ACC Tournament 2018: Round 1 Scores, Updated Bracket and Round 2 Schedule

The 2018 ACC tournament tipped off on Tuesday with three games at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn.

With a total of 15 teams in the field, the teams that play today will need to win five games in five days if they want to claim conference supremacy and earn an automatic berth in the NCAA tournament.

The lowest seeded team to win the ACC tournament was ranked sixth, so these programs are fighting against history. But March Madness doesn't only apply to what happens after the field of 68 teams is announced on Selection Sunday.

Here are the results from today's first-round ACC tournament games as they go final, plus a look at Wednesday's schedule for the second round.

2018 ACC Tournament First-Round Results

No. 12 Boston College def. No. 13 Georgia Tech, 87-77

No. 10 Notre Dame def. No. 15 Pittsburgh, 67-64

No. 11 Syracuse def. No. 14 Wake Forest, 73-64

2018 ACC Tournament Second Round (Wednesday, All Times ET)

No. 8 Florida State vs. No. 9 Louisville, 12 p.m.

No. 5 North Carolina State vs. No. 12 Boston College, 2 p.m.

No. 7 Virginia Tech vs. No. 10 Notre Dame, 7 p.m.

No. 6 North Carolina vs. No. 11 Syracuse, 9 p.m.

Syracuse 73, Wake Forest 64

Syracuse led from start to finish to keep its NCAA tournament hopes alive.

The Orange began the game with a 20-4 lead, although the rest of the game was a lot closer than that. Wake Forest cut the lead to 30-24 at halftime and was within six points with under two minutes remaining.

However, a pair of big dunks from Paschal Chukwu helped the Orange stay in front and eventually close out the victory.

Syracuse didn't have a single bench point in the win, but Marek Dolezaj stepped up with a career-high 20 points on 6-of-7 from the field. Niko Tamurian of CNYCentral discussed the freshman's effort:

Bryant Crawford scored 22 points for the Demon Deacons but received little help around him.

ESPN Stats & Info noted how important this matchup was for the team's bubble hopes:

Joe Lunardi of ESPN listed the Orange as the "Next Four Out" prior to this game, though, so it might take more work to secure a spot. A win over North Carolina in the next round of the ACC tournament could go a long way.

Notre Dame 67, Pittsburgh 64

Notre Dame brought Pittsburgh's disastrous season to a merciful end on Tuesday with a 67-64 win to reach the second round of the ACC tournament.

Neither team was particularly sharp in this game. The Fighting Irish came out on top despite shooting just 34 percent from the field. They made up for it by making 26 of 31 free-throw attempts.

Yahoo Sports' Pat Forde doesn't think the Irish did much to enhance their tournament credentials in the win:

It certainly doesn't help Notre Dame's case that Pittsburgh went 8-24 overall and lost all 18 of its ACC games this season.

Sal Capaccio of WGR 550 noted that Panthers head coach Kevin Stallings has been a mess since taking over two years ago:

Pitt did fight to the end, getting a 12-point halftime deficit down to 61-58 in the final two minutes, but it couldn't get over that final hump.

Notre Dame's win sets it up for a second-round game against Virginia Tech. The Hokies won their regular-season matchup 80-75 on Jan. 27, as the Irish were in the midst of losing seven straight games.

Boston College 87, Georgia Tech 77

Boston College used a combination of strong defense in the first half and fast-paced offense in the second half to knock off Georgia Tech, 87-77, in the first game of the ACC tournament.

The Yellow Jackets were held to just 26 points in the first 20 minutes and shot 39.4 percent overall, including 5-of-20 from three-point range. Tadric Jackson was an offensive bright spot with a season-high 29 points in defeat.

Boston College didn't have much success behind the arc (2-of-14), but the sophomore duo of Ky Bowman and Nik Popovic combined for 46 points in the win. The Eagles' 87 points on Tuesday are their most in a game since knocking off Duke 89-84 on Dec. 9.

The final stretch of the regular season did a number on Boston College's NCAA tournament chances with eight losses in its final 12 games. The team is now 18-14 after defeating Georgia Tech, so it still has work to do this week if it wants to be in the field of 68.

The Eagles will take on North Carolina State in the second round. The Wolfpack won their only previous meeting this season 82-66 on Feb. 20.