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Notre Dame to Host Mizzou in ACC/SEC Challenge

Irish vs. Tigers set for Tuesday, Dec. 2, inside Purcell Pavilion

SOUTH BEND, Ind. – Year three of the ACC/SEC Challenge is approaching and for the first time, Notre Dame men’s basketball will get to host a challenge game inside Purcell Pavilion. The Fighting Irish will host the Missouri Tigers on Tuesday, Dec. 2. 

Notre Dame trails in the all-time series to Missouri, 2-7. The two programs have not clashed on the hardwood since Nov. 21, 2011. Mizzou has not visited South Bend since Jan. 12, 1994. 

The ACC/SEC Men’s Challenge will take place over back-to-back days Tuesday, Dec. 2, and Wednesday, Dec. 3, while the ACC/SEC Women’s Challenge is slated for Dec. 3 and Thursday, Dec. 4. Both the men’s and women’s events will be televised across ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU, ACC Network and SEC Network.

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Coverage details, including platform designations and commentator information, will be announced closer to the 2025-26 college basketball season.

2025 Men’s ACC/SEC Challenge
Date
Matchup
Tue, Dec 2
Florida at Duke
 
UNC at Kentucky
 
Tennessee at Syracuse
 
Texas A&M at Pittsburgh
 
Missouri at Notre Dame
 
Georgia at Florida State
 
Oklahoma at Wake Forest
 
Miami at Ole Miss
 
Virginia Tech at South Carolina
Wed, Dec 3
NC State at Auburn
Louisville at Arkansas
SMU at Vanderbilt
Clemson at Alabama
Mississippi State at Georgia Tech
LSU at Boston College
Virginia at Texas

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