North Carolina State University Athletics
Pack Visits Illini in ACC/Big Ten Challenge
11/30/2010 12:00:00 AM | Women's Basketball
Nov. 30, 2010
ACC/BIG TEN CHALLENGE
NC State at Illinois
Wednesday, Dec. 1, 2010
Assembly Hall (16,618)
Champaign, Ill.
Tip time: 8:36 p.m. ET
Series Record: NC State leads 1-0
Last Meeting: W, 61-47 in Raleigh, 11/29/07
TV: Big Ten Network
TV Crew: Eric Collins and Mary Murphy
Radio: WKNC 88.1 FM
Radio Crew: Patrick Kinas and L'Tona Lamonte
Game Notes | GameTracker | Audio Broadcast
NC State will play its fifth game in a span of six contests on the road Wednesday night against Illinois as part of the 2010 ACC/Big Ten Challenge. The game will be televised on the Big Ten Network, and can be accessed on the following cable/satellite platforms:
Time Warner Cable (Raleigh-Durham): Channel 538 (1538 in HD)
AT&T: Channel 650 (1650 in HD)
DIRECTV: Channel 610
Dish Network: 439 (9500 in HD)
Fans can follow the action on line with live stats, and an audio broadcast is also available as part of the GoPack.com All-Access package. Links are provided above, including NC State game notes.
The annual ACC/Big Ten Women’s Basketball Challenge is in its fourth year of what began as a four-year agreement and has been extended until 2012. Last year, the ACC won seven of the 11 Big Ten/ACC Challenge games. In 2008, the ACC also won seven contests, while the inaugural Challenge in 2007 saw the ACC collect eight victories.
In the previous three Challenges, Florida State, Georgia Tech, Maryland and Virginia remain undefeated for the ACC, while Michigan boasts the only unbeaten record among Big Ten squads.
The ACC and the Big Ten have long been among the most dominant conferences on the women’s basketball scene. Last season, the ACC was represented by nine overall postseason squads, including six teams in the NCAA Women’s Basketball Championship, making it the eighth-straight year the league has had at least six in the Big Dance.
The Big Ten tied a conference record in 2010, also sending nine teams into postseason play. Four Big Ten teams – Iowa, Michigan State, Ohio State and Wisconsin – earned bids to the NCAA Championship, while five participated in the postseason Women’s National Invitational Tournament (WNIT).
Since the 1999-00 season, the ACC & the Big Ten have squared off in head-to-head competition on 101 occasions with the ACC holding a 58-43 edge.
NC State returns home to host USC on Sunday at 2 p.m. The game will serve as the annual "Beach Night" promotion. All fans are encouraged to dress up in their favorite hawaiian shirt, or beach wear. Plane tickets will be among a handful of giveaways during the game.
