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The ACC has some work to do.
While the SEC is generally referred to as the football powerhouse compared to the ACC’s abundant history of success in males’s basketball, the previous took the early lead in the 2023 ACC/SEC Challenge with 4 wins throughout Tuesday’s seven-game slate.
Wednesday was an opportunity for the ACC to recover with 7 more video games on the schedule, consisting of a prominent clash in between No. 10 Tennessee and No. 17 North Carolina.
With that in mind, here is a take a look at ball games for Wednesday’s outcomes.
Wednesday’s Schedule and Scores
- No. 17 North Carolina beats No. 10 Tennessee, 100-92
- Virginia beats No. 14 Texas A&M, 59-47
- Wake Forest beats Florida, 82-71
- Arkansas beats No. 7 Duke at Arkansas, 80-75
- Boston College beats Vanderbilt, 80-62
- Georgia beats Florida State, 68-66
- Auburn beats Virginia Tech, 74-57
No. 17 North Carolina beats No. 10 Tennessee, 100-92
No video game on Wednesday’s slate is most likely to bring as much weight on Selection Sunday as the one in between No. 17 North Carolina and No. 10 Tennessee, and the Tar Heels made a marquee 100-92 success thanks to a dominant very first half.
The home group took off for 61 points before intermission, although it took its foot off the gas in the 2nd half and enabled the Volunteers to close a 22-point halftime deficit to just 6 in the last 2 minutes.
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4 Tar Heels scored in double figures, consisting of Armando Bacot (22 points, 11 rebounds and 3 helps), RJ Davis (27 points and 4 rebounds) and Harrison Ingram (20 points, 6 rebounds and 3 takes).
Tennessee can a minimum of take solace in the truth it made the last rating a lot more reputable with its late push. Dalton Knecht was unstoppable as he tallied 37 points and 6 rebounds behind 13-of-17 shooting from the field and 4-of-8 shooting from deep, however he rolled his left ankle and was sidelined for completion of the video game.
For the Volunteers, they leave their stretch of 3 straight intimidating contests versus Purdue, Kansas and North Carolina without a single win.
Virginia beats No. 14 Texas A&M, 59-47
North Carolina wasn’t the only ACC group to make a success over a ranked SEC group Wednesday.
Virginia safeguarded home-court benefit with a 59-47 win over No. 14 Texas A&M thanks to a strong protective effort. The Aggies shot an awful 30.4 percent from the field and 17.4 percent from deep with 16 turnovers as the Cavaliers’ suppressing design of play kept them in check.
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