The Nebraska men's basketball team will open Big Ten Conference play Sunday, Dec. 2, with a home game against Illinois.
The Big Ten released its conference schedule Tuesday afternoon. Game times and television information will be announced at a later date.
The Huskers' other early league game is a road contest at Minnesota. Like last year, each of the conference's teams is playing two games before the end of 2017.
The biggest change this season is the conference going to a 20-game league schedule, up from 18 games in previous years. The conference tournament moves back to its traditional weekend and will be played March 13-17 at the United Center in Chicago.