GREENSBORO, N.C. – For the second time in three years, the Virginia Tech men's basketball team will play against Penn State in the ACC/Big Ten Challenge.
The game will take place in Blacksburg on Dec. 8. Tip time and network will be determined at a later date.
This will be the fourth meeting between the two schools in the challenge, which is in its 22nd year of existence. The Nittany Lions have won the two previous challenge meetings (2018, '14), with both in University Park, while Tech holds a 6-3 advantage in the all-time series, including a 2-0 mark in Cassell Coliseum.
The Hokies have fared pretty well in the challenge in recent memory, with Tech winning its last home game by defeating Iowa, 79-55, in 2017 and then beating Michigan, 73-70, in Ann Arbor in 2016. Tech is 5-8 all-time in the challenge and is 3-3 in home contests.
In head coach Mike Young's first season (2019-20), the Hokies did not compete in the challenge, as one team in the ACC does not play due to it having one more member (15) than the Big Ten (14).
ESPN, ESPN2 and ESPNU will combine to televise the entire 2020 event, matching top college basketball programs playing for conference supremacy and the Commissioner's Cup. All games will also be available via the ESPN app.
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
