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Northwestern Men's Basketball Announces Tip Times and TV Networks for 2025-26 Season
10/7/2025 2:55:00 PM | Men's Basketball
EVANSTON, Ill. – The Northwestern University men's basketball team, in conjunction with the Big Ten Conference, has announced TV networks and tip off times for the 2025-26 season. Tickets are available now. The regular-season opener is set for Monday, Nov. 3 against Mercyhurst at Welsh-Ryan Arena.
Northwestern Men's Basketball Schedule
All Times Central
| Date | Opponent | Tip Time | Network |
| Sunday, October 26, 2025 | at Iowa State (Exhibition) | TBD | TBD |
| Wednesday, October 29, 2025 | Illinois State (Exhibition) | 7 p.m. | B1G+ |
| Monday, November 3, 2025 | Mercyhurst | 7 p.m. | B1G+ |
| Friday, November 7, 2025 | Boston University | 5 p.m. | Peacock |
| Monday, November 10, 2025 | Cleveland State | 7:30 p.m. | BTN |
| Friday, November 14, 2025 | at DePaul | 7:30 p.m. | truTV |
| Friday, November 21, 2025 | vs. Virginia | 4 p.m. | CBSSN |
| Sunday, November 23, 2025 | vs. South Carolina | 4 p.m. | CBSSN |
| Thursday, November 27, 2025 | vs. Oklahoma State | 9:30 p.m. | Peacock |
| Wednesday, December 3, 2025 | at Wisconsin | 8 p.m. | BTN |
| Saturday, December 6, 2025 | Ohio State | 1 p.m. | BTN |
| Saturday, December 13, 2025 | Jackson State | 1 p.m. | BTN |
| Tuesday, December 16, 2025 | Valparaiso | 7 p.m. | Peacock |
| Saturday, December 20, 2025 | vs. Butler | 3 p.m. | Peacock |
| Tuesday, December 30, 2025 | Howard | 4 p.m. | BTN |
| Saturday, January 3, 2026 | Minnesota | 4 p.m. | BTN |
| Thursday, January 8, 2026 | at Michigan State | 5:30 p.m. | BTN |
| Sunday, January 11, 2026 | at Rutgers | 4 p.m. | Peacock |
| Wednesday, January 14, 2026 | Illinois | 7:30 p.m. | BTN |
| Saturday, January 17, 2026 | Nebraska | 3 p.m. | BTN |
| Wednesday, January 21, 2026 | at USC | 10 p.m. | BTN |
| Saturday, January 24, 2026 | at UCLA | 5 p.m. | FS1 |
| Thursday, January 29, 2026 | Penn State | 7 p.m. | Peacock |
| Saturday, January 31, 2026 | Washington | 7 p.m. | Peacock |
| Wednesday, February 4, 2026 | at Illinois | 8 p.m. | BTN |
| Sunday, February 8, 2026 | at Iowa | 2 p.m. | FS1 |
| Wednesday, February 11, 2026 | Michigan | 7:30 p.m. | BTN |
| Saturday, February 14, 2026 | at Nebraska | 12 p.m. | BTN |
| Wednesday, February 18, 2026 | Maryland | 7 p.m. | BTN |
| Tuesday, February 24, 2026 | at Indiana | 6 p.m. | FS1 |
| Saturday, February 28, 2026 | Oregon | 1 p.m. | BTN |
| Wednesday, March 4, 2026 | Purdue | 7:30 p.m. | BTN |
| Saturday, March 7, 2026 | at Minnesota | 8 p.m. | BTN |
All Big Ten Network, FOX, and FS1 on-air games will also be streamed nationwide via the web, smartphones, tablets and connected devices on the FOX Sports App. Games broadcast on Peacock will be available exclusively on the platform.
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— Northwestern Basketball (@NUMensBball) October 7, 2025
The 'Cats look to return to the NCAA Tournament in 2026 for the third time in four years under the leadership of Sullivan-Ubben Head Men's Basketball Coach Chris Collins.
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