Both of those victories came within the friendly confines of Cameron Indoor Stadium. The last time the Blue Devils journeyed away from home for the ACC/Big Ten Challenge, they were sent back to Durham with authority, suffering a 85-63 defeat at the hands of the Buckeyes. Duke owns a 13-2 all-time record in the Challenge, with the other loss coming in 2009 —at Wisconsin.
Bo Ryan's Badgers swept through the West Region in March to reach the Final Four for the first time since 2000 and return everyone except Ben Brust, Wisconsin's lone senior. Regarded as one of the nation's most fundamentally sound teams year-in and year-out, the Badgers' core of Sam Dekker, Frank Kaminsky, Traevon Jackson and Josh Gasser will present a challenge for the Blue Devils, particularly on the defensive end, where Wisconsin allowed just 64.0 points per game.
A particularly interesting matchup to watch will be the battle down low between Kaminsky —a crafty, 7-foot senior center who dominated opponents throughout Wisconsin's run through the NCAA tournament —and Duke freshman center Jahlil Okafor, the nation's top recruit.
The full slate of games, which includes the debuts of Maryland and Rutgers in the Big Ten and Louisville in the ACC, is below:
Monday, December 1
Nebraska at Florida State
Rutgers at Clemson
Tuesday, December 2
Syracuse at Michigan
Ohio State at Louisville
Pittsburgh at Indiana
N.C. State at Purdue
Illinois at Miami
Minnesota at Wake Forest
Wednesday, December 3
Duke at Wisconsin
Michigan State at Notre Dame
Iowa at North Carolina
Virginia at Maryland
Georgia Tech at Northwestern
Virginia Tech at Penn State
Boston College will not participate in the Challenge this season.
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