Peacock-Exclusive Men’s Basketball Tripleheader Tomorrow, March 4, Features Rutgers vs. No. 18 Purdue (7 p.m. ET), Villanova vs. Georgetown (8 p.m. ET) and Nebraska vs. Ohio State (9 p.m. ET); Coverage Begins with College Countdown at 6:30 p.m. ET on Peacock
Three Ranked Teams Highlight Peacock’s Exclusive Men’s Schedule this Week: Rutgers vs. No. 18 Purdue (Tuesday at 7 p.m. ET), Penn State vs. No. 12 Wisconsin (Saturday at 1 p.m. ET) and Northwestern vs. No. 13 Maryland (Saturday at 3 p.m. ET)
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STAMFORD, Conn. – Mar. 3, 2025 – First round coverage of the 2025 Big Ten women’s basketball tournament tips off this Wednesday, March 5, at 3:30 p.m. ET exclusively on Peacock, headlining college basketball coverage across NBC Sports platforms this week.
On Wednesday, coverage of the first round of the Big Ten women’s basketball tournament from Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, Ind., begins exclusively on Peacock with (12) Washington vs. (13) Minnesota at 3:30 p.m. ET, followed by (10) Nebraska vs. (15) Rutgers tipping 25 minutes after Game 1, and concluding with (11) Iowa vs. (14) Wisconsin beginning 25 minutes after Game 2.
This week’s men’s college basketball action begins tomorrow with a Peacock-exclusive tripleheader featuring No. 18 Purdue hosting Rutgers at 7 p.m. ET, Villanova visiting Georgetown at 8 p.m. ET, and Nebraska visiting Ohio State at 9 p.m. ET. Coverage begins with College Countdown at 6:30 p.m. ET on Peacock.
No. 18 Purdue (20-9) defeated UCLA, 76-66, last Friday as forward Trey Kaufman-Renn scored 29 points and guard Braden Smith, who is second in the country in assists (8.7 per game), added 23 points and eight assists in the win. Rutgers (14-15) fell to then-No. 15 Michigan, 84-82, last Thursday. Guard Dylan Harper led the Scarlet Knights with 17 points in the matchup. Noah Eagle (play-by-play) and Robbie Hummel (analyst), who was a three-time First Team All-Big Ten selection at Purdue, will call the game live from the Mackey Arena in West Lafayette, Ind.
Peacock’s tournament coverage continues this Friday with the quarterfinals of the Atlantic 10 women’s basketball tournament from Henrico Sports & Events Center in Glen Allen, Va. Friday’s tournament schedule includes: (1) Richmond vs. Fordham/Duquesne (11 a.m. ET), (4) Saint Joseph’s vs. Rhode Island/George Washington/Loyola Chicago (1:30 p.m. ET), (2) George Mason vs. UMass/Saint Louis/St. Bonaventure (5 p.m. ET), and (3) Davidson vs. Dayton/VCU/La Salle (7:30 p.m. ET).
This weekend, the Big Ten men’s final regular season games headline a Peacock-exclusive Big Ten men’s doubleheader featuring No. 12 Wisconsin (22-7) hosting Penn State (15-15) at 1 p.m. ET and No. 13 Maryland (22-7) hosting Northwestern (16-13) at 3 p.m. ET. Paul Burmeister (play-by-play) and Jess Settles (analyst) will call Penn State-Wisconsin live from the Kohl Center in Madison, Wisc., while Noah Eagle and Stephen Bardo will call Northwestern-Maryland from Xfinity Center in College Park, Md. Saturday’s coverage begins with Big Ten College Countdown at 12:30 p.m. ET on Peacock featuring Ahmed Fareed, Jordan Cornette, Matt McCall, and Vaughn Dalzell.
Also on Saturday, USA Network presents an A10 men’s doubleheader featuring Loyola Chicago visiting UMass at 12:30 p.m. ET followed by Saint Joseph’s visiting LaSalle at 2:30 p.m. ET.
This week’s men’s college basketball schedule exclusively on Peacock (all times ET):
| Date | Time | Game | Commentators |
| Tues., March 4 | 6:30 p.m. | Big Ten College Countdown | Ahmed Fareed, Jordan Cornette, Josh Pastner, Vaughn Dalzell |
| Tues., March 4 | 7 p.m. | Rutgers vs. (18) Purdue | Noah Eagle, Robbie Hummel |
| Tues., March 4 | 8 p.m. | Villanova vs. Georgetown | John Fanta, Nick Bahe |
| Tues., March 4 | 9 p.m. | Nebraska vs. Ohio State | Paul Burmeister, Stephen Bardo |
| Sat., March 8 | 12:30 p.m. | Loyola Chicago vs. UMass* | Steve Schlanger, Tim McCormick |
| Sat., March 8 | 12:30 p.m. | Big Ten College Countdown | Ahmed Fareed, Jordan Cornette, Matt McCall, Vaughn Dalzell |
| Sat., March 8 | 1 p.m. | Penn State vs. (12) Wisconsin | Paul Burmeister, Jess Settles |
| Sat., March 8 | 2:30 p.m. | Saint Joseph’s vs. LaSalle* | Mike Corey, John Giannini |
| Sat., March 8 | 3 p.m. | Northwestern vs. (13) Maryland | Noah Eagle, Stephen Bardo |
| *on USA Network | |||
This week’s women’s college basketball schedule exclusively on Peacock (all times ET):
| Date | Time | Game | Commentators |
| Wed., Mar. 5 | 3:30 p.m. | (12) Washington vs. (13) Minnesota | Sloane Martin, Kim Adams, Caroline Pineda |
| Wed., Mar. 5 | 25 min. after Game 1 | (10) Nebraska vs. (15) Rutgers | Sloane Martin, Kim Adams, Caroline Pineda |
| Wed., Mar. 5 | 25 min. after Game 2 | (11) Iowa vs. (14) Wisconsin | Sloane Martin, Kim Adams, Caroline Pineda |
| Fri., Mar. 7 | 11 a.m. | (1) Richmond vs. Fordham/Duquesne | Jenny Cavnar, Isis Young |
| Fri., Mar. 7 | 1:30 p.m. | (4) Saint Joseph’s vs. Rhode Island/George Washington/Loyola Chicago | Jenny Cavnar, Isis Young, Caroline Pineda |
| Fri., Mar. 7 | 5 p.m. | (2) George Mason vs. UMass/Saint Louis/St. Bonaventure | Jenny Cavnar, Isis Young, Caroline Pineda |
| Fri., Mar. 7 | 7:30 p.m. | (3) Davidson vs. Dayton/VCU/La Salle | Cindy Brunson, Tykera Carter |
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