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How to watch No. 7 LSU women’s basketball host No. 9 Virginia Tech in ACC/SEC Challenge on Thursday night

The Tigers are looking to add a massive win to their resume as Kim Mulkey looks to collect her 700th career victory.

After missing the opportunity for a ranked win in the season-opening loss to Colorado, coach Kim Mulkey’s LSU women’s basketball team will have a colossal opportunity at the Pete Maravich Assembly Center on Thursday night.

The No. 7-ranked Tigers host No. 9 Virginia Tech in the ACC/SEC Challenge in what will be a rematch of last season’s Final Four matchup, which LSU won. The Hokies are led by eighth-year coach Kenny Brooks, and they’re 5-1 with the only loss so far on the campaign coming by four points against No. 4 Iowa, who LSU beat in the national title game last season.

Here’s everything you need to know as Mulkey looks to collect the 700th win of her career in a nationally televised top-10 matchup.

Social media reacts to Dalton Knecht’s historic performance at North Carolina

Social media reacts to Dalton Knecht’s historic performance at North Carolina.

No. 16 North Carolina (6-1) defeated No. 11 Tennessee (4-3), 100-92, in the ACC/SEC Challenge at Dean E. Smith Center in Chapel Hill, North Carolina.

Dalton Knecht scored 37 points for the Vols.

He tied a record for most points ever by a visitor in North Carolina’s Dean E. Smith Center.

Knecht tied La Salle’s Lionel Simmons visiting scoring record at the Dean E. Smith Center, set on Jan. 9, 1988.

He left the game during the second-half after suffering an ankle injury.

Following the Tennessee-North Carolina game in the inaugural ACC/SEC Challenge, Vols Wire looks at social media reaction for Knecht’s performance. Social media reaction is listed below.

Dalton Knecht ties Dean E. Smith Center scoring record

Tennessee’s Dalton Knecht ties the Dean E. Smith Center scoring record.

No. 16 North Carolina (6-1) defeated No. 11 Tennessee (4-3), 100-92, in the ACC/SEC Challenge at Dean E. Smith Center in Chapel Hill, North Carolina.

The Tar Heels led, 61-39, at halftime and had a 24-point lead in the second half.

Dalton Knecht scored 22 of his game-high 37 points in the second half. His 37 points represent a career high. Knect, who recorded six rebounds and three assists, also tied a single-game record for an opposing player at the Dean E. Smith Center, set by La Salle’s Lionel Simmons in 1988.

Knecht left late in the game after suffering an ankle injury.

Josiah-Jordan James totaled 20 points and four rebounds for the Vols, while Jonas Aidoo recorded 13 points. Jordan Gainey had 11 points and Zakai Zeigler finished with nine points and seven assists for Tennessee.

RJ Davis had 27 points to lead the Tar Heels.

How to watch Tennessee-North Carolina basketball game

How to watch the Tennessee-North Carolina basketball game on Wednesday.

No. 11 Tennessee (4-2) will play at No. 16 North Carolina (5-1) on Wednesday.

Rankings reflect the USA TODAY Sports Men’s Basketball Coaches Poll.

The matchup is part of the inaugural ACC/SEC Challenge.

Wednesday’s contest will be the first time ever Tennessee is playing three straight ranked teams in non-conference play during a single season.

Tennessee head coach Rick Barnes is 76-75 against ACC competition, including a 7-12 record versus the Tar Heels.

PHOTOS: A look at Rick Barnes through the years

Below is information in how to watch and listen to the Tennessee-North Carolina game at the Dean E. Smith Center in Chapel Hill, North Carolina on Wednesday.

Instant Analysis: LSU smoked by Syracuse in ACC/SEC Challenge

The Tigers fell to 4-3 after missing an opportunity for a big road win.

It looked like the Tigers men’s basketball team was going to be competitive in the early goings on the road against Syracuse in the ACC/SEC Challenge, but the Orange ultimately pulled away to an 80-57 win with a big second half, ending LSU’s three-game winning streak.

The Tigers led for much of the first half, and they trailed by just five at the break. But Syracuse shot 50% in the second half, and an 18-3 run down the stretch helped put away the game for good.

It wasn’t the best game offensively for Matt McMahon’s team. It shot just 39.3%, though it was sharper in the second half. Leading scorer [autotag]Will Baker[/autotag] got into early foul trouble, and he scored just three points while playing 16 minutes.

[autotag]Jordan Wright[/autotag] and [autotag]Jalen Reed[/autotag] led the way offensively with 15 and 14 points, respectively, but no one else scored in double figures. The Tigers also turned it over 19 times.

While the Orange had a bad first half shooting, LSU had no answer for star Judah Mintz, who scored a game-high 33 points, 13 of which came at the free-throw line.

After missing an opportunity for a statement road win, LSU will host Southeastern on Friday before a home matchup against Kansas State on Dec. 9.

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Lady Gators’ ACC/SEC Challenge opponent, date set

The Florida women’s basketball team will face the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets in the inaugural edition of the ACC/SEC Challenge.

The Florida women’s basketball team will face the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets in the inaugural edition of the ACC/SEC Challenge, which will be played on Wednesday, Nov. 29, at 5 p.m. EST. This will be the second time the two programs face off on the parquet in the history of the two schools.

The last and only time the Gators and Yellow Jackets faced off was back in 1986 on a neutral court in Birmingham, Alabama, for a regular-season tangle that Tech came out on top of, 82-72.

During the 2022-23 campaign, the Lady Gators were victorious in three of their four matchups with the ACC, dropping their game against the Florida State Seminoles while outlasting the Miami Hurricanes during the regular season before defeating both the Wake Forest Demon Deacons and Clemson Tigers in WNIT competition.

The ACC/SEC Challenge will take place from Nov. 29-30 and feature games across ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU, ACC Network and SEC Network. Full coverage details, including platform designations and commentator information, will be announced later this fall.

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Vols to play at North Carolina in 2023

Tennessee to play at North Carolina in 2023.

The inaugural men’s basketball ACC/SEC Challenge will be held during the 2023-24 season.

Tennessee will play at North Carolina in the ACC/SEC Challenge on Nov. 29. Tipoff is slated for 7:15 p.m. EDT at Dean E. Smith Center in Chapel Hill, North Carolina.

Tennessee is 114-100 all time versus current members of the ACC. Tennessee head coach Rick Barnes is 75-75 against ACC competition, including a 7-12 record versus the Tar Heels.

The Vols will tip off its 2023-24 season on Nov. 10 at Wisconsin.

Tennessee’s home SEC contests during the 2023-24 campaign will feature the following matchups: Alabama, Auburn, Florida, Kentucky, LSU, Ole Miss, South Carolina, Texas A&M and Vanderbilt.

The Vols’ road SEC games will be against Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi State, Missouri, South Carolina, Texas A&M and Vanderbilt.

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ACC/SEC challenge coming to college hoops in 2023-24

The ACC-SEC Challenge is coming in 2023-24, and Florida could see some interesting matchups because of the new agreement.

For the past eight college basketball season, the Florida Gators have faced a Big 12 opponent as part of the Big 12/SEC Challenge, but that will change next year as ACC and SEC are grouping up with ESPN to bring a new series to the college hoops world: The ACC/SEC Challenge.

Both the men’s and women’s teams will get to participate and the challenge will run from 2023-24 until at least 2025-26 when Texas and Oklahoma join the Southeastern Conference. The ACC, SEC and ESPN announced the series on Monday, and SEC commissioner Greg Sankey provided a comment on the agreement.

“We are excited women’s and men’s basketball student-athletes will have the opportunity to compete with their colleagues from the ACC as we initiate a new Basketball Challenge experience,” Sankey said. “I appreciate the collaboration of Jim Phillips and the ACC members, along with our broadcast partner ESPN, to make possible the SEC/ACC Basketball Challenge which will provide our fans with exciting basketball early in the 2023-24 season. I also thank the Big 12 for the many great challenge games we experienced together in past years.”

Each of the 28 games will be aired on ESPN’s platform, but there aren’t too many details on the specifics of things just yet. The agreement does bring the ACC/Big Ten Challenge to an end, meaning the series taking place this week will be the last. the final SEC/Big 12 Challenge takes place in January.

Of course, Florida has its own yearly matchup with Florida State, which is in the ACC, so this won’t be entirely new to the Gators. It opens up the door for matchups with national powerhouses such as Duke and North Carolina, and sets up a potential in-state rivalry matchup with Miami.

All in all, the ACC presents better matchup opportunities for UF down the road, which means more national attention for Todd Golden’s team.

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