North Carolina enters its contest Wednesday night in the Jumpman Invitational having dropped consecutive games, and to end the streak it must defeat one of just four remaining unbeaten teams in college basketball.

Eleventh-ranked UNC faces No. 7 Oklahoma at Spectrum Center in Charlotte with a chance to give the 10-0 Sooners their first loss of the season Carolina is 7-3 overall, and 1-0 in ACC play. UNC has just two nonconference games remaining, this one and next week at home versus Charleston Southern.

The game is slated to tip after 9 PM and will air on ESPN.

Before offering 3 Keys for the Tar Heels to defeat Oklahoma, here are a few notes:

*Oklahoma is averaging 84.4 point per game this season after averaging 67.7 last season

*The Sooners rank No. 34 nationally in adjusted offensive efficiency

*Their effective FG% is No. 12 at 57.5

*NCAA Stats: No. 29 in scoring, No.11 in FG%, No.15 threes

*They are No. 8 in adjusted defensive efficiency

*Their effect defensive FG% is No. 5 at 42.1

*NCAA Stats: No. 15 scoring D, No. 13 FG% D, No. 6 three D

*Oklahoma center John Hugley used to play at Pitt. He scored 18 points in the Panthers’ win in Chapel Hill in February 2022.

*Oklahoma wing Jalon Moore previously played at Georgia Tech, where he scored 15 points in a loss at UNC last season.

*Sooners Coach Porter Moser previously coached at Loyola (Chicago) leading the Ramblers to the Final Four in 2018 and Sweet 16 in 2021.