 This is largely due to the layout of the 4,000 seat student section which consists of the first ten rows surrounding the court in addition to the west wall of the arena, simply known as "the Wall", which was constructed at a 35-degree incline.Several former ACC opponents referred to the arena as the toughest place to play in the ACC.Xfinity Center opened for Midnight Madness on October 11, 2002 and the first official men's game was a 64–49 victory over Miami University (Ohio) on November 24, 2002.