Published Jun 28, 2021
Ohio State to host Duke in 2021 ACC/Big Ten Challenge
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Griffin Strom  •  DottingTheEyes
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Ohio State added a blockbuster out-of-conference tilt to its 2021 basketball schedule Monday, as college basketball insider Jon Rothstein reported that the Buckeyes will host Duke in the ACC/Big Ten Challenge this season.

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The Big Ten subsequently announced that the Ohio State-Duke Game will take place on Nov. 30, with all 14 games that are a part of the challenge taking place on ESPN, ESPN2 and ESPNU.

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The Buckeyes last matched up with the Blue Devil program in 2012, when Duke edged Ohio State 73-68 at Cameron Indoor Stadium behind 21 points from Mason Plumlee.

The two programs also faced off the year prior, with Ohio State getting a 22-point win in Columbus due in large part to performances from Jared Sullinger, William Buford and Aaron Craft.

In each of the aforementioned matchups, both teams were ranked within the top four teams in the AP Top 25 Poll at the time.

Legendary Duke head coach Mike Krzyzewski previously announced this offseason that the 2021-22 season would be his last at the helm of the program, with former Duke point guard and current assistant Jon Scheyer already tapped as the next-in-line.

The Buckeyes are 3-4 against Duke all-time, having also won games against the Blue Devils in 1978 and 2002.

Duke went 13-11 last season, missing the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 1995 (not including 2020's canceled tournament).

Last week Ohio State announced that its nonconference schedule will also include a road trip to Xavier as part of the 2021 Gavitt Games.

RELATED: Buckeyes to play at Xavier on Nov. 18 for first meeting since '07

Ohio State also has a neutral-site matchup with Kentucky on the docket for this upcoming season.

Check out the rest of the scheduled ACC/Big Ten Challenge matchups right here, as reported by Rothstein.