Three Matchups between Top Nine Teams & No. 1 Kentucky

Mike Humes November 28, 2011

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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