Big Ten College Countdown Pregame Coverage Begins at 7:30 p.m. ET on Peacock with Ahmed Fareed, Jordan Cornette, and Josh Pastner; Paul Burmeister (Play-by-Play) and Former Northwestern Guard Tre Demps (Analyst) to Call Lehigh-Northwestern
Peacock’s Exclusive BIG EAST Men’s Basketball Schedule Begins this Fri., Nov. 8, with George Mason vs. No. 18 Marquette at 9 p.m. ET
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STAMFORD, Conn. – Nov. 4, 2023 – Peacock’s exclusive slate of Big Ten men’s basketball – featuring 50+ games streaming live this season – tips off tonight at 8 p.m. ET as the Northwestern Wildcats host the Lehigh Mountain Hawks live from Welsh Ryan Arena in Evanston, Ill.
Last season, Northwestern finished fourth in the Big Ten with a 22-12 record and advanced to the Round of 32 of the 2024 NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament as a No. 9 seed. Coming off consecutive NCAA Tournament appearances for the first time in school history, the Wildcats are led by senior guard Brooks Barnhizer, who was named to the 2024-25 Preseason All-Big Ten Team. Lehigh (14-18) were sixth in the Patriot League last season.
Calling tonight’s game are Paul Burmeister (play-by-play) and Tre Demps (analyst), who played collegiately at Northwestern from 2011-16 and twice earned honorable All-Big Ten honors as a point guard.
Tonight’s coverage begins on Peacock with the Big Ten College Countdown pregame show at 7:30 p.m. ET, featuring host Ahmed Fareed alongside analysts Jordan Cornette and Josh Pastner.
This weekend, Peacock’s exclusive BIG EAST men’s basketball schedule tips off on Friday, Nov. 8 as the No. 18 Marquette Golden Eagles host the George Mason Patriots at 9 p.m. ET. Also on Friday, Illinois hosts SIU Edwardsville at 8 p.m. ET on Peacock.
This Friday’s coverage begins with College Countdown at 7:30 p.m. ET with Jordan Cornette, Matt McCall, and Donny Marshall. Marshall, a two-time All-Big East member at UConn who spent five years in the NBA with the Cavaliers (1995-97, 1999-2000) and Nets (2001-03), makes his NBC Sports debut as an analyst.
This week’s men’s college basketball schedule exclusively on Peacock:
| Date | Time (ET) | Game | Commentators |
| Mon., Nov. 4 | 8 p.m. | Lehigh vs. Northwestern | Paul Burmeister, Tre Demps |
| Fri., Nov. 8 | 8 p.m. | SIU Edwardsville vs. Illinois | Noah Reed, Stephen Bardo |
| Fri., Nov. 8 | 9 p.m. | George Mason vs. No. 18 Marquette | Justin Kutcher, Nick Bahe |
| Sat., Nov. 9 | 3:30 p.m. | Omaha vs. Northwestern | Steve Schlanger, Tre Demps |
Peacock’s exclusive Big Ten Men’s Basketball schedule continues next Friday, Nov. 15, with a quadrupleheader featuring 2024-25 Big Ten Preseason Player of the Year Braden Smith and No. 14 Purdue hosting No. 2 Alabama at 7 p.m. ET and 2023-24 Pac-12 Player of the Year Caleb Love and No. 10 Arizona vs. Wisconsin at 9 p.m. ET
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