<\/o:p><\/span><\/h3>\nOhio<\/st1:PlaceName> State<\/st1:PlaceType><\/st1:place>
\nwill be participating in the Big Ten\/ACC Challenge for the fifth-consecutive
\nyear. Ohio<\/st1:PlaceName> State<\/st1:PlaceType><\/st1:place>
\nfirst participated in the event during the 2002-03 season<\/span>
\nagainst Duke in Greensboro<\/st1:City>, N.C.<\/st1:State><\/st1:place>,
\na 91-75 Blue Devils\u2019 victory. Georgia Tech traveled to Ohio<\/st1:PlaceName>
\nState<\/st1:PlaceType><\/st1:place> in 2004 and won 73-53. The
\nBuckeyes traveled to Clemson in 2004-05 and fell to the Tigers, 80-73. Ohio<\/st1:PlaceName>
\nState<\/st1:PlaceType><\/st1:place> defeated Virginia Tech in Columbus<\/st1:place><\/st1:City>
\na year ago, 69-59, for its first victory in the event. The last time Ohio State
\nwas ranked No. 1 in either the coaches or media men\u2019s basketball poll was
\nagainst Cincinnati (3\/24\/62) in a loss to the No. 2-ranked Bearcats (71-59) in
\nnational title game in Louisville, Ky. Ohio State is 49-3 all-time as the No. 1
\nteam (AP). Ohio<\/st1:PlaceName> State<\/st1:PlaceType><\/st1:place>\u2019s
\nlast four games as the No. 1 team have been played on neutral courts. The
\nBuckeye\u2019s last true road game as the No. 1 team was a loss at Wisconsin<\/st1:place><\/st1:State>
\n(3\/3\/62<\/st1:date>), 86-67. North
\nCarolina<\/st1:place><\/st1:State> enters the game ranked No. 6\/7. Ohio<\/st1:PlaceName>
\nState<\/st1:PlaceType><\/st1:place> is 45-36 all-time when
\nplaying in a game in which both teams are ranked. The Buckeyes are 201-51 when
\nplaying with an AP Top 10 ranking. Ohio<\/st1:PlaceName>
\nState<\/st1:PlaceType><\/st1:place> is 300-91 when playing with
\nan AP Top 25 ranking.<\/o:p><\/p>\nIowa-Virginia Tech<\/o:p><\/span><\/h2>\nPress Notes <\/o:p><\/span><\/h3>\nIowa<\/st1:place><\/st1:State> (2-3) concludes
\na five-game road swing Wednesday, Nov. 29 at Virginia Tech (3-2) as part of the
\nannual ACC\/Big Ten Challenge. Game time is 6:05
\np.m. CT<\/st1:time> at VTU\u2019s<\/span> Cassell<\/span>
\nColiseum (9,847). Iowa<\/st1:place><\/st1:State> dropped a
\n67-64 contest at Arizona<\/st1:PlaceName> State<\/st1:PlaceType><\/st1:place>
\nNov. 25 in its last outing after posting a 1-2 record in the Paradise Jam. Iowa
\ndefeated Toledo<\/st1:place><\/st1:City> 78-65 in the first
\nround before losing to 10th<\/sup>-ranked Alabama<\/st1:place><\/st1:State>
\n72-60 in the semi-finals and Villanova 89-60 in the consolation round. Virginia
\nTech is 3-2 on the season after dropping two of three games in the Old Spice
\nClassic in Florida<\/st1:place><\/st1:State>. The Hokies
\ndefeated lost to Southern Illinois<\/st1:place> 69-64 Sunday after a
\n77-56 win over Montana<\/st1:place><\/st1:State> and a
\n71-68 loss to Western Michigan<\/st1:place>. Iowa<\/st1:place><\/st1:State>
\nholds a 2-3 record in the ACC\/Big Ten Challenge, including a 2-0 record at
\nhome, an<\/span> 0-1 record on the road and an 0-2 record at
\nneutral sites. Iowa<\/st1:place><\/st1:State> lost to Maryland<\/st1:place><\/st1:State>
\nin Baltimore<\/st1:place><\/st1:City> in 2000 before
\ndefeating Georgia Tech in Iowa City<\/st1:place><\/st1:City>
\nin 2001. Iowa<\/st1:place><\/st1:State> lost to Duke at the
\nUnited<\/st1:PlaceName> Center<\/st1:PlaceType><\/st1:place>
\nin Chicago<\/st1:place><\/st1:City> in 2002 and lost at Florida<\/st1:PlaceName>
\nState<\/st1:PlaceType><\/st1:place> in 2003. The Hawkeyes
\ndefeated North Carolina<\/st1:PlaceName> State<\/st1:PlaceType><\/st1:place>
\n45-42 in Iowa City<\/st1:place><\/st1:City> a year ago. Iowa<\/st1:place><\/st1:State>
\ndid not participate in the event in 2004 and 2005.<\/o:p><\/p>\nMiami<\/span><\/st1:place><\/st1:City> (Oh)-Xavier<\/o:p><\/span><\/h2>\nPress Notes <\/o:p><\/span><\/h3>\nXavier is off to a 4-1 start with its lone loss to Alabama<\/st1:place><\/st1:State>,
\n55-63, in its final game of the Paradise Jam. In its most recent game, Xavier
\ncollected an 86-68 win against American on Saturday. Wednesday marks the 94th<\/sup>
\nmeeting between Miami<\/st1:place><\/st1:City> and Xavier
\nwith the Musketeers holding a 48-45 edge in the all-time series. When playing
\non Xavier\u2019s home court, the Musketeers are 30-17 against the RedHawks<\/span>. Last season, the Musketeers posted a 75-65 win at
\nMillett<\/span> Hall. The last time the teams met at the Cintas<\/span><\/st1:PlaceName> Center<\/st1:PlaceType><\/st1:place>
\n(Nov. 22, 2004<\/st1:date>), Miami<\/st1:place><\/st1:City>
\ncollected a 66-54 win to snap a seven-game losing skid on Xavier\u2019s home court. Miami<\/st1:PlaceName>
\nUniversity<\/st1:PlaceType><\/st1:place>\u2019s men\u2019s basketball team
\ncontinues a four-game road stretch when it travels to Xavier. Illinois<\/st1:place><\/st1:State>,
\nwhich entered its Nov. 24 game against the RedHawks<\/span>
\naveraging 81.2 ppg, 41.2 rpg<\/span> and shooting .511 from
\nthe field, was bothered by a persistent RedHawk<\/span>
\ndefense which gave up just 51 points to the Illini<\/span>,
\nout-rebounded them by six boards and held them to 37.8 percent shooting from
\nthe field. It also was the smallest margin of victory for Illinois<\/st1:place><\/st1:State>
\nthis season, with no team getting within 20 points of the Illini<\/span>
\nin their previous five wins. Rutgers<\/st1:place>\u2019 44 points against Miami<\/st1:place><\/st1:City>
\non Nov. 25 marked the fifth time this season the RedHawks<\/span>
\nhave restricted an opponent to less than 60 points. The previous day, Miami<\/st1:place><\/st1:City>
\nheld Illinois<\/st1:place><\/st1:State>, which was
\naveraging over 80 points per game, to 51 points. Over the past three seasons, Miami<\/st1:place><\/st1:City>
\nhas confined opponents to less than 60 points 33 times, including 16 times last
\nseason. <\/o:p><\/p>\nVirginia-Purdue<\/o:p><\/span><\/h2>\nAssociated Press <\/o:p><\/span><\/h3>\nVirginia<\/st1:place><\/st1:State>
\n(4-0) played each of its first four games at the John Paul Jones Arena, which
\nopened this year. They christened the arena with a 93-90 victory over then-No.
\n10 Arizona<\/st1:place><\/st1:State> on Nov. 12, and won
\ntheir next three games by an average of more than 25 points. The Cavaliers
\nentered the rankings this week for the first time since Dec. 27, 2004<\/st1:date>. However, Virginia<\/st1:place><\/st1:State>
\nnow hits the road, where it went 2-11 last season<\/span>. The
\nCavaliers haven\u2019t won more than three road games in a season since going 5-6
\naway from home in 2000-01.Virginia has managed to win its first road game in
\neach of the last three seasons, including 2003-04 and 2004-05, when it also
\nopened with four home <\/span><\/span>games.<\/o:p><\/p>\nClemson-Minnesota<\/o:p><\/span><\/h2>\nScout.com<\/o:p><\/span><\/h3>\nClemson has a 5-2 record in the ACC vs. Big Ten Challenge.
\nOnly Duke (7-0) and Wake<\/st1:PlaceName> Forest<\/st1:PlaceType><\/st1:place>
\n(6-1) have a better record. Clemson has won its first
\nseven games for the second straight year. The Tigers won their first 11 games
\nlast year. <\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\nRutgers-Temple<\/o:p><\/span><\/span><\/h2>\nPress Notes <\/o:p><\/span><\/span><\/h3>\nThe Owls lead the all-time series with the Scarlet
\nKnights, 31-18, however, Rutgers<\/st1:place> has won five of the
\nlast six meetings including four straight. Last season, Temple<\/st1:place><\/st1:City>
\ngot a 67-53 win at the RAC<\/span>.<\/o:p><\/p>\nKent-Cleveland<\/span><\/st1:PlaceName> <\/span>State<\/span><\/st1:PlaceType><\/st1:place><\/o:p><\/span><\/h2>\nPress Notes <\/o:p><\/span><\/h3>\nThe Golden Flashes (4-2) had their two-game winning streak
\nsnapped in heartbreaking fashion Saturday night, falling at Butler<\/st1:PlaceName>
\nUniversity<\/st1:PlaceType><\/st1:place> 83-80 in a thrilling
\ndouble-overtime classic. Cleveland State (4-3) has won three straight and is
\noff to its best start since 1999-98 in its first season under the direction of
\nWaters, who coached the Golden Flashes for five seasons from 1996-2001, leading
\nKSU<\/span> to its first two NCAA Tournament
\nappearances. <\/span>Most recently the Vikings
\npicked up a 59-53 road win at the University<\/st1:PlaceType>
\nof Delaware<\/span><\/st1:PlaceName><\/st1:place> <\/span>on<\/span> Sunday. <\/span>Kent<\/st1:PlaceName>
\nState<\/st1:PlaceName><\/st1:place> leads the all-time series
\nbetween the two schools, 24-18, and has won six straight against the
\nVikings. <\/span>The Flashes are 3-2 all-time at
\nthe Wolstein<\/span> Center and won last year\u2019s meeting in
\nKent by an 83-68 score (Dec. 3, 2005).<\/o:p><\/p>\n <\/o:p><\/p>\n
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