Tar Heels To Play At Illinois In ACC/Big Ten Challenge
Posted May 13, 2010
North Carolina will play at Illinois as part of the field for the 12th annual ACC/Big Ten Challenge Presented by Dick's Sporting Goods Nov. 29-Dec. 1 on ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU and ESPN3.com. UNC and Illinois will meet in the Challenge for the fourth time, with Illinois winning two of the first three. Carolina beat Illinois in Greensboro in 2003-04, Roy Williams' first season as the Tar Heel head coach.
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