In SMU’s first basketball visit to Chapel Hill as an ACC member, the Mustangs arrived leading their new conference in scoring and 3-point shooting, but UNC had plenty to say about that Tuesday.

UNC has won two of the three games in the series, including a 90-74 win at the Smith Center in 1987. Seth Trimble has missed three straight games, but could be returning for Tuesday's game.

Throughout their college basketball season, the North Carolina Tar Heels have largely struggled to do two things: play solid defense and good basketball in the first half. On Tuesday night against SMU in a late-night ACC basketball batle,

UNC basketball is back at the Smith Center after a two-game road swing. Will the Tar Heels beat new ACC foe SMU? Here's our prediction.

Carolina will welcome SMU to the Dean Smith Center for the programs’ first matchup as ACC foes on Tuesday night. The Tar Heels are also looking to earn their third win in four conference games. If you aren’t attending the game in person, here’s how you can follow along at home:

The North Carolina Tar Heels return home to the Dean Dome for their first home ACC game of 2025, facing the SMU Mustangs on Tuesday, January 7 for a late, 9 p.m. tip-off. UNC is fresh off yet another heart-stopping result,

UNC will host ACC newcomer SMU for a late, 9 p.m. ET tip-off. North Carolina is coming off a close, 74-73 win over Notre Dame on Saturday, while the visiting Mustangs lost by 27 – at home – to Duke on Saturday.