North Carolina Edged Charlotte 89-82 In Overtime Tuesday Night In Exhibition Game In Chapel Hill

It took North Carolina an extra session to edge Charlotte 89-82 in overtime Tuesday night in exhibition game in Chapel Hill.

Where?

On the hardwood!

As North Carolina edged Charlotte 89-82 in overtime Tuesday night in Chapel Hill five players scored in double figures Terrance Brown who is a transfer from Utah was 9-18 on field goals 2-7 on 3 pointers 7-9 on free throws to go along 3 rebounds, 3 assists, 2 turnovers, 2 steals 27 points. Neo Avdalas who is a sophomore is a guard a transfer from Virginia Tech was 5-9 on field goals 2-3 on 3 pointers 4-7 on 3 pointers to go along with 9 rebounds 5 assists, 2 turnovers. Jarin Stevenson who is a forward a senior was 4-9 on field goals 3-7 on 3 pointers 1-2 on free throws to go along with 2 rebounds, 1 assists, 12 points. Sayon Keta who is a freshman center was 3-4 on field goals 1-1 on 3 pointers 5-6 on free throws to go along with 2 rebounds, 3 assists 2 turnovers 1 block 12 points Jaydon Young who is a senior a guard was 4-6 on field goals 3-4 on 3 pointers to go along with 3 rebounds, 11 points.

As a team in 89-82 win over Charlotte North Carolina was 30-59 on field goals 12-29 on three pointers were 17-27 on free throws.

Following North Carolina edging Charlotte 89-82 Tuesday night in exhibition game in Chapel Hill Head Coach Michael Malone shared his thoughts by saying You're never satisfied,"So I think our guys are, of course, you're happy that you win, but I think we all know collectively that we can and we have to play a lot better. The season is upon us. There's no more exhibition games. We're done…So we have to clean things up in a hurry. We have to take ownership of that…I think everybody was thankful that we got through the game. We were able to pull out a win. Nobody got hurt, while also fully understanding, there's much work to be done."
"I told them early in one of the huddles,'Man, take a deep breath,"These guys work so hard… and the first time in front of a home crowd, and I thought they were just kind of very excited."

According to Matt Bowers article https://goheels.com/news/2026/10/27/mens-basketball-mbb-recap-vs-charlotte

North Carolina is now going to prepare to tip-off 2026-2027 regular season hosting Western Carolina on Monday November 2, 2026 in Chapel Hill. Western Carolina finished their exhibition slate with 95-65 win over USC Upstate Monday night in Cullowhee

Tip-off is set for 7:00pm from Dean E. Smith Center!

The game is going to be televised on ACC Network!

Though,

Who is commentating is to be determined!