Gavitt Tipoff Games

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The Gavitt Tipoff Games is an annual eight-game series played between the Big Ten Conference and the Big East Conference early in 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 on the home courts of participating schools, with four hosted by Big Ten schools and four hosted by Big East schools each year. Except for Connecticut, which did not move from the American Athletic Conference to the Big East until the 2020-2021 season, 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] Michigan State, the only team from either conference which did not participate in the series through 2018, took part in the 2019 event.[2] Since joining the Big East, Connecticut has become the only team from either conference not to play in the Gavitt Tipoff Games through the 2021–22 season.

Each game played at a Big East campus is televised by FS1 and each game played on a Big Ten campus is 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 original Big East Conference of 1979–2013.

The 2020 Gavitt Tipoff Games were cancelled because of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Conference records[]

Big East Conference (1–2–3)[]

Institution Wins Losses Win %
Butler Bulldogs 2 2 .500
Connecticut Huskies 0 0 —
Creighton Bluejays 3 3 .500
DePaul Blue Demons 3 3 .500
Georgetown Hoyas 1 3 .500
Marquette Golden Eagles 2 3 .400
Providence Friars 2 3 .400
Seton Hall Pirates 3 2 .600
St. John's Red Storm 3 2 .600
Villanova Wildcats 2 2 .500
Xavier Musketeers 3 1 .750

Big Ten Conference (2–1–3)[]

Institution Wins Losses Win %
Illinois Fighting Illini 1 3 .250
Indiana Hoosiers 3 1 .750
Iowa Hawkeyes 1 2 .333
Maryland Terrapins 3 0 1.000
Michigan Wolverines 2 2 .500
Michigan State Spartans 2 0 1.000
Minnesota Golden Gophers 2 1 .667
Nebraska Cornhuskers 1 3 .250
Northwestern Wildcats 1 2 .333
Ohio State Buckeyes 3 1 .750
Penn State Nittany Lions 2 1 .667
Purdue Boilermakers 1 2 .333
Rutgers Scarlet Knights 1 3 .250
Wisconsin Badgers 1 3 .250

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:[3]

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:[4]

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).

2020 — Cancelled[]

Plans announced in May 2020 called for Butler, Creighton, Georgetown, Marquette, Providence, St. John's, Villanova, and Xavier to represent the Big East and Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Maryland, Michigan State, Purdue, Rutgers, and Wisconsin the Big Ten in the 2020 Gavitt Tipoff Games,[5] which were scheduled for November 16–20, 2020.[6] After the NCAA delayed the start of the 2020–21 season from November 10 to November 25 due to the COVID-19 pandemic,[7] however, the Big East and Big Ten jointly announced on October 28, 2020, that the 2020 Gavitt Tipoff Games were cancelled and the series would be on hiatus for a year.[6] In their statement, the two conferences also announced their intention to resume the games during the 2021–22 season.[6]

2021 Big East 6–2[]

Date Time Big East team Big Ten team Score Location Television Attendance Leader
Mon. Nov. 15 7:00 p.m Marquette No. 10 Illinois 67–66 Fiserv Forum • Milwaukee, WI FS1 14,631 Big East (1–0)
9:00 p.m Providence Wisconsin 63–58 Kohl Center • Madison, WI FS1 15,773 Big East (2–0)
Tues. Nov. 16 7:00 p.m Creighton Nebraska 77–69 Pinnacle Bank Arena • Lincoln, NE FS1 15,939 Big East (3–0)
9:00 p.m Seton Hall No. 4 Michigan 67–65 Crisler Center • Ann Arbor, MI FS1 12,536 Big East (4–0)
Wed. Nov. 17 7:00 p.m Butler Michigan State 73–52 Hinkle Fieldhouse • Indianapolis, IN FS1 9,100 Big East (4–1)
9:00 p.m St. John's Indiana 76–74 Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall • Bloomington, IN FS1 17,222 Big East (4–2)
Thurs. Nov. 18 6:30 p.m Xavier No. 19 Ohio State 71–65 Cintas Center • Cincinnati, OH FS1 10,379 Big East (5–2)
8:30 p.m DePaul Rutgers 73–70 Wintrust Arena • Chicago, IL FS1 2,844 Big East (6–2)
WINNERS ARE IN BOLD.
Game Times in EST. Rankings from AP Poll.

References[]

  1. ^ "Big Ten, BIG EAST announce matchups for inaugural Gavitt Tipoff Games". 22 April 2015.
  2. ^ "View the matchups for the 2019 Gavitt Games". Big Ten Network. 29 May 2019. Retrieved 2019-06-03.
  3. ^ "Big Ten, Big East announce matchups for 2016 Gavitt Games". 3 May 2016.
  4. ^ "BIG EAST, Big Ten Announce Matchups for Gavitt Games".
  5. ^ Cohen, Matt, "IU men’s basketball to compete in 2020 Gavitt Games," Indiana Daily Student, May 19, 2020 Accessed March 27, 2021
  6. ^ a b c "BIG EAST Conference and Big Ten Conference Statement on 2020 Gavitt Tipoff Games". Big Ten Conference. 2020-10-28. Retrieved 2021-03-07.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  7. ^ Wang, Gene, "NCAA delays start of basketball season two weeks, plans no changes to postseason tournament," washingtonpost.com, September 16, 2020 Accessed March 9, 2021
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