North Carolina will head into their final game of the Maui Invitational on Wednesday night. They will take on Tom Izzo and Michigan State in the third-place consolation game.
They opened up the tournament with a game against Dayton in the first round. After going down by 21 points in the second half, the Tar Heels fought back and won 92-90 on the back of 57 combined points from Seth Trimble and RJ Davis.
On Tuesday, they took on the No. 4 ranked team in the country, Auburn, in the semifinal matchup. Once again, they went down big early in the first half. However, they weren’t able to find their way out of that hole, eventually losing by 13 points after being down eight at the halftime break.
They allowed 23 points and 19 rebounds to Auburn’s Johni Broome while getting out-rebounded and out-shot from the floor and the free-throw line.
Here is what you need to know about the showdown today between two prestigious college basketball programs.
What channel is North Carolina vs Michigan State on today? Time, TV schedule
TV Channel: ESPN2
Time: 9:30 p.m. ET
Where to watch UNC vs Michigan State on live stream
Watch UNC vs. Dayton live on Fubo (free trial)
UNC vs Michigan State prediction, picks, odds
North Carolina will bounce back tonight. They won’t lose two games in a row. How this game will look, that question is still up for debate. However, Hubert Davis will find a way to get the job done against Tom Izzo, whether that’s a second-half comeback or a full-game lead.
North Carolina 87 – 79 Michigan State
All College Basketball Odds via BetMGM.
SPREAD: North Carolina, -4.5
MONEYLINE: UNC -210, Michigan State +170
O/U TOTAL: 157.5 total points
Tar Heels full schedule
Oct. 12: Blue-White Scrimmage (Blue 62, White 53)
Oct. 15: Exhibition @ Memphis (W, 84-76)
Oct. 27: Exhibition vs. Johnson C. Smith (W, 127-63)
Nov. 4: vs. Elon (W, 90-76)
Nov. 8: at Kansas (L, 92-89)
Nov. 15: vs. American University (W, 108-55)
Nov. 22: at Hawaii (W, 87-69)
Nov. 25: vs. Dayton (Maui Invitational) (W, 92-90)
Nov. 26: vs. Auburn (Maui Invitational) (L, 85-72)
Nov. 27: vs. Memphis or Michigan State (Maui Invitational)
Dec. 4: vs. Alabama
Dec. 7: vs. Georgia Tech
Dec. 14: vs. La Salle
Dec. 17: vs. Florida (Jumpman Invitational)
Dec. 21: vs. UCLA (CBS Sports Classic)
Dec. 29: vs. Campbell
Jan. 1: at Louisville
Jan. 4: at Notre Dame
Jan. 7: vs. SMU
Jan. 11: at NC State
Jan. 15: vs. California
Jan. 18: vs. Stanford
Jan. 21: at Wake Forest
Jan. 25: vs. Boston College
Jan. 28: at Pitt
Feb. 1: at Duke
Feb. 8: vs. Pitt
Feb. 10: at Clemson
Feb. 15: at Syracuse
Feb. 19: vs. NC State
Feb. 22: vs. Virginia
Feb. 24: at Florida State
March 1: vs. Miami (FL)
March 4: at Virginia Tech
March 8: vs. Duke
March 11-15: ACC Tournament (Spectrum Center in Charlotte, NC)