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SEC dominates ACC in second annual SEC/ACC Men’s Basketball Challenge
By Andrew Olson
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The SEC made a statement with it dominance of the ACC in this week’s SEC/ACC Men’s Basketball Challenge. The final tally is 14-2 in the SEC’s favor.
The games were spread out over Tuesday and Wednesday evenings. Here’s a recap of the results:
Dec. 3 results (SEC 9, ACC 1)
- Tennessee 96, Syracuse 70
- Clemson 70, Kentucky 66
- Oklahoma 76, Georgia Tech 61
- Texas A&M 57, Wake Forest 44
- Ole Miss 86, Louisville 63
- Arkansas 76, Miami 73
- Georgia 69, Notre Dame 48
- Mizzou 98, Cal 93
- South Carolina 73, Boston College 51
- LSU 85, Florida State 75
Dec. 4 results (SEC 5, ACC 1)
- Duke 84, Auburn 78
- Alabama 94, North Carolina 79
- Florida 87, Virginia 69
- Mississippi State 90, Pitt 57
- Texas 63, NC State 59
- Vanderbilt 80, Virginia Tech 64
The ACC had homecourt advantage in its 2 wins. Unranked Clemson pulled off a close upset win over No. 4 Kentucky. No. 2 Auburn suffered its first loss of the season to No. 9 Duke at Cameron Indoor. While that game was a rankings upset, the Blue Devils closed at 3.5-point favorites at ESPN Bet.
No. 10 Alabama and No. 20 North Carolina was one of the most anticipated matchups. Though UA is the higher-ranked team, UNC closed as a 1.5-point home favorite at ESPN Bet.
No. 18 Pitt was expected to face a challenge on the road at unranked Mississippi State. The Bulldogs were favored at Humphrey Coliseum (5.5 points at ESPN Bet), but no one saw a 33-point blowout coming (90-57).
The SEC made quite a statement with the December Challenge results. We’ll see how things look in March.
Andrew writes about sports to fund his love of live music and collection of concert posters. He strongly endorses the Hall of Fame campaigns of Fred Taylor and Andruw Jones.
