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COLUMBUS, Ohio – Ohio State will host Syracuse in the annual ACC/Big Ten Challenge Nov. 28 at Value City Arena. Tip times and network designations for the Challenge, which will be in its 20th year, will be announced at a later date.
The Buckeyes are 5-1 all-time against Syracuse, the last matchup resulting in a 77-70 Ohio State win in the NCAA East Regional final in Boston March 24, 2012. Ohio State is 2-0 all-time against Syracuse in Columbus, earning a 67-57 win in the last meeting Jan. 4, 1982.
The matchup against Syracuse is in addition to the previously-announced Gavitt Tipoff Games contest for the Buckeyes against Creighton Nov. 15 in Omaha.
Buckeyes in the Big Ten/ACC Challenge
Ohio State has participated in the Big Ten/ACC Challenge for the last 16 years and has a 6-10 record in Challenge games. The Buckeyes first took part in the event 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 2005-06, 69-59, for its first victory in the challenge. The 2011 game vs. Duke in Columbus pitted the highest combined ranking of Ohio State (2) and Duke (3) in the Buckeyes' previous Challenge games. That record was nearly tied in 2012 with the No. 4 Buckeyes traveling to No. 2 Duke. Ohio State was No. 3 and North Carolina came in at No. 7 in the 2006 Challenge.
COLUMBUS, Ohio – Ohio State will host Syracuse in the annual ACC/Big Ten Challenge Nov. 28 at Value City Arena. Tip times and network designations for the Challenge, which will be in its 20th year, will be announced at a later date.
The Buckeyes are 5-1 all-time against Syracuse, the last matchup resulting in a 77-70 Ohio State win in the NCAA East Regional final in Boston March 24, 2012. Ohio State is 2-0 all-time against Syracuse in Columbus, earning a 67-57 win in the last meeting Jan. 4, 1982.
The matchup against Syracuse is in addition to the previously-announced Gavitt Tipoff Games contest for the Buckeyes against Creighton Nov. 15 in Omaha.
Buckeyes in the Big Ten/ACC Challenge
Ohio State has participated in the Big Ten/ACC Challenge for the last 16 years and has a 6-10 record in Challenge games. The Buckeyes first took part in the event 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 2005-06, 69-59, for its first victory in the challenge. The 2011 game vs. Duke in Columbus pitted the highest combined ranking of Ohio State (2) and Duke (3) in the Buckeyes' previous Challenge games. That record was nearly tied in 2012 with the No. 4 Buckeyes traveling to No. 2 Duke. Ohio State was No. 3 and North Carolina came in at No. 7 in the 2006 Challenge.
