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The Michigan basketball program announced its complete 2012-13 schedule this morning.
The 2012-13 non-conference slate is highlighted by the NIT Season Tip Off which features Pittsburgh, Kansas State and Virginia as well as a home game versus North Carolina State on November 27th. as part of the Big Ten-ACC Challenge.
Michigan opens Big Ten play on January 3rd at Northwestern and closes the Big Ten season with a home game against Indiana on March 10th. Michigan will play four teams just once with single plays at Minnesota and Wisconsin with home single plays against Iowa and Nebraska.
The Wolverines will face their in-state rivals, the Michigan State Spartans, on February 12th in East Lansing at the Breslin Center and on March 2nd or 3rd at the Crisler Center.
One of the highlights of Michigan’s conference schedule will be a Saturday night game on February 2nd at Indiana which will be a part of ESPN’s GameDay programming.
Find Michigan’s full schedule after the jump.
2012-13 University of Michigan Basketball Schedule
| Regular Season | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day | Date | Opponent | Location | Time | TV |
| Thursday | Nov. 1 | NORTHERN MICHIGAN (EXH) | Ann Arbor, Mich. | ||
| Monday | Nov. 5 | SAGINAW VALLEY STATE (EXH) | Ann Arbor, Mich. | ||
| Friday | Nov. 9 | SLIPPERY ROCK (DH) | Ann Arbor, Mich. | ||
| NIT Season Tip-Off | |||||
| Michigan Regional includes: Bowling Green, Cleveland State and IUPUI Other host schools include: Pittsburgh, Kansas State and Virginia |
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| Monday | Nov. 12 | vs. TBD (1) | Ann Arbor, Mich. | ||
| Tuesday | Nov. 13 | vs. TBD (1) | Ann Arbor, Mich. | ||
| Monday | Nov. 19 | if don’t advance, vs. TBD (2) | Ann Arbor, Mich. | ||
| Tuesday | Nov. 20 | vs. TBD (2) | Ann Arbor, Mich. | ||
| Wednesday | Nov. 21 | if advance, vs. TBD (3) | New York, N.Y. | ||
| Friday | Nov. 23 | vs. TBD (3) | New York, N.Y. | ||
| Tuesday | Nov. 27 | N.C. STATE (4) | Ann Arbor, Mich. | 7:30 p.m. | ESPN |
| Saturday | Dec. 1 | at Bradley | Peoria, Ill. | ||
| Tuesday | Dec. 4 | WESTERN MICHIGAN | Ann Arbor, Mich. | ||
| Saturday | Dec. 8 | ARKANSAS | Ann Arbor, Mich. | ||
| Tuesday | Dec. 11 | BINGHAMTON | Ann Arbor, Mich. | ||
| Saturday | Dec. 15 | vs. West Virginia (5) | Brooklyn, N.Y. | 8 p.m. | ESPN |
| Thursday | Dec. 20 | EASTERN MICHIGAN (DH) | Ann Arbor, Mich. | ||
| Saturday | Dec. 29 | CENTRAL MICHIGAN (DH) | Ann Arbor, Mich. | ||
| Big Ten Schedule | |||||
| Thursday | Jan. 3 | at Northwestern+ | Evanston, Ill. | ||
| Sunday | Jan. 6 | IOWA+ (6) | Ann Arbor, Mich. | ||
| Wednesday | Jan. 9 | NEBRASKA+ | Ann Arbor, Mich. | ||
| Sunday | Jan. 13 | at Ohio State+ (7) | Columbus, Ohio | ||
| Thursday | Jan. 17 | at Minnesota+ | Minneapolis, Minn. | ||
| Thursday | Jan. 24 | PURDUE+ | Ann Arbor, Mich. | ||
| Sunday | Jan. 27 | at Illinois+ | Champaign, Ill. | ||
| Wednesday | Jan. 30 | NORTHWESTERN+ | Ann Arbor, Mich. | ||
| Saturday | Feb. 2 | at Indiana+ (8) | Bloomington, Ind. | 9 p.m. | ESPN |
| Tuesday | Feb. 5 | OHIO STATE+ | Ann Arbor, Mich. | ||
| Saturday | Feb. 9 | at Wisconsin+ | Madison, Wis. | ||
| Tuesday | Feb. 12 | at Michigan State+ | East Lansing, Mich. | ||
| Sunday | Feb. 17 | PENN STATE+ | Ann Arbor, Mich. | ||
| Sunday | Feb. 24 | ILLINOIS+ (9) | Ann Arbor, Mich. | ||
| Wednesday | Feb. 27 | at Penn State+ | State College, Pa. | ||
| Sat. | Sun. | March 2 |3 | MICHIGAN STATE+ (10) | Ann Arbor, Mich. | ||
| Wednesday | March 6 | at Purdue+ | West Lafayette, Ind. | ||
| Sunday | March 10 | INDIANA+ (11) | Ann Arbor, Mich. | ||
Schedule Legend
ALL game times are local to site
+ Big Ten regular season game | U-M bye dates: Jan. 19 & Feb. 21
(DH) Doubleheader with U-M women’s basketball (Nov. 9: Detroit, 6 p.m. | Dec. 20: Valparaiso, 6 p.m. | Dec. 29: Niagara, 2 p.m.)
(1) NIT Season Tip-Off Michigan Regional, Ann Arbor, Mich. (Crisler Center)
(2) if don’t advance, host NIT Season Tip-Off Consolation Regional, Ann Arbor, Mich. (Crisler Center)
(3) if advance, travel to NIT Season Tip-Off Championship, New York, N.Y. (Madison Square Garden)
(4) Big Ten/ACC Challenge presented by Dick’s Sporting Goods, Ann Arbor, Mich. (Crisler Center)
(5) Brooklyn Winter Hoops Festival, Brooklyn, N.Y. (Barclays Center) | First Game: Fordham vs. Princeton
(6) Wildcard game decided no later than Dec. 31, 2012
(7) Game time decided following determination of NFL Playoff schedule
(8) ESPN College GameDay, Bloomington, Ind. (Assembly Hall)
(9) Wildcard game decided no later than Feb. 4, 2013
(10) Wildcard game decided no later than Feb. 18, 2013
(11) Wildcard game decided no later than March 4, 2013
