North Carolina State University Athletics
NC State to Host Michigan in ACC/Big Ten Challenge
5/2/2006 12:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball
May 2, 2006
Matchups for the eighth annual ACC/Big Ten Challenge have been determined with the event featuring top college basketball programs playing for conference supremacy and the Commissioner's Cup. Following last year's 6-5 victory, the ACC has won the first six ACC-Big Ten Challenges. NC State will open next season's challenge when it hosts Michigan at the RBC Center on Monday, November 27th at 7:00 p.m. The game will be televised by ESPN2. This will mark the second time the Wolfpack and Wolverines have squared off in the ACC/Big Ten Challenge. In 2003, Michigan downed the Pack in Ann Arbor, 68-61.
For the second consecutive year, the event will feature 11 games (an increase from nine in the six previous years) from 11 different college campuses and include two telecasts on ESPNU, the 24-hour college sports network. ESPN and ESPN2 will combine to televise the remaining nine games. This year's event will be played on the Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday after Thanksgiving (November 27-29).
Since 2000, these two conferences have combined to make 13 Final Four appearances and captured four of the last seven NCAA Championships. In addition, the ACC and Big Ten rank either first or second in all-time NCAA Tournament bids, victories and Final Four appearances.
2006 ACC/Big Ten Challenge
Monday, Nov. 27th
Michigan at NC State (7:00 p.m.)
Tuesday, Nov. 28th
Maryland at Illinois (7:00 p.m.)
Florida State at Wisconsin (7:30 p.m.)
Penn State at Georgia Tech (8:00 p.m.)
Indiana at Duke (9:00 p.m.)
Miami at Northwestern (9:30 p.m.)
Wednesday, Nov. 29th
Michigan State at Boston College (7:00 p.m.)
Virginia at Purdue (7:30 p.m.)
Iowa at Virginia Tech (8:00 p.m.)
Ohio State at North Carolina (9:00 p.m.)
Clemson at Minnesota (9:30 p.m.)
