Calif.
\n\t\t\t5 p.m.
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\n\t\t\tOct. 27
\n\t\t\tPittsburgh-Johnstown at Penn State
\n\t\t\tUniversity Park, Pa.
\n\t\t\t6 p.m.
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\n\t\t\tOct. 28
\n\t\t\tMichigan Tech at Michigan State
\n\t\t\tEast Lansing, Mich.
\n\t\t\t6:30 p.m.
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\n\t\t\tOct. 28
\n\t\t\tMarian at Indiana
\n\t\t\tBloomington, Ind.
\n\t\t\t7 p.m.
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\n\t\t\tOct. 28
\n\t\t\tUW-Eau Claire at Wisconsin
\n\t\t\tMadison, Wis.
\n\t\t\t7:30 p.m.
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\n\t\t\tOct. 29
\n\t\t\tMaryville at Iowa
\n\t\t\tIowa City, Iowa
\n\t\t\tTBD
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\n\t\t\tOct. 29
\n\t\t\tRochester Christian at Michigan
\n\t\t\tAnn Arbor, Mich.
\n\t\t\t7 p.m.
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\n\t\t\tOct. 30
\n\t\t\tIllinois-Springfield at Illinois
\n\t\t\tChampaign, Ill.
\n\t\t\t7 p.m.
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\n\t\t\tOct. 30
\n\t\t\tCaldwell at Rutgers
\n\t\t\tPiscataway, N.J.
\n\t\t\t7 p.m.
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\n\t\t
\n\t\t\tOct. 30
\n\t\t\tLewis at Northwestern
\n\t\t\tEvanston, Ill.
\n\t\t\t8 p.m.
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