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 are played at the home sites at the participating schools, with four hosted by Big Ten schools and four 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. Michigan State, the only team from either conference to not participate in the series through 2018, participated in the 2019 event.

Each game played at a Big East campus will be televised by FS1 and each game played on a Big Ten campus will be televised by FS1 or the Big Ten Network.

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 (0–2–3)

Institution	Wins	Losses	Win %
Butler Bulldogs	2	1	.667
Creighton Bluejays	2	3	.400
DePaul Blue Demons	2	3	.400
Georgetown Hoyas	1	3	.250
Marquette Golden Eagles	1	3	.250
Providence Friars	1	3	.250
Seton Hall Pirates	2	2	.500
St. John's Red Storm	3	1	.750
Villanova Wildcats	2	2	.500
Xavier Musketeers	2	1	.667

Big Ten Conference (2–0–3)

Institution	Wins	Losses	Win %
Illinois Fighting Illini	1	2	.333
Indiana Hoosiers	2	1	.667
Iowa Hawkeyes	1	2	.333
Maryland Terrapins	3	0	1.000
Michigan Wolverines	2	1	.667
Michigan State Spartans	1	0	1.000
Minnesota Golden Gophers	2	1	.667
Nebraska Cornhuskers	1	2	.333
Northwestern Wildcats	1	2	.333
Ohio State Buckeyes	3	0	1.000
Penn State Nittany Lions	2	1	.667
Purdue Boilermakers	1	2	.333
Rutgers Scarlet Knights	1	2	.333
Wisconsin Badgers	1	2	.333

Results

2015 Tied 4–4

Date	Time	Big East team	Big Ten team	Score	Location	Television	Attendance	Leader
Tue., Nov. 17	5:00 PM	DePaul	Penn State	68–62	Bryce Jordan Center • University Park, PA	ESPNU	5,023	Big Ten (1–0)
	8:30 PM	No. 11 Villanova	Nebraska	87–63	The Pavilion • Villanova, PA	FS1	6,500	Tied (1–1)
	9:00 PM	Georgetown	No. 3 Maryland	75–71	XFINITY Center • College Park, MD	ESPN2	17,950	Big Ten (2–1)
Wed., Nov. 18	7:00 PM	Providence	Illinois	60–59	Dunkin' Donuts Center • Providence, RI	FS1	8,069	Tied (2–2)
Thu., Nov. 19	7:00 PM	St. John's	Rutgers	61–59	Carnesecca Arena • Queens, NY	FS1	4,540	Big East (3–2)
	7:00 PM	Creighton	Indiana	86–65	Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall • Bloomington, IN	BTN	17,472	Tied (3–3)
	9:00 PM	Marquette	Iowa	89–61	BMO Harris Bradley Center • Milwaukee, WI	FS1	13,297	Big Ten (4–3)
Fri., Nov. 20	9:00 PM	Xavier	No. 24 Michigan	86–70	Crisler Center • Ann Arbor, MI	BTN	11,967	Tied (4–4)
WINNERS ARE IN BOLD. Game Times in EST. Rankings from AP Poll (Nov 16).

2016 Tied 4–4

Date	Time	Big East team	Big Ten team	Score	Location	Television	Attendance	Leader
Mon., Nov. 14	7:00 PM	No. 3 Villanova	No. 15 Purdue	79–76	Mackey Arena • West Lafayette, IN	BTN	14,846	Big East (1–0)
Tue., Nov. 15	6:30 PM	Georgetown	Maryland	76–75	Verizon Center • Washington, D.C.	FS1	13,145	Tied (1–1)
	9:00 PM	No. 22 Creighton	No. 9 Wisconsin	79–67	CenturyLink Center • Omaha, NE	FS1	17,879	Big East (2–1)
Wed., Nov. 16	7:00 PM	Butler	Northwestern	70–68	Hinkle Fieldhouse • Indianapolis, IN	FS1	7,858	Big East (3–1)
Thu., Nov. 17	7:00 PM	Providence	Ohio State	72–67	Value City Arena • Columbus, OH	BTN	11,089	Big East (3–2)
	8:30 PM	DePaul	Rutgers	66–59	Allstate Arena • Rosemont, IL	FS1	4,057	Tied (3–3)
	9:00 PM	Seton Hall	Iowa	91–83	Carver–Hawkeye Arena • Iowa City, IA	BTN	10,391	Big East (4–3)
Fri., Nov. 18	9:00 PM	St. John's	Minnesota	92–86	Williams Arena • Minneapolis, MN	BTN	8,873	Tied (4–4)
WINNERS ARE IN BOLD. Game Times in EST. Rankings from AP Poll (Nov 14). Sources:

2017 Tied 4–4

Date	Time	Big East team	Big Ten team	Score	Location	Television	Attendance	Leader
Mon., Nov. 13	6:30 PM	Providence	No. 14 Minnesota	86–74	Dunkin' Donuts Center • Providence, RI	FS1	10,214	Big Ten (1–0)
Tue., Nov. 14	8:30 PM	Marquette	No. 19 Purdue	86–71	BMO Harris Bradley Center • Milwaukee, WI	FS1	13,307	Big Ten (2–0)
Wed., Nov. 15	6:30 PM	No. 22 Seton Hall	Indiana	84–68	Prudential Center • Newark, NJ	FS1	8,452	Big Ten (2–1)
	8:30 PM	Butler	Maryland	79–65	Xfinity Center • College Park, MD	FS1	16,317	Big Ten (3–1)
	9:00 PM	Creighton	No. 20 Northwestern	92–88	Allstate Arena • Rosemont, IL	BTN	6,384	Big Ten (3–2)
Thu., Nov. 16	6:30 PM	St. John's	Nebraska	79–56	Carnesecca Arena • New York City, NY	FS1	4,652	Tied (3–3)
	8:30 PM	No. 15 Xavier	Wisconsin	80–70	Kohl Center • Madison, WI	FS1	17,287	Big East (4–3)
Fri., Nov. 17	8:30 PM	DePaul	Illinois	82–73	State Farm Center • Champaign, IL	BTN	11,254	Tied (4–4)
WINNERS ARE IN BOLD. Game Times in EST. Rankings from AP Poll (Nov 13). Sources:

2018 Big Ten 5–3

Date	Time	Big East team	Big Ten team	Score	Location	Television	Attendance	Leader
Tues., Nov. 13	6:30 PM	Xavier	Wisconsin	77–68	Cintas Center • Cincinnati, OH	FS1	10,312	Big Ten (1–0)
	8:30 PM	Georgetown	Illinois	88–80	State Farm Center • Champaign, IL	FS1	14,656	Tied (1–1)
Wed., Nov. 14	6:30 PM	No. 8 Villanova	No. 18 Michigan	73–46	Finneran Pavilion • Villanova, PA	FS1	6,501	Big Ten (2–1)
	7:30 PM	Seton Hall	Nebraska	80–57	Pinnacle Bank Arena • Lincoln, NE	BTN	15,713	Big Ten (3–1)
	8:30 PM	No. 24 Marquette	Indiana	96–73	Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall • Bloomington, IN	FS1	17,222	Big Ten (4–1)
Thu., Nov. 15	7:00 PM	Creighton	Ohio State	69–60	CHI Health Center Omaha • Omaha, NE	FS1	17,146	Big Ten (5–1)
	9:00 PM	DePaul	Penn State	72–70 OT	Wintrust Arena • Chicago, IL	FS1	3,926	Big Ten (5–2)
Fri., Nov. 16	7:00 PM	St. John's	Rutgers	84–65	Louis Brown Athletic Center • Piscataway, NJ	BTN	7,102	Big Ten (5–3)
WINNERS ARE IN BOLD. Game Times in EST. Rankings from AP Poll (Nov 12).

2019 Big Ten 5–3

Date	Time	Big East team	Big Ten team	Score	Location	Television	Attendance	Leader
Mon., Nov. 11	8:00 PM	DePaul	Iowa	93–78	Carver–Hawkeye Arena • Iowa City, IA	FS1	9,961	Big East (1–0)
Tues. Nov. 12	6:30 PM	Creighton	Michigan	79–69	Crisler Center • Ann Arbor, MI	FS1	11,398	Tied (1–1)
	8:30 PM	Butler	Minnesota	64–56	Hinkle Fieldhouse • Indianapolis, IN	FS1	7,879	Big East (2–1)
Wed. Nov. 13	7:00 PM	No. 10 Villanova	No. 16 Ohio State	76–51	Value City Arena • Columbus, OH	FS1	16,419	Tied (2–2)
	9:00 PM	Marquette	Purdue	65–55	Fiserv Forum • Milwaukee, WI	FS1	15,659	Big East (3–2)
	9:00 PM	Providence	Northwestern	72–63	Welsh–Ryan Arena • Evanston, IL	BTN	5,204	Tied (3–3)
Thurs. Nov. 14	6:30 PM	Georgetown	Penn State	81–66	Capital One Arena • Washington, D.C.	FS1	8,691	Big Ten (4–3)
	8:30 PM	No. 12 Seton Hall	No. 3 Michigan State	76–73	Prudential Center • Newark, NJ	FS1	14,051	Big Ten (5–3)
WINNERS ARE IN BOLD. Game Times in EST. Rankings from AP Poll (Nov 12).