For the second straight year, the Big Ten won the ACC/Big Ten Challenge. This year, it claimed a 6–5 victory in the two-day event that featured a pair of matchups between ranked teams and a trio of COVID-19–related postponements. Who moved the needle during one of college basketball’s biggest nonconference showcases? Sports Illustrated dives deep into the biggest takeaways from a loaded two days of action.
A tale of two nights
The Big Ten clinched this year’s crown by the end of the night Tuesday after a dominant 6–1 start to the challenge, but the ACC bounced back by sweeping the second night of action.