ESPN’s men’s college basketball schedule for early next week is highlighted by all 12 games of the 14th annual ACC/Big Ten Challenge Presented by DICK’S Sporting Goods on Nov. 27-28. The two-day event matches top college basketball programs playing for conference supremacy and the Commissioners Cup. Three of the telecasts, all on ESPN, will showcase a matchup between ranked teams with two of those involving squads in the top nine.
- A showdown of top five programs pits No. 3 Ohio State at No. 5 Duke on Wednesday, Nov. 28, at 9:30 p.m. Duke has won 11 of its Challenge games with losses to Ohio State last year and Wisconsin in 2009.
- No. 1 Indiana hosts No. 9 North Carolina on Tuesday, Nov. 27, at 9:30 p.m. The traditional power programs have met in two previous Challenges with Indiana winning in 2001 and North Carolina in 2004.
- ESPN’s action on Tuesday, Nov. 27, tips off with No. 16 NC State at No. 4 Michigan at 7:30 p.m. It will mark the third meeting between the teams with Michigan winning in 2003 and NC State in 2006.
ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU, ESPN3 and Longhorn Network schedule through November 28
| Mon, Nov 26 | 7 p.m. | Chicago State at Notre Dame Jim Barbar & LaPhonso Ellis |
ESPNU |
| 7:30 p.m. | Murray State at Lipscomb | ESPN3 | |
| 9 p.m. | San Jose State at No. 12 Kansas Mark Jones & Reid Gettys |
ESPNU | |
| Tue, Nov 27 | 7:15 p.m. | ACC/Big Ten Challenge Presented by DICK’S Sporting Goods: Minnesota at Florida State Joe Tessitore & Sean Farnham |
ESPN2 |
| 7:15 p.m. | ACC/Big Ten Challenge Presented by DICK’S Sporting Goods: Iowa at Virginia Tech Tom Hart & Tim McCormick |
ESPNU | |
| 7:30 p.m. | ACC/Big Ten Challenge Presented by DICK’S Sporting Goods: No. 16 NC State at No. 4 Michigan Mike Tirico & Dan Dakich |
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| 8 p.m. | Sam Houston State at Texas Paul Sunderland, Reid Gettys, Kaylee Hartung |
Longhorn Network | |
| 9:15 p.m. | ACC/Big Ten Challenge Presented by DICK’S Sporting Goods: Maryland at Northwestern Bob Wischusen & Stephen Bardo |
ESPN2 | |
| 9:15 p.m. | ACC/Big Ten Challenge Presented by DICK’S Sporting Goods: Nebraska at Wake Forest Adam Amin & Bob Valvano |
ESPNU | |
| 9:30 p.m. | ACC/Big Ten Challenge Presented by DICK’S Sporting Goods: No. 9 North Carolina at No. 1 Indiana Dan Shulman, Dick Vitale & Andy Katz |
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| Wed, Nov 28 | 7 p.m. | ACC/Big Ten Challenge Presented by DICK’S Sporting Goods: Virginia at Wisconsin Dave O’Brien & Doris Burke |
ESPN2 |
| 7:15 p.m. | ACC/Big Ten Challenge Presented by DICK’S Sporting Goods: Purdue at Clemson Adam Amin & Bob Valvano |
ESPNU | |
| 7:30 p.m. | ACC/Big Ten Challenge Presented by DICK’S Sporting Goods: No. 15 Michigan State at Miami (Fla.) Mark Jones & Jimmy Dykes |
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| 8 p.m. | Oklahoma at Oral Roberts Chad McKee & Bryndon Manzer |
ESPN3 | |
| 9 p.m. | ACC/Big Ten Challenge Presented by DICK’S Sporting Goods: Georgia Tech at Illinois Bob Wischusen & Stephen Bardo |
ESPN2 | |
| 9:15 p.m. | ACC/Big Ten Challenge Presented by DICK’S Sporting Goods: Boston College at Penn State Clay Matvick & Tim McCormick |
ESPNU | |
| 9:30 p.m. | ACC/Big Ten Challenge Presented by DICK’S Sporting Goods: No. 3 Ohio State at No. 5 Duke Brent Musburger & Jay Bilas |
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