Ohio State basketball schedule 2013-14: Big Ten schedule released

The Big Ten conference unveiled their 2013-2014 men's basketball conference schedules Wednesday afternoon. Amongst them, the league first unveiled their ESPN/ESPN2/ESPNU broadcast slate.

The Buckeyes open conference play December 31st at 1 p.m. on ESPN2 traveling to take on Matt Painter and the Boilermakers. The Buckeyes will also be featured on a Super Tuesday matchup with Michigan State Tuesday January 7th at 9 p.m., then on Thursday January 16th at 9 p.m. against Richard Pitino and Minnesota, and Thursday January 23rd against Illinois at home at 7 p.m.

In February, the Buckeyes play Wisconsin at noon Saturday, February 1st, before facing Iowa February 4th on the road. Tuesday, February 11th, the Buckeyes take on arch rivals Michigan at home at 9 p.m., before capping their ESPN family of networks covered games Thursday, February 27th at Penn State at 7 p.m.

Here's the complete 2013-14 Big Ten's Basketball Conference Schedule for Ohio State:

JANUARY
4 Nebraska TBA Noon
7 at Michigan State ESPN 9 p.m.
12 Iowa CBS 1 or 4:30 p.m.
16 at Minnesota ESPN2 9 p.m.
20 at Nebraska TBA 7 p.m.
23 Illinois ESPN/2 7 p.m.
29 Penn State TBA 7 p.m.

FEBRUARY
1 at Wisconsin ESPN/2 Noon
4 at Iowa ESPN/2 7 p.m.
8 Purdue TBA 6 p.m.
11 Michigan ESPN 9 p.m.
15 at Illinois TBA 8 p.m.
19 Northwestern TBA 7 p.m.
22 Minnesota TBA 6 or 8 p.m.
27 at Penn State ESPN/2 7 p.m.

MARCH
2 at Indiana TBA/CBS Noon/4 p.m.
9 Michigan State TBA/CBS Noon/4:30 p.m.
13-16 Big Ten Tournament TBA TBA