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.

After opening the 2025 calendar year with a loss to Louisville last week, North Carolina needed to find a way to get wins o

In its first meeting with SMU as a conference foe, UNC never trailed and rolled to an 82-67 win at the Smith Center on Tuesday night.

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,