Big Ten releases conference schedule featuring 4 games on Christmas

The Big Ten unveiled its conference schedule for the 2020-21 men's basketball season on Wednesday.

Conference play begins Dec. 13 with a tilt between Penn State and Michigan in Ann Arbor.

Also of note, Christmas Day will feature four matchups:

• Wisconsin at Michigan State
• Iowa at Minnesota
• Michigan at Nebraska
• Maryland at Purdue

A pair of games will also be played on New Year's Eve:

• Michigan at Maryland
• Minnesota at Wisconsin

The final day of the conference schedule is March 7, with six teams in action:

• Penn State at Maryland
• Wisconsin at Iowa
• Michigan at Michigan State

The Big Ten Tournament will be played March 10-14 at Chicago's United Center.