29, 2006
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Ohio State-North Carolina
Press Notes
will be participating in the Big Ten/ACC Challenge for the fifth-consecutive
year.
first participated in the event during the 2002-03 season
against Duke in
a 91-75 Blue Devils’ victory. Georgia Tech traveled to
Buckeyes traveled to Clemson in 2004-05 and fell to the Tigers, 80-73.
a year ago, 69-59, for its first victory in the event. The last time Ohio State
was ranked No. 1 in either the coaches or media men’s basketball poll was
against Cincinnati (3/24/62) in a loss to the No. 2-ranked Bearcats (71-59) in
national title game in Louisville, Ky. Ohio State is 49-3 all-time as the No. 1
team (AP).
last four games as the No. 1 team have been played on neutral courts. The
Buckeye’s last true road game as the No. 1 team was a loss at
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Carolina
playing in a game in which both teams are ranked. The Buckeyes are 201-51 when
playing with an AP Top 10 ranking.
an AP Top 25 ranking.
Iowa-Virginia Tech
Press Notes
a five-game road swing Wednesday, Nov. 29 at Virginia Tech (3-2) as part of the
annual ACC/Big Ten Challenge. Game time is
p.m. CT
Coliseum (9,847).
67-64 contest at
Nov. 25 in its last outing after posting a 1-2 record in the Paradise Jam. Iowa
defeated
round before losing to 10th-ranked
72-60 in the semi-finals and Villanova 89-60 in the consolation round. Virginia
Tech is 3-2 on the season after dropping two of three games in the Old Spice
Classic in
defeated lost to
77-56 win over
71-68 loss to
holds a 2-3 record in the ACC/Big Ten Challenge, including a 2-0 record at
home, an 0-1 record on the road and an 0-2 record at
neutral sites.
in
defeating Georgia Tech in
in 2001.
in
defeated
45-42 in
did not participate in the event in 2004 and 2005.
Miami
Press Notes
Xavier is off to a 4-1 start with its lone loss to
55-63, in its final game of the Paradise Jam. In its most recent game, Xavier
collected an 86-68 win against American on Saturday. Wednesday marks the 94th
meeting between
with the Musketeers holding a 48-45 edge in the all-time series. When playing
on Xavier’s home court, the Musketeers are 30-17 against the RedHawks. Last season, the Musketeers posted a 75-65 win at
Millett Hall. The last time the teams met at the
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collected a 66-54 win to snap a seven-game losing skid on Xavier’s home court.
continues a four-game road stretch when it travels to Xavier.
which entered its Nov. 24 game against the RedHawks
averaging 81.2 ppg, 41.2 rpg and shooting .511 from
the field, was bothered by a persistent RedHawk
defense which gave up just 51 points to the Illini,
out-rebounded them by six boards and held them to 37.8 percent shooting from
the field. It also was the smallest margin of victory for
this season, with no team getting within 20 points of the Illini
in their previous five wins.
on Nov. 25 marked the fifth time this season the RedHawks
have restricted an opponent to less than 60 points. The previous day,
held
averaging over 80 points per game, to 51 points. Over the past three seasons,
has confined opponents to less than 60 points 33 times, including 16 times last
season.
Virginia-Purdue
Associated Press
(4-0) played each of its first four games at the John Paul Jones Arena, which
opened this year. They christened the arena with a 93-90 victory over then-No.
10
their next three games by an average of more than 25 points. The Cavaliers
entered the rankings this week for the first time since
now hits the road, where it went 2-11 last season. The
Cavaliers haven’t won more than three road games in a season since going 5-6
away from home in 2000-01.Virginia has managed to win its first road game in
each of the last three seasons, including 2003-04 and 2004-05, when it also
opened with four home games.
Clemson-Minnesota
Scout.com
Clemson has a 5-2 record in the ACC vs. Big Ten Challenge.
Only Duke (7-0) and
(6-1) have a better record. Clemson has won its first
seven games for the second straight year. The Tigers won their first 11 games
last year.
Rutgers-Temple
Press Notes
The Owls lead the all-time series with the Scarlet
Knights, 31-18, however,
last six meetings including four straight. Last season,
got a 67-53 win at the RAC.
Kent-Cleveland State
Press Notes
The Golden Flashes (4-2) had their two-game winning streak
snapped in heartbreaking fashion Saturday night, falling at
double-overtime classic. Cleveland State (4-3) has won three straight and is
off to its best start since 1999-98 in its first season under the direction of
Waters, who coached the Golden Flashes for five seasons from 1996-2001, leading
KSU to its first two NCAA Tournament
appearances. Most recently the Vikings
picked up a 59-53 road win at the
of
between the two schools, 24-18, and has won six straight against the
Vikings. The Flashes are 3-2 all-time at
the Wolstein Center and won last year’s meeting in
Kent by an 83-68 score (Dec. 3, 2005).