Hawkeyes Travel to No. 12 Duke Thursday

Complete Release in PDF Format THE SETTING The Iowa Hawkeyes (4-3) will play their fourth-straight game away from home Thursday traveling to Durham, NC, to face No. 12 Duke in the second annual ACC/Big Ten Challenge. Tip-off is slated for 6:05 p.m. (CST) in Cameron Indoor Stadium. ON THE RADIO Brent Balbinot and Shelley Till will call Thursday night's game for the Hawkeye Radio Network. Hawkeye fans can listen to the contest on WMT in Cedar Rapids and WHO in Des Moines. Balbinot is in his fifth season as Iowa's play-by-play voice, while Till is in her fourth providing analysis. Hawkeye fans can also follow the game via live stats (gametracker). The `GT' link can be accessed under the `Calender' tab on the front page of hawkeyesports.com or on the women's basketball schedule page. IOWA HISTORY Iowa has played 976 games since beginning basketball in 1974. Overall, Iowa's record is 592-384 (.607). That includes a 295-146 (.669) mark in Big Ten contests and 275-81 (.772) in Carver-Hawkeye Arena. ALL-TIME SERIES Thursday will be the first-ever meeting between Iowa and Duke in women's basketball. The Hawkeyes are 9-3 against current teams from the ACC Conference. LAST YEAR Both Iowa and Duke lost their ACC/Big Ten Challenge games a year ago. The Hawkeyes fell to Georgia Tech (76-57) at home, while the Blue Devils lost at Penn State (86-84). 2008 ACC/BIG TEN CHALLENGE There will be three games Wednesday, six on Thursday and two Friday in this year's ACC/Big Ten Challenge. December 3 #21 Michigan State at Georgia Tech, 6 p.m. Penn State at Florida State, 6 p.m. #2 North Carolina at #18 Ohio State, 7 p.m. December 4 #8 Maryland at #17 Purdue, 6 p.m. Iowa at #12 Duke, 6 p.m. Northwestern at Clemson, 6 p.m. Virginia Tech at Wisconsin, 7 p.m. Boston College at Minnesota, 7 p.m. #20 Virginia at Illinois, 7:30 p.m. December 5 NC State at Michigan, 5:30 p.m. Indiana at Miami, 6 p.m.