Gavitt Tipoff Games – Wikipedia
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[edit]
Big East Conference (1–2–3)[edit]
Big Ten Conference (2–1–3)[edit]
Results[edit]
2015 Tied 4–4[edit]
| 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). |
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2016 Tied 4–4[edit]
| 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] |
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2017 Tied 4–4[edit]
| 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] |
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2018 Big Ten 5–3[edit]
| 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). |
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2019 Big Ten 5–3[edit]
| 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). |
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2020 — Cancelled[edit]
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[edit]
| 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. |
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References[edit]
- ^ “Big Ten, BIG EAST announce matchups for inaugural Gavitt Tipoff Games”. 22 April 2015.
- ^ “View the matchups for the 2019 Gavitt Games”. Big Ten Network. 29 May 2019. Retrieved 2019-06-03.
- ^ “Big Ten, Big East announce matchups for 2016 Gavitt Games”. 3 May 2016.
- ^ “BIG EAST, Big Ten Announce Matchups for Gavitt Games”.
- ^ Cohen, Matt, “IU men’s basketball to compete in 2020 Gavitt Games,” Indiana Daily Student, May 19, 2020 Accessed March 27, 2021
- ^ 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) - ^ 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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