Overview
- Tipoff is set for 2:15 p.m. ET in Dallas, where UNC (13-1) visits SMU (11-2) in the Tar Heels’ first-ever game at Moody Coliseum.
- North Carolina has held 14 straight opponents under 75 points after a 79-66 win over Florida State, its best such start since the 1981–82 season.
- Freshman Caleb Wilson had 22 points and 16 rebounds in the FSU win, marking his 10th double-double and a sixth consecutive 20-point game, a first for a UNC freshman.
- SMU brings elite guard play as Boopie Miller averages about 19.9 points and 7.1 assists, Jaron Pierre Jr. averages 18.7 points, and B.J. Edwards owns two triple-doubles this season.
- Previews highlight a stylistic clash—SMU’s backcourt-driven attack against UNC’s frontcourt and defense—with concern about UNC’s slow starts and a near-capacity crowd expected.