Northwestern University Athletics
Wildcats and Pittsburgh to Face Off in ACC/Big Ten Challenge
10/29/2020 3:59:00 PM | Men's Basketball
EVANSTON, Ill. – ESPN, in conjunction with the Big Ten Conference and the Atlantic Coast Conference, announced on Friday the matchups for the 2020 ACC/Big Ten Challenge, with Northwestern set to host Pittsburgh at Welsh-Ryan Arena on Wednesday, December 9.
This year's matchup sets the stage for Sullivan-Ubben Head Men's Basketball Coach Chris Collins to meet up with a familiar face in Pittsburgh head coach, Jeff Capel. Collins and Capel were teammates at Duke for three seasons (1993-96) and helped the Blue Devils reach the 1994 national championship game. Both also served together as coaches with USA Basketball and assistant coaches at Duke from 2011-13.
This marks the 20th-career meeting between the two programs, with Northwestern holding a 10-9 advantage in the series. Both programs faced off last season in championship game of the Rocket Mortgage Ft. Myers Tip-Off on Nov. 27, with the Panthers edging the Wildcats, 72-59.
This will be the schools' first time meeting in the ACC/Big Ten Challenge. Northwestern will look to extend its winning streak in the Challenge to three-straight, having defeated Georgia Tech, 67-61, at Welsh-Ryan Arena in 2018, followed by an 82-64 win at Boston College last season to help lead the Big Ten to an 8-6 victory in the Challenge. The Wildcats have won four of their last five matchups in the Challenge and are 6-4 overall in games played at Welsh-Ryan Arena.
Tip times and television designations will be announced at a later date.
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This year's matchup sets the stage for Sullivan-Ubben Head Men's Basketball Coach Chris Collins to meet up with a familiar face in Pittsburgh head coach, Jeff Capel. Collins and Capel were teammates at Duke for three seasons (1993-96) and helped the Blue Devils reach the 1994 national championship game. Both also served together as coaches with USA Basketball and assistant coaches at Duke from 2011-13.
This marks the 20th-career meeting between the two programs, with Northwestern holding a 10-9 advantage in the series. Both programs faced off last season in championship game of the Rocket Mortgage Ft. Myers Tip-Off on Nov. 27, with the Panthers edging the Wildcats, 72-59.
This will be the schools' first time meeting in the ACC/Big Ten Challenge. Northwestern will look to extend its winning streak in the Challenge to three-straight, having defeated Georgia Tech, 67-61, at Welsh-Ryan Arena in 2018, followed by an 82-64 win at Boston College last season to help lead the Big Ten to an 8-6 victory in the Challenge. The Wildcats have won four of their last five matchups in the Challenge and are 6-4 overall in games played at Welsh-Ryan Arena.
Tip times and television designations will be announced at a later date.
2020 ACC/Big Ten Challenge
Tuesday, December 8
Boston College at Minnesota
Illinois at Duke
North Carolina at Iowa
Ohio State at Notre Dame
Penn State at Virginia Tech
Purdue at Miami
Syracuse at Rutgers
Wednesday, December 9
Georgia Tech at Nebraska
Indiana at Florida State
Louisville at Wisconsin
Maryland at Clemson
Michigan State at Virginia
NC State at Michigan
Pitt at Northwestern
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