Date: Tuesday, December 22, 2020

Location: Raleigh, North Carolina

Arena: PNC Arena (19,700)

Time/TV: 7:00 pm/ACC Network

Live Audio: Tar Heel Sports Network, GoHeelsTV; Sirius (136), XM (194), SiriusXM Online (956)

Series vs. UNC: Carolina leads 160-78

Last Meeting: Carolina 85 N.C. State 79 (2/25/20)

Series Note: Carolina has won nine of the last ten with the lone loss coming on January 17, 2018, in Chapel Hill. The Wolfpack won that matchup 95-91 in overtime.

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Head Coach: Kevin Keats (69-37 at NCSU, 141-65 overall)

Rankings: NR AP, NR Coaches, #14 ESPN BPI, #39 Sagarin

Strength of Schedule: #199

Strength of Record: #79

Offense (Per Game): 81.8 points, 49.2 FG%, 37.7 3-pt FG%, 67.1 FT%, 33.8 rebounds, 15.8 assists, 11.2 turnovers, 1.4 A/T ratio, 11.6 steals, 5.0 blocks

Opponents (Per Game): 60.2 points, 41.9 FG%, 30.1 3-pt FG%, 65.6 FT%, 35.4 rebounds, 11.6 assists, 22.2 turnovers, 0.5 A/T ratio, 4.8 steals, 1.6 blocks

PROJECTED STARTERS

#24 Devon Daniels, G, 6-5, 200 Sr. (31.0 mpg, 16.2 ppg, 5.2 rpg, 3.0 apg)

#5 Thomas Allen, G, 6-1, 180, Jr. (23.2 mpg, 6.6 ppg, 1.8 rpg, 0.4 apg)

#10 Braxton Beverly, G, 6-0, 185, Sr. (26.0 mpg, 8.4 ppg, 0.8 rpg, 3.4 apg)

#4 Jericole Hellems, F, 6-7, 205, Jr. (27.6 mpg, 13.4 ppg, 5.2 rpg, 2.8 apg)

#15 Manny Bates, F, 6-11, 230, So. (22.4 mpg, 10.2 ppg, 6.0 rpg, 3.6 bpg)

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Head Coach: Roy Williams (472-154 at UNC, 890-255 overall)

Rankings: #17 AP, #17 Coaches, #19 ESPN BPI, #22 Sagarin

Strength of Schedule: #30

Strength of Record: #36

Offense (Per Game): 74.0 points, 43.4 FG%, 26.6 3-pt FG%, 66.7 FT%, 45.4 rebounds, 12.7 assists, 15.7 turnovers, 0.8 A/T ratio, 5.9 steals, 4.9 blocks

Opponents (Per Game): 66.6 points, 40.0 FG%, 33.3 3-pt FG%, 62.6 FT%, 32.7 rebounds, 11.9 assists, 14.0 turnovers, 0.8 A/T ratio, 8.9 steals, 3.9 blocks

PROJECTED STARTERS

#2 Caleb Love, G, 6-4, 195, Fr. (30.4 mpg, 11.1 ppg, 2.1 rpg, 3.7 apg)

#4 RJ Davis, G, 6-0, 160, Fr. (28.3 mpg, 10.0 ppg, 3.0 rpg, 2.6 apg)

#1 Leaky Black, G/F, 6-8, 195, Jr. (29.3 mpg, 6.4 ppg, 7.3 rpg, 1.3 apg)

#15 Garrison Brooks, F, 6-10, 240, Sr. (27.6 mpg, 11.7 ppg, 7.4 rpg, 1.0 apg)

#5 Armando Bacot, F/C, 6-10, 240, So. (23.4 mpg, 11.4 ppg, 8.7 rpg, 1.1 blks)

December 30 at Georgia Tech 8:00 pm RSN

January 2 vs Syracuse 6 pm or 8 pm ESPN2

January 5 at Miami 8:00 pm ESPN

January 9 vs. Clemson 1pm, 3pm or 7 pm ESPN/ESPN2

January 16 at Florida State Noon ESPN