DAYTON — The Dayton Flyers will play a Big Ten school in men’s basketball for the next two seasons.
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The University of Dayton and Northwestern University have announced a two-game series in men’s basketball.
The Flyers and Wildcats will play the first game on November 10 at Welsh-Ryan Arena on Northwestern’s campus. The two teams will play at the UD during the 2024-25 season.
The schools will play a home & home series for the next two seasons, UD announced Wednesday.
It will mark the first time a Big Ten school will play at the UD Arena in 27 years.
Both teams have met four times and the series is even at 2-2.
Their last game was on Dec. 17, 2016, when Northwestern beat Dayton, 67-64, at the United Center in the Chicago Legends.
UD went 22-12 last season while the Wildcats had a 22-12 record.