Illinois will travel to Milwaukee to face Marquette on Nov. 15 in the 2021 Gavitt Tipoff Games. 

The Big East Conference and Big Ten Conference have announced match-ups for the sixth annual event, with eight men's basketball games set for Nov. 15-18. All contests will be televised on FS1 or BTN, with game times slated to be announced at a later date. 

The Gavitt Tipoff Games, which began in 2015, is an early-season series between the two conferences and named in honor of Hall of Famer Dave Gavitt, founder of the Big East and basketball visionary. The series, which is played on campus home courts, features games between local opponents as well as attractive intersectional matchups. 

This will mark Illinois' fourth appearance in the Gavitt Tipoff Games, following a 2015 visit to Providence and back-to-back home games in 2017 versus DePaul and 2018 against Georgetown. The Illini own a 1-2 record in the event.

2021 Gavitt Tipoff Games Schedule
Monday, Nov. 15
Providence at Wisconsin
Illinois at Marquette

Tuesday, Nov. 16
Seton Hall at Michigan
Creighton at Nebraska

Wednesday, Nov. 17
Michigan State at Butler
St John's at Indiana

Thursday, Nov. 18
Ohio State at Xavier
Rutgers at DePaul