In the 1977 – 78 season , C.D. Chesley ( who controlled the rights to the Atlantic Coast Conference ( ACC ) at the time ) wanted NBC to televise select ACC games as part of its national package as it had done the previous few years . However , NBC wanted to feature intersectional games . This action greatly upset Chesley , who wound up selling the rights to the ACC Tournament final to ABC . ABC would televise the 1978 ACC Tournament final as part of '' Wide World of Sports '' . The game , called by Jim Lampley and Bill Russell , marked the first time Duke University 's Blue Devils basketball team played on national television
ACC Tournament final
1978 ACC Men's Basketball Tournament
ESPN College Basketball on ABC