Gavitt Tipoff Games

The Gavitt Tipoff Games is an annual eight game series played between the Big Ten Conference and the Big East Conference to tip-off the college basketball season. The Gavitt Tipoff Games began in 2015 and will be played annually until 2022 as part of an eight-year deal. The Gavitt Tipoff Games will be played at the home sites at the participating schools, four of them will be hosted by Big Ten schools and four of them will be hosted by Big East schools. Each Big East team will participate a minimum of six times, while each Big Ten program will take part a minimum of four times.[1]

All games played at a Big East campus will be televised by FS1 and all games played on a Big Ten campus will be televised by ESPN or the Big Ten Network.[2]

The series is named in honor of the late Dave Gavitt, former athletic director at Providence College and the first commissioner of the Big East Conference.

Conference Records

Big East Conference (0-0-2)

Institution Wins Loss Win %
Butler Bulldogs101.000
Creighton Blue Jays11.500
DePaul Blue Demons02.000
Georgetown Hoyas 02.000
Marquette Golden Eagles01.000
Providence Friars11.500
Seton Hall Pirates101.000
St. John's Red Storm11.500
Villanova Wildcats201.000
Xavier Musketeers101.000

Big Ten Conference (0-0-2)

Institution Wins Loss Win %
Illinois Fighting Illini01.000
Indiana Hoosiers101.000
Iowa Hawkeyes11.500
Maryland Terrapins 201.000
Michigan Wolverines01.000
Michigan State Spartans00–
Minnesota Golden Gophers101.000
Nebraska Cornhuskers01.000
Northwestern Wildcats01.000
Ohio State Buckeyes101.000
Penn State Nittany Lions101.000
Purdue Boilermakers01.000
Rutgers Scarlet Knights11.500
Wisconsin Badgers01.000

Results

2015 Tied 4-4

Date Time Big East team Big Ten team Location Television Attendance Winner Leader
Tue., Nov. 17 5:00 PM DePaul Penn State Bryce Jordan Center • University Park, PA ESPNU 5,023 Penn State (68–62) Big Ten (1–0)
8:30 PM Villanova Nebraska The Pavilion • Villanova, PA FS1 6,500 Villanova (87–63) Tied (1–1)
9:00 PM Georgetown Maryland XFINITY Center • College Park, MD ESPN2 17,950 Maryland (75–71) Big Ten (2–1)
Wed., Nov. 18 7:00 PM Providence Illinois Dunkin' Donuts Center • Providence, RI FS1 8,069 Providence (60–59) Tied (2–2)
Thu., Nov. 19 7:00 PM St. John's Rutgers Carnesecca Arena • Queens, NY FS1 4,540 St. John's (61–59) Big East (3–2)
7:00 PM Creighton Indiana Assembly Hall • Bloomington, IN BTN 17,472 Indiana (86–65) Tied (3–3)
9:00 PM Marquette Iowa BMO Harris Bradley Center • Milwaukee, WI FS1 13,297 Iowa (89–61) Big Ten (4–3)
Fri., Nov. 20 9:00 PM Xavier Michigan Crisler Center • Ann Arbor, MI BTN 11,967 Xavier (86–70) Tied (4–4)
Game Times in EST. Home team is italicized. Winners are in bold.

2016[3] Tied 4-4

Date Time Big East team Big Ten team Location Television Attendance Winner Leader
Mon., Nov. 14 7:00 PM Villanova Purdue Mackey Arena • West Lafayette, IN BTN 14,846 Villanova (79–76) Big East (1–0)
Tue., Nov. 15 6:30 PM Georgetown Maryland Verizon Center • Washington, D.C. FS1 13,145 Maryland (76–75) Tied (1–1)
9:00 PM Creighton Wisconsin CenturyLink Center • Omaha, NE FS1 17,879 Creighton (79–67) Big East (2–1)
Wed., Nov. 16 7:00 PM Butler Northwestern Hinkle Fieldhouse • Indianapolis, IN FS1 7,858 Butler (70–68) Big East (3–1)
Thu., Nov. 17 7:00 PM Providence Ohio State Value City Arena • Columbus, OH BTN 11,089 Ohio State (72–67) Big East (3–2)
8:30 PM DePaul Rutgers Allstate Arena • Rosemont, IL FS1 4,057 Rutgers (66–59) Tied (3–3)
9:00 PM Seton Hall Iowa Carver–Hawkeye Arena • Iowa City, IA BTN 10,391 Seton Hall (91–83) Big East (4–3)
Fri., Nov. 18 9:00 PM St. John's Minnesota Williams Arena • Minneapolis, MN BTN 8,873 Minnesota (92–86) Tied (4–4)
Game Times in EST. Home team is italicized. Winners are in bold.

References

  1. ↑ http://btn.com/2015/04/22/big-ten-big-east-announce-matchups-for-first-gavitt-tipoff-games/
  2. ↑ http://espn.go.com/mens-college-basketball/story/_/id/10882667/big-east-big-ten-hold-challenge-series
  3. ↑ http://btn.com/2016/05/03/big-ten-big-east-announce-matchups-for-2016-gavitt-games/
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