UNC Faces a Notable Challenge in UCLA

Posted Dec 19, 2015
There were a lot of smiles in the team lounge shortly after Wednesday’s contest, but it wasn’t long before the players turned the page and began looking ahead to the next challenge — a Saturday date with UCLA in Brooklyn, New York, for the CBS Sports Classic. “The UCLA game is a bigger game just because it’s on a national stage and we’re playing at Barclays and all that good stuff,” Johnson said. (Today's U)

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