The Hokies will host defending Big Ten regular season and tournament champions, wisconsin on Monday, December 1 to tip off the 10th annual ACC-Big Ten challenge. This will be Tech’s first ever meeting with the badgers on the hardwood.

This is definitely one of the marquee games of the 2008 challenge, and a clear sign of respect for the Hokies from the schedule makers and ESPN. Other big match-ups include duke at purdue (12/2), clemson at illinois (12/2), ohio state at miami (12/2), indiana at wake forest (12/3), and unc vs. michigan state (12/3). However, the Hokies and badgers will be the first game of the challenge and the only game on the 1st. It’s got the making for a big-time non-conference tilt in the Cassell, which has been rare this decade.

The Hokies are 1-2 all time in the ACC-Big Ten Challenge. Tech defeated iowa in 2006 and lost to ohio state in 2005 and penn state in 2007.

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