The ACC/SEC Challenge opened with Tuesday night games showing top-25 teams and standout performances, including Syracuse’s upset of Tennessee and Duke narrowly beating Florida with Cameron Boozer making a major impact.

Virginia Tech emerged with an 86-83 overtime win over South Carolina, capped by Ben Hammond’s decisive layup with 13 seconds left in OT.

The ACC/SEC Challenge continues Wednesday, featuring No. 6 Louisville versus No. 25 Arkansas at 7:15 p.m. ET, with ongoing updates and analysis promised.

Syracuse edged No. 13 Tennessee 62-60, aided by 19 points from Nate Kingz and clutch late plays from J.J. Starling.

No. 4 Duke survived a late Florida rally to beat No. 15 Florida 67-66, with Boozer delivering a game-winning pass to Isaiah Evans for the final score.

Florida briefly retook the lead late thanks to Boogie Fland, but Duke sealed the victory in the closing seconds.

Tuesday’s schedule also featured Texas A&M over Pitt 81-73, Oklahoma 86-68 over Wake Forest, Virginia Tech over South Carolina in OT, plus matchups involving Missouri at Notre Dame, Georgia at Florida State, Miami at Ole Miss, and a marquee showdown between No. 16 North Carolina and No. 18 Kentucky, with Utah visiting California.