For fun, here is our Big Ten/ACC Challenge history:
2018-19: Notre Dame 74, Illinois 76 in South Bend, IN
2017-18: Wake Forest 80, Illinois 73 in Winston-Salem, NC
2016-17: Illinois 88, NC State 74 in Champaign, IL
2015-16: Notre Dame 84, Illinois 79 in Champaign, IL
2014-15: #15 Miami (FL) 70, #24 Illinois 61 in Coral Gables, FL
2013-14: Georgia Tech 67, Illinois 64 in Atlanta, GA
2012-13: #22 Illinois 75, Georgia Tech 62 in Champaign, IL
2011-12: Illinois 71, Maryland 62 in College Park, MD
2010-11: #20 Illinois 79, North Carolina 67 in Champaign, IL
2009-10: Illinois 76, #18 Clemson 74 in Clemson, SC
2008-09: Clemson 76, Illinois 74 in Champaign, IL
2007-08: Maryland 69, Illinois 61 in College Park, MD
2006-07: #19 Maryland 72, Illinois 66 in Champaign, IL
2005-06: #12 Illinois 68, North Carolina 64 in Chapel Hill, NC
2004-05: #5 Illinois 91, #1 Wake Forest 73 in Champaign, IL
2003-04: #10 North Carolina 88, #11 Illinois 81 in Greensboro, NC
2002-03: #25 Illinois 92, #12 North Carolina 65 in Champaign, IL
2001-02: #5 Maryland 76, #2 Illinois 63 in College Park, MD
2000-01: #1 Duke 78, #9 Illinois 77 in Greensboro, NC
1999-00: #17 Duke 72, #16 Illinois 69 in Chicago, IL
Some fun, strange memories amongst that list. Maniscalco vs Maryland. Bertrand vs GT. BP and the Clemson comeback...