Overview
- Tipoff is 7 p.m. ET at the Dean E. Smith Center with TV coverage on ESPN2 and streaming options available.
- The Tar Heels are 14-4 overall and 2-3 in the ACC after dropping two straight and three of their last four, falling eight spots in the AP poll.
- In league play UNC ranks last in three-point percentage defense at 44.9%, with opponents hitting at least 40% from deep in four consecutive games, including Stanford (16-of-28) and Cal (14-of-26).
- Notre Dame enters 10-8 and 1-4 in the ACC on a four-game skid, is playing smaller without 6-foot-10 Kebba Njie (season-ending knee), and has leading scorer Markus Burton uncertain due to an ankle issue.
- Betting markets list UNC as roughly an 11.5-point favorite with a 148.5 total, and the SportsLine model leans to the Over and projects Caleb Wilson to lead UNC scoring with Jalen Haralson pacing the Irish.