UNC basketball plays its first ACC road game at SMU on Saturday, Jan. 3 (2:15 p.m. ET, CW Network) at Moody Coliseum in Dallas. The 12th-ranked Tar Heels (13-1) are off to their best start since the 2008-09 national championship season as they prepare to face the Mustangs (11-2), who are looking for their first win against a top-25 opponent since 2022. SMU has lost its last 12 games against ranked teams. UNC is 3-1 in the all-time series, but it’ll be the program’s first trip to SMU, which joined the ACC last season and lost by 15 points at the Smith Center. The Tar Heels have developed a defensive identity around their dynamic frontcourt duo and the Mustangs...
