Indiana will travel to Syracuse for 2021 Big Ten-ACC Challenge
Indiana will travel to Syracuse for the 2021 Big Ten-ACC Challenge, according to a report by Jon Rothstein.
ESPN confirmed the matchup will take place on Tuesday, Nov. 30.
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The Orange finished last season 18-10 and were an 11-seed in the 2021 NCAA tournament.
Syracuse finished last season ranked No. 42 in the KenPom ratings and is No. 58 in Bart Torvik’s preseason ratings for next season.
This will be Indiana’s second consecutive road game in the annual event between the Big Ten and the ACC.
Indiana last played Syracuse in the 2013 Big Ten-ACC Challenge at the Carrier Dome and fell 69-52. The Hoosiers also lost to Syracuse earlier that season, 61-50, in the East Regional semifinal at the Verizon Center in Washington D.C.
Here’s a full rundown of Indiana’s schedule for the 2021-22 season so far:
· BC Mega of Serbia in two exhibitions on Aug. 13 and 15 in the Bahamas
· Merrimack at Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall per Jon Rothstein
· Louisiana Lafayette at Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall per Jon Rothstein
· Marshall at Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall per Chuck Landon
· Gavitt Tipoff Games: St. John’s at Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall on Nov. 17, 2021
· Big Ten/ACC Challenge: At Syracuse on Nov. 30, 2021
· Crossroads Classic: vs. Notre Dame at Bankers Life Fieldhouse on Dec. 18, 2021
· Northern Kentucky at Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall per D1 Docket on Dec. 22, 2021
· Big Ten opponents:
Home and Away: Purdue, Maryland, Minnesota, Nebraska, Ohio State, Penn State, Wisconsin
Home Only: Illinois, Michigan, Rutgers
Away Only: Iowa, Michigan State, Northwestern
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