The ACC/Big Ten Challenge has become one of the most anticipated events on the college basketball calendar before the start of the postseason. For the 23rd straight season, teams from the ACC and Big Ten will square-off in a showcase of some of the best teams the country.
ACC/Big Ten Challenge 2021: Schedule, scores for men’s, women’s basketball
The ACC has dominated the event historically, but the Big Ten is reigning champ on both the men’s and women’s side.
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Ricky O'Donnell has covered basketball at all levels for more than a decade at SB Nation. He’s currently the Associate Director of Programming.
The ACC won the challenge each of the first 10 years of its existence on the men’s side, but the Big Ten enters the event in 2021 looking for its third straight victory. The ACC still holds a 12-7-3 advantage all-time since the ACC/Big Ten Challenge started in 1999.
The men’s ACC/Big Ten Challenge features 14 games this season, and all of them will be broadcast by ESPN. Duke headlines the event after upsetting No. 1 Gonzaga last week in Las Vegas. The Blue Devils are led by Paolo Banchero, the freshman forward who could become the No. 1 overall pick in the 2022 NBA Draft. Purdue is the top representative from the Big Ten this year. Sophomore guard Jaden Ivey is emerging as one of the country’s top perimeter players, and could be a lottery pick come June.
The women’s ACC/Big Ten Challenge also returns in 2021 after taking off last year. The women’s version of the event started in 2007, and the Big Ten had never won it until 2019. The ACC holds a 9-1-3 record all-time on the women’s side.
We’ll keep you updated on the schedule, results, and overall scoreboard for the 2021 ACC/Big Ten Challenge. Here are the matchups, with all start times in ET.
ACC/Big Ten Challenge men’s schedule 2021
Monday, Nov. 29
Iowa 75, Virginia 74
Illinois 82, Notre Dame 72
Tuesday, Nov. 30
Minnesota 54, Pitt, 53
Syracuse 112, Indiana 110, 2OT
Purdue 93, Florida State 65
Rutgers 74, Clemson 64
Wake Forest 77, Northwestern 73
Ohio State 71, Duke 66
Wednesday, Dec. 1
Louisville 73, Michigan State, 64
NC State 104, Nebraska 100
Virginia Tech 62, Maryland 58
Miami 63, Penn State 58
North Carolina 72, Michigan 51
Wisconsin 70, Georgia Tech 66
ACC/Big Ten Challenge women’s schedule
Wednesday, Dec. 1
North Carolina 82, Minnesota 76
Nebraska 86, Wake Forest 60
Ohio State 91, Syracuse 97
Georgia Tech 52, Purdue 53
Rutgers 50, Pittsburgh 58
Virginia Tech 70, Wisconsin 60
Thursday, Dec. 2
Florida State 67, Illinois 58
NC State 66, Indiana 58
Duke 79, Iowa 64
Maryland 82, Miami 74
Louisville 70, Michigan 48
Notre Dame 76, Michigan State 71
Northwestern 72, Clemson 61
Boston College 86, Penn State 69
ACC/Big Ten Challenge scoreboard
The ACC leads the men’s series 12-7-3 all-time.
The ACC also leads the women’s series 9-1-3 all-time.
