CHAPEL HILL, N.C. ? Eric Williams hit a jumper in the lane with 36 seconds left in the third overtime and added two late free throws to lift No. 14 Wake Forest to a 119-114 victory Saturday over fourth-ranked North Carolina in the ACC opener for both teams.

“It’s a very disappointing game for us to say the least, and it’s got to be exhilarating for Wake Forest,” said Roy Williams, who left Kansas University to take over the Tar Heels after last season. “I’ll remember this one for the rest of my life. The quality of the play at times was really amazing, shots they made and shots we made.”

In the Tar Heels’ first three-overtime game since Williams was an assistant for Dean Smith in 1982, the teams provided a thrilling start to the conference season.

Thirteen players scored in double figures, and the teams combined to finish two points shy of breaking a 25-year-old record for most points in an ACC game.

“I have been doing this for 30 years,” Wake Forest coach Skip Prosser said, “and I have never seen anything quite like that.”

Eric Williams scored 24 points, and Justin Gray added 20 for the Demon Deacons (7-0), who earned their first road win against a top-10 team in six years.

No. 1 UConn 104, Iona 54

Hartford, Conn. — Ben Gordon recorded his first triple-double with 17 points, 16 rebounds and 11 assists to lead the Huskies (8-1). It was the first game for the Huskies since they reclaimed their top-ranking this week.

No. 2 Kentucky 80,

Wake Forest's Eric Williams (31) shoots over North Carolina players Jawad Williams (21) and David Noel (34). Williams scored a team-high 24 points during the 14th-ranked Demon Deacons' 119-114 triple-overtime win over the No. 4 Tar Heels Saturday in Chapel Hill, N.C.

Indiana 41

Indianapolis — Kentucky held Indiana to its lowest point total in nearly 20 years and got 22 points from Chuck Hayes in a blowout. Erik Daniels added 19, and the Wildcats (6-0) used a suffocating defense to hold Indiana (4-4) to just 15 points in the second half.

No. 9 Stanford 87,

No. 13 Gonzaga 80

Oakland, Calif. — Matt Lottich scored a career-high 34 points with six three-pointers, and Stanford remained unbeaten with a victory in the Pete Newell Challenge. Justin Davis added 16 points and eight rebounds, and Rob Little had 14 points and seven boards for Stanford (7-0). Blake Stepp had 20 points to lead Gonzaga (7-2), which had its seven-game winning streak snapped.

No. 15 Florida 70,

West Virginia 57

Miami — Matt Walsh scored 17 points, David Lee added 15, and Florida rebounded from consecutive losses with a victory in the Orange Bowl Classic. The Gators (6-2) used a 20-1 run early in the second half to overcome a six-point halftime deficit.

No. 16 Cincinnati 89,

Middle Tenn. St. 54

Cincinnati — Tony Bobbitt made all six of his shots for 15 points, and Cincinnati (6-0) used its trapping defense to beat Middle Tennessee State.

No. 17 Purdue 80,

IU-PU-Fort Wayne 69

West Lafayette, Ind. — Matt Kiefer scored a career-high 23 points in a reserve role to lead Purdue over Indiana-Purdue-Fort Wayne in the first round of the Boilermaker Invitational. Chris Booker added 18 points for Purdue (8-1), which advanced to play SMU, a 66-55 first-round winner over Miami of Ohio, in the championship today.

No. 18 Pittsburgh 70, Murray State 49

Pittsburgh — Carl Krauser scored 19 points, and Levon Kendall, a red-shirt freshman who had scored only four points all season, helped fill in for the injured Chevy Troutman with 11 points, three rebounds, two steals and two assists. Pittsburgh (10-0) matched its best start since the 1929-30 season and stretched its home-court winning streak to 30 games.

No. 19 Syracuse 74, Siena 61

Syracuse, N.Y. — Hakim Warrick had 24 points and 10 rebounds, and Craig Forth added a career-high 14 points to lead Syracuse over Siena. It was the fifth straight victory for Syracuse (5-1) and the fifth straight loss for the Saints (3-5).

No. 20 Louisville 80,

Austin Peay 63

Lousiville, Ky. — Francisco Garcia scored 21, and Luke Whitehead added 17 points and seven rebounds to lead Louisville to its fifth straight win. Garcia also had eight assists, matching a career high, and went over 20 points for the fourth straight game as Louisville (5-1) won its 20th straight nonconference home game.

No. 22 Wisconsin 63,

No. 23 Marquette 59

Madison, Wis. — Alando Tucker scored 17 points, including a free throw with seven seconds remaining. Devin Harris added 15 points for the Badgers (7-1), who overcame a slow start to win their 19th straight home game. Travis Diener scored 19 points to lead Marquette (7-2).

No. 24 Dayton 78,

Prairie View 65

Dayton, Ohio — Sean Finn scored a career-high 27 points to help Dayton improve to 9-0. Finn, a 7-foot center, was 12-for-13 from the field and had 10 rebounds. Kevin Cooper led Prairie View (0-6) with 20 points.