Indiana vs UNC: Men’s basketball game notes, how to watch, odds, more

Nov 29, 2022 - 10:11 PM

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Indiana men’s basketball (6-0, 0-0 Big Ten) is set to take on North Carolina (5-2, 0-0 ACC) in the ACC-Big Ten Challenge.

What previously looked to be the most significant non-conference matchup at Assembly Hall in years has lost some of its luster and gone from a game Indiana would like to win to one it seemingly needs to.

Here’s everything you need to know about the game:

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Game Notes

Indiana enters this game undefeated, with early season home wins over the likes of Little Rock, Bethune-Cookman and Morehead State. The Hoosiers’ biggest test so far has been a road victory over Xavier in the Gavitt Games.

The Hoosiers are averaging 88.8 points per game and allowing just 59.3 from their opponents. Indiana has three players, Trayce Jackson-Davis, Xavier Johnson and Malik Reneau averaging over 10 points per game. Indiana is averaging 38.3% percent on threes as a team, led by Johnson who has made eight of his 12 attempts on the season.

Noteworthy for Indiana is that star big man Jackson-Davis will play despite not being at “100%” with a minor injury.

UNC head coach Hubert Davis similarly said that, as of today, he expects Armando Bacot will play against Indiana despite a minor ankle injury.

UNC has had a much more difficult time this season, playing with fire during close matchups against Gardner-Webb and Portland before finally losing to Iowa State at the Phil Knight Invitational. The Tar Heels left Portland on a sour note, a 4 OT loss to Alabama.

In the wake of its two losses, UNC plummeted from No. 1 all the way to No. 18 in the AP Poll.

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When is the game and how can I watch?

Game Date/Time: Wednesday, Nov. 30 at 9.15 p.m.

Location: Bloomington, Indiana

TV: ESPN

Online: Sling

Radio: 105.1/99.1 FM in Bloomington, 93.1 FM in Indianapolis, SiriusXM Channel 83

DraftKings Sportsbook Line: Indiana -5 | o/u 143.5