Bradley men’s basketball will meet Northwestern of the Big Ten for the first time since 1985 in an opening night matchup of the Fort Myers Tip-Off on Monday, Nov. 25 at Suncoast Credit Union Arena in the southwest Florida Gulf Coast city.
The other opening night contest in the second annual pre-Thanksgiving event will match Pitt against Kansas State. Winners and losers of the two games meet two days later in the championship and consolation matchups.
All four games will be televised on FS1. Times will be announced later.
Bradley and Northwestern have met nine times in series history, beginning in 1930.