July 15, 2009

GREENSBORO, N.C. - Maryland's matchup at Indiana in the 2009 Big Ten / ACC Challenge Presented by Dick's Sporting Goods will be telecast live on ESPN2, it was announced Wednesday by the network and the ACC.

The Terps and Hoosiers will play on Tuesday, Dec. 1 at 7:30 p.m. EST on ESPN2, followed on the same network by Virginia Tech at Iowa.

The rematch of the 2009 NCAA national championship between Michigan State and North Carolina will be broadcast at 9 p.m. on Dec. 1 on ESPN.

The Terrapins and Hoosiers will meet as part of the 11th annual challenge, with the 11-game series being played on Nov. 30, Dec. 1 and Dec. 2. The Atlantic Coast Conference has won the Commissioner's Cup in the previous 10 seasons the event has been contested.

The most significant meeting between Maryland and Indiana came on April 1, 2002, when the Terrapins scored a 64-52 victory to earn the NCAA National Championship. Eight months later, on Dec. 3, 2002, the Hoosiers picked up an 80-74 win in a Big Ten/ACC Challenge matchup at the Conseco Fieldhouse in Indianapolis.

The Terps will be making their first-ever trip to Assembly Hall.

Maryland is 7-3 in Big Ten/ACC Challenge games and has won four straight, including a Dec. 2008 victory over Michigan.

2009 Big Ten/ACC Challenge

Monday, November 30
Penn State @ Virginia - 7pm ET on ESPN2

Tuesday, December 1
Wake Forest @ Purdue - 7pm ET on ESPN
Maryland @ Indiana - 7:30pm ET on ESPN2
Northwestern @ NC State - 7pm ET on ESPNU
Michigan State @ North Carolina - 9pm ET on ESPN
Virginia Tech @ Iowa - 9:30pm ET on ESPN2

Wednesday, December 2
Illinois @ Clemson - 7:15pm ET on ESPN
Boston College @ Michigan - 7:30pm ET on ESPN2
Minnesota @ Miami - 7:15pm ET on ESPNU
Duke @ Wisconsin - 9:15pm ET on ESPN
Florida State @ Ohio State - 9:30pm ET on ESPN2