Times/networks for B1G/ACC Challenge

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From ESPN...


Times & Networks Announced for 17th Annual Big Ten/ACC Challenge

Three Days of Inter-League Play Begins November 30

ESPN networks will combine to cover every game of the 17th annual Big Ten/ACC Challenge – the early-season men’s basketball showdown to be played in late November and early December. ESPN, ESPN2 and ESPNU will televise the 14 games of the Big Ten/ACC Challenge – including all 14 Big Ten schools – from Monday, Nov. 30 through Wednesday, Dec. 2.

The Big Ten captured last year’s Commissioner’s Cup, winning eight of the 14 matchups. The two conferences split the previous two events, winning six Challenge games each in 2012 and 2013. The ACC won the first 10 Challenges (1999-2008), while the Big Ten won the next three (2009-2011). In the event of a tie, the Commissioner’s Cup remains with the conference that won the previous year.

Big Ten/ACC Challenge highlights

• Eight teams in the ESPN.com men’s preseason top 25 poll: No. 1 Maryland, No. 2 North Carolina, No. 4 Virginia, No. 6 Duke, No. 14 Indiana, No. 16 Notre Dame, No. 19 Michigan State and No. 24 Wisconsin.
• The potential of two top-15 matchups:
  • No. 1 Maryland traveling to No. 2 North Carolina on Tuesday, at 9:30 p.m., on ESPN.
  • A Challenge culmination of No. 14 Indiana at No. 6 Duke on Wednesday, at 9:15 p.m. on ESPN.
• No. 4 Virginia travels to Ohio State on Tuesday, at 7:30 p.m. on ESPN.
• Wednesday’s ESPN schedule begins with No. 12 Michigan State hosting Louisville at 7:15 p.m.
• ESPN2’s Wednesday night schedule features No. 25 Wisconsin at Syracuse at 7:15 p.m., followed by No. 16 Notre Dame at Illinois at 9:15 p.m.
• Thirteen teams played in the 2015 NCAA Tournament and three in the NIT:
  • The ACC had five teams qualify behind Duke’s national title: Louisville, NC State, North Carolina, Notre Dame and Virginia – earn NCAA Championship berths.
  • The Big Ten saw seven teams earn berths – Indiana, Iowa, Maryland, Michigan State, Ohio State, Purdue and Wisconsin, who advanced to the national championship game.
  • Miami played for the 2015 NIT title, while Pittsburgh and Illinois both earned berths.

All telecasts will also be available through WatchESPN, accessible online at WatchESPN.com, on smartphones and tablets via the WatchESPN app, and streamed on televisions through Amazon Fire TV and Fire TV Stick, Apple TV, Chromecast, Roku, Xbox 360 or Xbox One to fans who receive their video subscription from an affiliated provider.

Previous notes on Big Ten/ACC Challenge participants

2015 Big Ten/ACC Challenge(subject to change)

Date

Time (ET)

Games

Networks

Mon, Nov 30

7 p.m.

Wake Forest at Rutgers

ESPNU


9 p.m.

Clemson at Minnesota

ESPN2

Tue, Dec 1

7 p.m.

Michigan at NC State

ESPN2



Northwestern at Virginia Tech

ESPNU


7:30 p.m.

No. 4 Virginia at Ohio State

ESPN


9 p.m.

Miami (Fla.) at Nebraska

ESPNU



Purdue at Pittsburgh

ESPN2


9:30 p.m.

No. 1 Maryland at No. 2 North Carolina

ESPN

Wed, Dec 2

7:15 p.m.

Louisville at No. 19 Michigan State

ESPN



No. 24 Wisconsin at Syracuse

ESPN2



Penn State at Boston College

ESPNU


9:15 p.m.

No. 14 Indiana at No. 6 Duke

ESPN



No. 16 Notre Dame at Illinois

ESPN2



Florida State at Iowa

ESPNU

 

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From ESPN...


Times & Networks Announced for 17th Annual Big Ten/ACC Challenge

Three Days of Inter-League Play Begins November 30

ESPN networks will combine to cover every game of the 17th annual Big Ten/ACC Challenge – the early-season men’s basketball showdown to be played in late November and early December. ESPN, ESPN2 and ESPNU will televise the 14 games of the Big Ten/ACC Challenge – including all 14 Big Ten schools – from Monday, Nov. 30 through Wednesday, Dec. 2.

The Big Ten captured last year’s Commissioner’s Cup, winning eight of the 14 matchups. The two conferences split the previous two events, winning six Challenge games each in 2012 and 2013. The ACC won the first 10 Challenges (1999-2008), while the Big Ten won the next three (2009-2011). In the event of a tie, the Commissioner’s Cup remains with the conference that won the previous year.

Big Ten/ACC Challenge highlights

• Eight teams in the ESPN.com men’s preseason top 25 poll: No. 1 Maryland, No. 2 North Carolina, No. 4 Virginia, No. 6 Duke, No. 14 Indiana, No. 16 Notre Dame, No. 19 Michigan State and No. 24 Wisconsin.
• The potential of two top-15 matchups:
  • No. 1 Maryland traveling to No. 2 North Carolina on Tuesday, at 9:30 p.m., on ESPN.
  • A Challenge culmination of No. 14 Indiana at No. 6 Duke on Wednesday, at 9:15 p.m. on ESPN.
• No. 4 Virginia travels to Ohio State on Tuesday, at 7:30 p.m. on ESPN.
• Wednesday’s ESPN schedule begins with No. 12 Michigan State hosting Louisville at 7:15 p.m.
• ESPN2’s Wednesday night schedule features No. 25 Wisconsin at Syracuse at 7:15 p.m., followed by No. 16 Notre Dame at Illinois at 9:15 p.m.
• Thirteen teams played in the 2015 NCAA Tournament and three in the NIT:
  • The ACC had five teams qualify behind Duke’s national title: Louisville, NC State, North Carolina, Notre Dame and Virginia – earn NCAA Championship berths.
  • The Big Ten saw seven teams earn berths – Indiana, Iowa, Maryland, Michigan State, Ohio State, Purdue and Wisconsin, who advanced to the national championship game.
  • Miami played for the 2015 NIT title, while Pittsburgh and Illinois both earned berths.

All telecasts will also be available through WatchESPN, accessible online at WatchESPN.com, on smartphones and tablets via the WatchESPN app, and streamed on televisions through Amazon Fire TV and Fire TV Stick, Apple TV, Chromecast, Roku, Xbox 360 or Xbox One to fans who receive their video subscription from an affiliated provider.

Previous notes on Big Ten/ACC Challenge participants

2015 Big Ten/ACC Challenge(subject to change)

Date

Time (ET)

Games

Networks

Mon, Nov 30

7 p.m.

Wake Forest at Rutgers

ESPNU


9 p.m.

Clemson at Minnesota

ESPN2

Tue, Dec 1

7 p.m.

Michigan at NC State

ESPN2



Northwestern at Virginia Tech

ESPNU


7:30 p.m.

No. 4 Virginia at Ohio State

ESPN


9 p.m.

Miami (Fla.) at Nebraska

ESPNU



Purdue at Pittsburgh

ESPN2


9:30 p.m.

No. 1 Maryland at No. 2 North Carolina

ESPN

Wed, Dec 2

7:15 p.m.

Louisville at No. 19 Michigan State

ESPN



No. 24 Wisconsin at Syracuse

ESPN2



Penn State at Boston College

ESPNU


9:15 p.m.

No. 14 Indiana at No. 6 Duke

ESPN



No. 16 Notre Dame at Illinois

ESPN2



Florida State at Iowa

ESPNU

This works out great. I can drive up to Blacksburg for the 7:00 tip and be back in Winston-Salem by midnight.