Tennessee basketball heads to North Carolina to face the Tar Heels as part of the inaugural ACC-SEC Challenge on Wednesday night.
The Vols are coming off a 1-2 week at the Maui Invitational which included losses to No. 1 Purdue and No. 5 Kansas. North Carolina is coming a 2-1 trip at the Battle 4 Atlantis which included a win over Arkansas and a loss against Villanova.
Here’s everything to know about the top 20 matchup in Chapel Hill.
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How to Watch – No. 10 Tennessee (4-2) at No. 17 North Carolina (5-1)
- Start Time: 7:15 p.m. ET/6:15 p.m. CT
- Location: Dean E. Smith Center
- TV: ESPN. PxP: Karl Ravech. CC: Jimmy Dykes. Sideline: Myron Medcalf
- Online Streaming: Watch ESPN
- Radio (Knoxville): The Vol Network/The Vol Network App
Betting Lines
Spread: North Carolina -1.5 Tennessee
Totals: Over/under 142.5
Spread: North Carolina -3
Total: Over/under 145
Probable Starters
Tennessee (via UT Game Notes)
North Carolina (via North Carolina Game Notes)
What Rick Barnes said about North Carolina
On if he still gets fired up to play North Carolina after growing up there, skirmishes with Dean Smith
“Maybe years ago but not now. First of all, I’ve got great respect for the University of North Carolina and, I mean, it’s a storied tradition and everyone that is from North Carolina knows about it, know what it’s about. And I have great respect for Hubert Davis. He was, when I became a head coach, he was the very first player I recruited. He grew up, literally, his high school was literally a quarter of a mile from George Mason. He would come over and shoot at George Mason. I can remember sitting on the front bricks out in front of the gym talking to him. And at the time he wasn’t being highly recruited and obviously he grew up wanting to go to North Carolina. I did in high school play against his uncle Walter Davis. So he grew up a huge Carolina (fan) and he basically just said, hey, gimme a chance. And, he went there and made the most of it. And just a great human being and a person I have great respect for. His whole staff. I mean, I’ve watched all those guys that seem like grow up through the years, but the fact is that I’ve always thought these are the two leagues that should be playing in a challenge, being as close as we are, border up against each other. And I think it’s gonna be good for both leagues.”
