Buckeyes/Cardinals to Tip at 9:30 ET Dec. 2 in ACC/Big Ten Challenge – Ohio State Buckeyes
8/12/2014 12:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball
Aug. 12, 2014
COLUMBUS, Ohio – Ohio State’s Dec. 2 matchup at Louisville in the ACC/Big Ten Challenge has been slated for a 9:30 p.m. tip from the KFC Yum! Center in Louisville, ESPN announced Tuesday. The game, one of 14 played during the three-day event, will be televised on ESPN.
Thad Matta, head coach of the Buckeyes, has a 6-4 record in the ACC/Big Ten Challenge and has won five of the last six games in the event.
Buckeyes In The Challenge
Ohio State is participating in the ACC/Big Ten Challenge for the 13th-consecutive year and has a 6-6 record in the event. The Buckeyes first participated in the Challenge during the 2002-03 season against Duke in Greensboro, N.C., a 91-75 Blue Devils’ victory. Ohio State defeated Virginia Tech in Columbus in 2005, 69-59, for its first Challenge victory. The game vs. Duke in Columbus in 2011 pitted the highest combined ranking of Ohio State (2) and an opponent (No. 3 Duke) in the Buckeyes’ previous Challenge games. The 2012 game at Duke pitted the No. 4 Buckeyes vs. the No. 2 Blue Devils. Ohio State has been among the Top 15 teams nationally in each of the last five Challenge games (4-1 record) and among the Top 5 in each of the last four games (3-1) The Buckeyes are 2-3 in road Challenge games.
The Buckeyes in The ACC/Big Ten Challenge
|
12/3/02 |
vs. Duke |
L |
76-91(4) |
|
12/3/03 |
Georgia Tech |
L |
53-73(13) |
|
12/1/04 |
at Clemson |
L |
73-80 |
|
11/28/05 |
Virginia Tech |
W |
69-59 |
|
11/29/06 |
at North Carolina |
L |
89(3)-98(7) |
|
11/29/07 |
North Carolina |
L |
55-66(1) |
|
12/2/08 |
at Miami, Fla. |
W |
73-68(21) |
|
12/2/09 |
Florida State |
W |
77(15)-64(21) |
|
11/30/10 |
at Florida State |
W |
58(2)-44 |
|
11/29/11 |
Duke |
W |
85(2)-63(3) |
|
11/28/12 |
at Duke |
L |
68(4)-73(2) |
|
12/4/13 |
Maryland |
W |
76(5)-60 |
Ohio State vs. Louisville
Ohio State and Louisville have met seven times with the Buckeyes winning four in the all-time series. The teams first met Dec. 19, 1953 in Louisville, an 85-76 win for the Cardinals. Ohio State, ranked No. 1 nationally, won at Louisville in the 1961 NCAA Tournament. The Buckeyes edged the Cardinals 56-55 on their way to the 1961 NCAA title game. The teams last met in Columbus Jan. 4, 2003, a 72-64 win for the No. 24 ranked Cardinals.
The Ohio State Louisville Series
|
12/19/53 |
L |
@Louisville |
76-85 |
|
3/17/61 |
W |
(1)@Louisville |
56(1)-55 |
|
12/12/78 |
W |
Louisville |
85-69(4) |
|
12/19/79 |
L |
@Louisville |
65(2)-75 |
|
1/29/89 |
W |
@Louisville |
85(17)-79(24) |
|
2/4/90 |
W |
Louisville (OT) |
91-88(10) |
|
1/4/03 |
L |
Louisville |
64-72(24) |
|
1-NCAA Mideast Regionals, Louisville, Ky.
2014 ACC/Big Ten Challenge Schedule
Monday, December 1 Rutgers @ Clemson 7 EST ESPNU Nebraska @ Florida State 7 EST ESPN2 Pittsburgh @ Indiana 7 EST ESPN2
Tuesday, December 2 Ohio State @ Louisville 9:30 EST ESPN Illinois @ Miami, FL 9 EST ESPN2/U Syracuse @ Michigan 7:30 EST ESPN North Carolina State @ Purdue 9 EST ESPN2/U Minnesota @ Wake Forest 7 EST ESPNU
Wednesday, December 3 Virginia @ Maryland 9:15 EST ESPN2 Iowa @ North Carolina 7:30 EST ESPN Georgia Tech @ Northwestern 9:15 EST ESPNU Michigan State @ Notre Dame 7:15 EST ESPN2 Virginia Tech @ Penn State 7:15 EST ESPNU Duke @ Wisconsin 9:30 EST ESPN |
