12th Ranked North Carolina Is Hosting East Tennessee State Tuesday Night In Chapel Hill

12th ranked North Carolina is hosting East Tennessee State Tuesday night in Chapel Hill.

12th ranked North Carolina is a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference while East Tennessee State is a member of the Southern Conference!

12th ranked North Carolina comes into the game with record of 9-1 because they’ve won three straight games including their recent game what was an 80-62 win on Saturday December 13, 2025 in Chapel Hill It was all North Carolina Saturday as they beat South Carolina Upstate 80-62 Saturday in Chapel Hill.

Where?

On the hardwood!

As it was all North Carolina Saturday as a team North Carolina shot 28-55 for 51 % , 10-23 on 3 pointers for 43 % , 14-22 on free throws for 64 %. Four players scored in double figures . Caleb Wilson a freshman forward was 6-7 on field goals , 1-1 on 3 pointers , 7-13 on free throws to go along with 11 rebounds , 3 assists , 1 steal, 2 blocks , 20 points. Henri Veesaar a junior a center was 5-11 on field goals , 1-3 on 3 pointers , 3-4 on free throws to go along with 9 rebounds , 2 assists , 14 points . Luka Bogavac a freshman guard was 6-11 on field goals , 3-6 on 3 pointers to go along with 5 rebounds, 5 assists , 15 points . Jonathan Powell a freshman a guard was 6-9 on field goals , 3-6 on on 3 pointers , 2-3 on free throws to go along with 1 rebound , 17 points.

Following then 14th ranked North Carolina beating South Carolina Upstate 80-62 Saturday in Chapel Hill Head Coach Hubert Davis shared his thoughts on Jonathan Powell l a freshman a guard who was 6-9 on field goals , 3-6 on on 3 pointers , 2-3 on free throws to go along with 1 rebound , 17 points by saying Obviously he’s a guy that can make shots,”and today, not only made shots, but timely shots.”

According to Shelby Swanson News & Observer article https://www.newsobserver.com/sports/college/acc/unc/article313507976.html

East Tennessee State is a member of the Southern Conference narrowly lost to Austin Peay 76-75 on Friday December 12, 2025 in Clarksville .

As East Tennessee State lost to Austin Peay 76-75 as a team East Tennessee State shot 28-61 on field goals , 8-28 on 3 pointers for 29% were 11-14 on free throws for 79 %. Three players scored in double figures Blake Barkely a forward a sophomore was 3-8 on field goals , 1-3 on 3 pointers , 5-5 on free throws to go along with 7 rebounds, 2 assists , 1 block , 12 points. Cam Morris III was 4-7 on field goals, 0-1 on 3 pointers , 4-6 on free throws to go along with 3 rebounds, 1 assists , 2 steals , 1 block to go along with 12 points. Brian Taylor II a senior a forward was 8-14 on field goals , 3-8 on 3 pointers to go along with 4 rebounds , 3 assists , 19 points.

East Tennessee State has already played a team from the Atlantic Coast Conference this season in Wake Forest on Wednesday October 29, 2025 in Tennessee. That game an exhibition game an 89-70 loss whereETSU scored the first point of the game when Blake Barkley hit the first of two free throws before the Demon Deacons scored the first basket with a three from Mekhi Mason. Jaylen Smith hit a three in transition from the left side to give the Bucs a 4-3 lead. Wake went on a 15-3 run after that to take an 18-7 lead until Smith stopped the run with three made free throws with 12:03 left in the half. 

After Cam Morris III cut the lead to two possessions out of the under-12 timeout, Wake went on a 9-0 run with five points from Mason to stretch the lead to 15. ETSU cut back into the lead with an 8-0 run started by Morris and extended by a Smith three with 5:23 left. Smith hit Maki Johnson on an inbound play to make it a 10-0 run and a 29-24 Demon Deacons lead at the under-four timeout. 

Blake Barkley hit a pair of layups to get and keep the Bucs within four in the final minutes of the half at 32-28, and after Mason hit a tough shot and grabbed a steal to spring a fast break for Wake, Brian Taylor II jumped a pass on the perimeter and ran it out for a spectacular two-handed dunk to make it 36-30 at the half. 

The Demon Deacons bolted out of the half with back to back threes from Omaha Biliew and Tre'Von Spillers and stretched their lead out to 14 after 1:34 of second half game time. Smith hit a three and Morris was wide open underneath for a two-handed dunk to get it back to 10, but the Buccaneers never got closer. 

Smith, Barkley, and Morris all reached double figures for ETSU with 21, 15, and 11 respectively. Morris had a double-double with 10 rebounds. ETSU shot 36% from the field as a team, 25% from three, and 80% from the free throw line. Wake Forest led rebounding 44-34. 

According to https://etsubucs.com/news/2025/10/29/mens-basketball-bucs-fall-to-demon-deacons-in-exhibtion.aspx

Following East Tennessee State’s 89-70 loss to Wake Forest who ‘s Head Coach is former East Tennessee State Head Coach Steve Forbes East Tennessee Head Coach Brooks Savage shared his thoughts by saying Just so appreciative to coach for everything," said Savage. "Obviously he's done for me, but this community, this basketball program, and then coming back and playing this game, you know, how many people were like not doing that, like 350 or however, you know, teams there are, they're not doing it. And so credit for him bringing them in here, and, you know, challenging his team early in the season."

According to Heather Williams article https://wcyb.com/sports/local-college/etsu-falls-to-wake-forest-89-70-in-steve-forbes-return-to-johnson-city

Tip -off is set for 8:00pm from Dean E. Smith Center!

The game is going to be televised on ACC Network!

Jay Alter, Terrence Oglesby are commentating!