Northwestern shuffles men’s basketball schedule, will play Wisconsin Monday night

Northwestern also announced that it will play at Nebraska on Wednesday at 6 p.m. That game originally was scheduled for Tuesday.

SHARE Northwestern shuffles men’s basketball schedule, will play Wisconsin Monday night
Northwestern and coach Chris Collins will take on Wisconsin on Monday in a game that had to be rescheduled because of COVID-19 health and safety protocols in the Wildcats program.

Northwestern and coach Chris Collins will take on Wisconsin on Monday in a game that had to be rescheduled because of COVID-19 health and safety protocols in the Wildcats program.

Paul Beaty/AP

The Wisconsin-Northwestern basketball game that didn’t take place as scheduled Saturday due to COVID-19 health and safety protocols will happen on Monday instead at Welsh-Ryan Arena.

Officials from the two schools announced the rescheduled date Sunday. The game will take place Monday at 5:30 p.m. Central time at Northwestern and will air on Big Ten Network.

Northwestern (12-5, 3-3 Big Ten) also announced that it will play at Nebraska (10-10, 3-6) on Wednesday at 6 p.m. Central time. That game, which originally was scheduled for Tuesday, will be televised on FS2.

Wisconsin (12-5, 4-3) will still play at Maryland (12-7, 3-5) on Wednesday as scheduled.

Northwestern already had rescheduled a game at Iowa that was supposed to take place Jan. 18. That game now is set for Jan. 31 at Iowa.

All distributed tickets for the originally scheduled Wisconsin-Northwestern matchup will be valid for the game on Monday.

The Latest
The Twins win their 10th straight, sweeping the 6-25 Sox again.
Xavier L. Tate Jr., 22, was taken into custody without incident shortly after 7 p.m. following a “multi-state investigation” that involved the Chicago Police Department and “many other” law enforcement agencies.
“He’s going to be a leader down the road,” manager Pedro Grifol said.
After three seasons in a backup role, the longest-tenured Sky player is ready to step up and lead the team into a new era.