The Hokies take over the Queen City over the next two days for two exciting basketball games.

The No. 8 Virginia Tech women are front and center on Thursday night vs. No. 3 Iowa in the Ally Tipoff (8 p.m. ET, ESPN2) while the men face South Carolina in the Hall of Fame Series on Friday (9:30 p.m. ET, ACC Network). Both games will be held in the 20,000-seat Spectrum Center in Uptown Charlotte.

Here’s what you need to know about the Hawkeyes and Gamecocks:

No. 3 Iowa (1-0)

Head coach: Lisa Bluder, 24th season; Record in Iowa City: 494-246 (.668)
2022-23 record: 31-7 (15-3 Big Ten); Big Ten Tournament champions, NCAA runner-up
Series history: Iowa leads, 2-1
Last meeting: Nov. 30, 2011, in Iowa City, Iowa, a 58-47 Hokies defeat in the Big Ten/ACC Challenge

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