Teams meet at Hinkle Fieldhouse Wednesday, Nov. 16
Butler will host Northwestern at Hinkle Fieldhouse on Wednesday, Nov. 16 in a Gavitt Tipoff Games match-up. The Big Ten and BIG EAST Conferences announced the matchups for the second annual Gavitt Tipoff Games Tuesday (May 3), with eight men's basketball contests set for Nov. 14-18, 2016. Game times and television assignments will be announced at a later date.–
The BIG EAST home games will be telecast on FS1, while Big Ten home games will air on BTN or an ESPN network.
Eight teams in this year's event advanced to the NCAA Tournament last season.