Lincoln – ESPN announced Monday that Nebraska’s game at Clemson on Nov. 30 in the 2016 ACC/Big Ten Challenge will tip off at 8 p.m. (CT) and will be televised on ESPNU. The meeting is the first between the two programs and one of seven first-time Challenge matchups in 2016.
The Huskers have played well in the ACC/Big Ten Challenge under Miles, going 3-1 in four previous appearances, including road wins at Wake Forest (2012) and at Florida State (2014). The Huskers are one of three current Big Ten programs with winning records in the ACC/Big Ten Challenge.
ESPN, ESPN2 and ESPNU will combine to televise all 14 games of the three-day event matching top college basketball programs playing for conference supremacy and the Commissioner’s Cup. All 14 games will also be available via WatchESPN.
The Big Ten held on to the Commissioner’s Cup for the seventh straight year following an 8-6 victory in 2015. The ACC leads the all-time series, 10-5-2, but the Big Ten is 5-0-2 over the last seven years. The complete 2016 Challenge, including start times and television information, is listed below.
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Date |
Time (ET) |
Matchup |
Network |
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Mon, Nov 28 |
6 p.m. |
Minnesota at Florida State |
ESPNU |
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8 p.m. |
Wake Forest at Northwestern |
ESPNU |
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Tues, Nov 29 |
7 p.m. |
Pittsburgh at Maryland |
ESPN2 |
|
|
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Georgia Tech at Penn State |
ESPNU |
|
6:30 pm. |
Syracuse at Wisconsin |
ESPN |
|
|
|
8 p.m. |
Iowa at Notre Dame |
ESPN2 |
|
|
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NC State at Illinois |
ESPNU |
|
|
8:30 p.m. |
Michigan State at Duke |
ESPN |
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Wed, Nov 30 |
6 p.m. |
Purdue at Louisville |
ESPN |
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Virginia Tech at Michigan |
ESPN2 |
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|
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Rutgers at Miami |
ESPNU |
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|
8 p.m. |
North Carolina at Indiana |
ESPN |
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Ohio State at Virginia |
ESPN2 |
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Nebraska at Clemson |
ESPNU |