ESPN to Broadcast Miami-Ohio State in ACC/Big Ten Challenge
July 17, 2008
CORAL GABLES, FLA. – The University of Miami men’s basketball team will play host to Ohio State in the 2008 ACC/Big Ten Challenge on Tues., Dec. 2, at the BankUnited Center. The game will be carried live on ESPN beginning at 7 p.m.
The Miami-Ohio State game is among four ACC/Big Ten Challenge match ups that will be broadcast nationally on ESPN, with Duke at Purdue following on Dec. 2 at 9 p.m. Indiana at Wake Forest is slated for Wed., Dec. 3 at 7:15 p.m., followed by North Carolina vs. Michigan State from Ford Field at 9:15 p.m.
The remaining seven ACC/Big Ten Challenge games will be broadcast by ESPN2 and ESPNU.
Miami will be participating in the Challenge for the third time in 2008, after appearances in 2005 and 2006. The Hurricanes lead the all-time series versus the Buckeyes, 2-1, and have won two straight – including a 75-62 victory in the second round of the 2000 NCAA Tournament.
The Hurricanes come off one of the most successful seasons in program history, finishing 23-11 and among the top-five in the ACC. They will return four starters and their top-five scorers from their 2007-08 squad that advanced to the second round of the NCAA Tournament, including All-America candidate Jack McClinton, who was a 2007-08 First Team All-ACC selection after averaging a team-high 17.7 points per game, while converting an ACC-best (third in the NCAA) 91.9 percent from the line and 42.7 percent from long range.
Ohio State finished the season 24-13 and won the postseason NIT championship with a 92-85 win over UMass on Apr. 3.
It marks the 10th year for the event, featuring the top college basketball programs playing for conference supremacy and the Commissioner’s Cup. The ACC has won the Commissioner’s Cup in all nine previous years.
2008 ACC/Big Ten Challenge Schedule
Mon., Dec. 1
Wisconsin at Virginia Tech 7 p.m. ESPN2
Tues., Dec. 2
Ohio State at Miami 7 p.m. ESPN
Iowa at Boston College 7 p.m. ESPNU
Clemson at Illinois 7:30 p.m. ESPN2
Duke at Purdue 9 p.m. ESPN
Virginia at Minnesota 9:30 p.m. ESPN2
Wed., Dec. 3
Indiana at Wake Forest 7:15 p.m. ESPN
Penn State at Georgia Tech 7:30 p.m. ESPN2
Michigan at Maryland 7:30 p.m. ESPNU
North Carolina vs. Michigan State 9:15 p.m. ESPN
Florida State at Northwestern 9:30 p.m. ESPN2
