Big Ten Announces Women’s Basketball Television Slate for 2015-16 Conference Season

Every Big Ten matchup will be produced and distributed

ROSEMONT, Ill. – The Big Ten announced today that every women’s basketball conference game during the 2015-16 season will be produced and distributed by BTN, BTN Plus, an ESPN Network or CBS.

Big Ten women’s basketball teams will be featured on national television at least 78 times over the course of the season. BTN will televise at least 65 games, ESPN networks will carry 11 contests and CBS networks will broadcast two matchups, with all remaining conference games streaming live on BTN Plus.

All 14 teams will open Big Ten play on Thursday, Dec. 31, with BTN airing the conference-opening game between Michigan State and Ohio State at noon ET. The six remaining games will stream live on BTN Plus, starting with Minnesota at Rutgers and Purdue at Michigan at 1 p.m. Iowa takes on Nebraska at 2 p.m., while Indiana tips at Wisconsin at 3 p.m. Penn State hosts Northwestern for a 7 p.m. matchup and Illinois rounds out the day against defending Big Ten Champion Maryland at 8 p.m.

A rematch of the 2015 Big Ten Tournament title game will take place on Saturday, Jan. 2, as last year’s tournament champion Terrapins will host the Buckeyes live on CBS.

The regular season concludes on Sunday, Feb. 28, and all 14 teams will compete for the conference tournament crown at the Big Ten Women’s Basketball Tournament at Bankers Life Fieldhouse in Indianapolis from March 2-6. All 13 games over five days will air live nationally as BTN will broadcast the first 12 games, and ESPN will show the championship at 7 p.m. on Sunday, March 6.

All on-air games broadcast by BTN can be streamed via the web, smartphones, tablets and connected devices on BTN2Go, BTN’s digital extension. More than 100 additional games will also be streamed on BTN Plus on BTN2Go, and many of those will air on delay on BTN as part of the Student U initiative.

BTN’s women’s basketball coverage also includes highlights and analysis on BTN Women’s Sports Report, which airs on Mondays throughout the season at 10 p.m. ET.

The full conference schedule, along with television designations and start times, can be found on the attached PDF.