ESPN’s men’s college basketball schedule this week will be highlighted by three telecasts between teams in the top nine of the ESPN/USA Today poll.
Two of the games are from the 13th annual Big Ten/ACC Challenge – a 12-game two-day event featuring top college basketball programs playing for conference supremacy and the Commissioner’s Cup – and will be on ESPN and ESPN3: No 4 Duke at No. 2 Ohio State on Tuesday, Nov. 29, at 9:30 p.m. and No. 7 Wisconsin at No. 5 North Carolina on Wednesday, Nov. 30, at 9:30 p.m.
The third contest between two top nine teams is from the inaugural BIG EAST/SEC Challenge, a three-day event matching 12 teams from each of the premier conferences: No 9 Florida at No. 3 Syracuse on Friday, Dec. 2, at 6:30 p.m. on ESPN and ESPN3. In addition, ESPN2 will televise St. John’s at No. 1 Kentucky as part of the BIG EAST/SEC Challenge on Thursday, Dec. 1, at 7:30 p.m.
| Date | Time (ET) | Game/Commentators | Network |
| Tue, Nov 29 | 7 p.m. | Big Ten/ACC Challenge Presented by DICK’S Sporting Goods: No. 15 Michigan at Virginia Mark Jones & Fran Fraschilla |
ESPN2 / ESPN3 |
| 7:15 p.m. | Big Ten/ACC Challenge Presented by DICK’S Sporting Goods: Northwestern at Georgia Tech Rob Stone and Drew Barry |
ESPNU | |
| 7:30 p.m. | Big Ten/ACC Challenge Presented by DICK’S Sporting Goods: Illinois at Maryland Dave Pasch & Doris Burke |
ESPN / ESPN3 | |
| 9 p.m. | Big Ten/ACC Challenge Presented by DICK’S Sporting Goods: Miami at Purdue Bob Wischusen & Stephen Bardo |
ESPN2 / ESPN3 | |
| 9:15 p.m. | Big Ten/ACC Challenge Presented by DICK’S Sporting Goods: Clemson at Iowa Adam Amin & LaPhonso Ellis |
ESPNU | |
| 9:30 p.m. | Big Ten/ACC Challenge Presented by DICK’S Sporting Goods: No. 4 Duke at No. 2 Ohio State Dan Shulman & Dick Vitale |
ESPN / ESPN3 | |
| Wed, Nov 30 | 7:15 p.m. | Big Ten/ACC Challenge Presented by DICK’S Sporting Goods: Indiana at NC State Mike Patrick & Len Elmore |
ESPN2 / ESPN3 |
| 7:15 p.m. | Big Ten/ACC Challenge Presented by DICK’S Sporting Goods: Penn State at Boston College Sean McDonough & Tim Welsh |
ESPNU | |
| 7:30 p.m. | Big Ten/ACC Challenge Presented by DICK’S Sporting Goods: Florida State at Michigan State Mike Tirico & Dan Dakich |
ESPN / ESPN3 | |
| 9:15 p.m. | Big Ten/ACC Challenge Presented by DICK’S Sporting Goods: Virginia Tech at Minnesota Dave O’Brien & Bob Knight |
ESPN2 / ESPN3 | |
| 9:15 p.m. | Big Ten/ACC Challenge Presented by DICK’S Sporting Goods: Wake Forest at Nebraska Mitch Holtus & Miles Simon |
ESPNU | |
| 9:30 p.m. | Big Ten/ACC Challenge Presented by DICK’S Sporting Goods: No. 7 Wisconsin at No. 5 North Carolina Brent Musburger, Jay Bilas & Doris Burke |
ESPN / ESPN3 | |
| 11:15 p.m. | Notre Dame at No. 18 Gonzaga Dave Fleming & Sean Farnham |
ESPN2 / ESPN3 | |
| Thu, Dec 1 | 7 p.m. | HTC BIG EAST/SEC Challenge: Providence at South Carolina Dari Nowkhah & Dino Gaudio |
ESPNU |
| 7:30 p.m. | HTC BIG EAST/SEC Challenge: St. John’s at No. 1 Kentucky Dan Shulman, Dick Vitale & Shannon Spake |
ESPN2 / ESPN3 | |
| 9 p.m. | HTC BIG EAST/SEC Challenge: Mississippi at DePaul Adam Amin & Dickey Simpkins |
ESPNU | |
| 9:30 p.m. | HTC BIG EAST/SEC Challenge: Georgetown at No. 12 Alabama Mike Breen & Fran Fraschilla |
ESPN2 / ESPN3 | |
| Fri, Dec 2 | 7 p.m. | HTC BIG EAST/SEC Challenge: No. 9 Florida at No. 3 Syracuse Mike Tirico & Jay Bilas |
ESPN / ESPN3 |
| HTC BIG EAST/SEC Challenge: Cincinnati at Georgia Clay Matvick & Kara Lawson |
ESPNU | ||
| 9 p.m. | HTC BIG EAST/SEC Challenge: No. 19 Vanderbilt at No. 6 Louisville Dave O’Brien & Jimmy Dykes |
ESPN / ESPN3 | |
| HTC BIG EAST/SEC Challenge: Auburn at Seton Hall Mike Crispino & Tim Welsh |
ESPNU |
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