Feb. 15, 2008

Park Ridge, Ill. - The Big Ten Conference office today announced updated game times for three men's basketball tournament contests to appear live on ESPN2 and the Big Ten Network during the first two days of the event. The 11th annual Big Ten Men's Basketball Tournament is scheduled to take place Thursday through Sunday, March 13-16, at Conseco Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, Ind.

Big Ten Tournament games on Thursday, March 13, and Friday, March 14, have adjusted start times. Thursday's ESPN2 matchup between the No. 6 Seed and No. 11 seed will now air at 5 p.m. ET. Friday's Big Ten Network game between the No. 2 Seed and Game 2 winner will tip at 6:30 p.m. ET. The following game between the No. 3 Seed and the Game 3 winner will air at approximately 9 p.m. ET on the Big Ten Network.

The complete up-to-date bracket for the 2008 Big Ten Men's Basketball Tournament is attached as a PDF. In addition, all game dates and times appear below.

2008 BIG TEN MEN'S BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT

Thursday, March 13
Game 1: #8 Seed vs. #9 Seed, Big Ten Network, Noon ET
Game 2: #7 Seed vs. #10 Seed, ESPN2, 2:30 p.m. ET*
Game 3: #6 Seed vs. #11 Seed, ESPN2, 5 p.m. ET*

Friday, March 14
Game 4: #1 Seed vs. Game 1 Winner, ESPN, Noon ET
Game 5: #4 Seed vs. #5 Seed, ESPN, 2:30 p.m. ET*
Game 6: #2 Seed vs. Game 2 Winner, Big Ten Network, 6:30 p.m. ET
Game 7: #3 Seed vs. Game 3 Winner, Big Ten Network, 9 p.m. ET*

Saturday, March 15
Game 8: Game 4 Winner vs. Game 5 Winner, CBS, 1:40 p.m. ET
Game 9: Game 6 Winner vs. Game 7 Winner, CBS, 4:05 p.m. ET*

Sunday, March 16
Game 10: Tournament Championship, CBS, 3:30 p.m. ET

* Approximate game times