Tar Heels Host Northern Iowa To Open 2017-18 Basketball Season

Posted Nov 10, 2017
North Carolina opens the 2017-18 basketball season against Northern Iowa on Friday, Nov. 10, at the Dean E. Smith Center. Game time is 7 p.m. and will be televised by ESPNU. UNC is 100-7 all-time in home openers. Last year, Carolina beat the Panthers, 85-42, in the Smith Center. The 42 points tied the fewest allowed by a Roy Williams-coached team at UNC. (GoHeels.com)

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