The ACC prevailed 7-2 in the sixth annual Big Ten-ACC Challenge with three more wins on Wednesday night. Illinois got the Big Ten off to a strong start in the final night of the 2004 Big Ten-ACC Challenge with an 18-point win over No. 1 Wake Forest, but Clemson came up with key free throws in the final minute against Ohio State to clinch the Challenge in the second game of the night. No. 11 North Carolina held off a strong challenge by Indiana in a 70-63, while Virginia edged past Northwestern in a 48-44 defensive battle.
On Tuesday, three of the four contests came down to the final minute. In one of the early games, Minnesota fell just short of a win over Florida State. Michigan State nearly toppled Duke at home in the first of two late games, while Wisconsin outlasted Maryland to pick up the Big Ten's first win of the night. In the other early contest, Michigan struggled at No. 4 Georgia Tech in the most lopsided contest of the night.
