Penn State to Face Clemson in 2022 ACC/Big Ten ChallengePenn State to Face Clemson in 2022 ACC/Big Ten Challenge
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Penn State to Face Clemson in 2022 ACC/Big Ten Challenge

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. – The Penn State men's basketball team will travel to Clemson for the 2022 ACC/Big Ten Men's Basketball Challenge on Tuesday, Nov. 29, as matchups for the 24th-annual challenge were announced Friday morning. The 2022-23 Penn State men's basketball season is presented by Highmark Health.
 
Tipoff times and network designations will be announced at a later date. ESPN, ESPN2 and ESPNU will combine to televise all 14 games of the event, with all contests also available to stream via the ESPN App.
 
The Nittany Lions and Tigers are set to meet for the first time since 2005 and the fourth time in program history.
 
Penn State is 11-10 all-time in ACC/B1G Men's Basketball Challenge matchups, including three wins in the last four Challenge games.
 
The Big Ten has won the challenge in each of the last three seasons (2021, 2020, 2019) after the two conferences split 7-7 in 2018. 
 
Penn State enters its second season under Peter and Ann Tombros Endowed Head Coach Micah Shrewsberry in 2022-23. The Nittany Lions return a core group of upperclassmen in addition to welcoming three highly-accomplished graduate transfers and an incoming freshmen class of five that is the highest-ranked recruiting class in program history.