By R.L. Bynum
The only people who like 9 o’clock starts are television partners and West Coast fans, so whenever one of those games gets moved earlier, it’s a good day.
Thursday is a good day.
Carolina’s Tuesday, Feb. 8 game at Clemson that originally was going to start at 9 p.m. and air on ESPN or ESPN2 has been moved up to 6 p.m. and will be shown on ACC Network.
It’s a particularly nice move on a weekday when most people have to get up the next morning to go to work.
That game for UNC (14–6, 6–3 ACC), comes three days after the first matchup with Duke on Saturday, Feb. 5 in Chapel Hill. Four days later, Carolina is back at home to meet Florida State.
The Tigers (11–9, 3–6) will be coming off a Saturday, Feb. 5 road game against Georgia Tech.
No. 4 UNC 16, Sacred Heart 5
| Date | Score, record/ date, time, TV | Location | Opponent |
|---|---|---|---|
| November (4–2) | |||
| 5 | 83–55 exhibition win | Home | Elizabeth City State |
| 9 | 83–67 win, 1–0 | Home | Loyola Maryland |
| 12 | 94–87 win, 2–0 | Home | Brown |
| 16 | 94–83 win, 3–0 | Road | College of Charleston |
| 20 | 93–84 loss, 3–1 | Uncasville, Conn. | Y — No. 6 Purdue |
| 21 | 89–72 loss, 3–2 | Uncasville, Conn. | Y — No. 18 Tennessee |
| 23 | 72–53 win, 4–2 | Home | UNC Asheville |
| December (5–1, 1-0 ACC) | |||
| 1 | 72–51 win, 5–2 | Home | X — Michigan |
| 5 | 79–62 win, 6–2, 1-0 ACC | Road | Georgia Tech |
| 11 | 80–63 win, 7–2 | Home | Elon |
| 14 | 74–61 win, 8–2 | Home | Furman |
| 18 | 98–69 loss, 8–3 | Las Vegas | Z — No. 12 Kentucky |
| 21 | 70–50 win, 9–3 | Home | Appalachian State |
| January (5–2, 5–2 ACC) | |||
| 2 | 91–65 win, 10–3, 2-0 ACC | Road | Boston College |
| 5 | 78–73 loss, 10–4, 2-1 ACC | Road | Notre Dame |
| 8 | 74–58 win, 11–4, 3–1 ACC | Home | Virginia |
| 15 | 88–65 win, 12–4, 4–1 ACC | Home | Georgia Tech |
| 18 | 85–57 loss, 12–5, 4–2 ACC | Road | Miami |
| 22 | 98–76 loss, 12–6, 4–3 ACC | Road | Wake Forest |
| 24 | 78–68 win, 13–6, 5–3 ACC | Home | Virginia Tech |
| 26 | 58–47 win, 14–6, 6–3 ACC | Home | Boston College |
| 29 | Saturday, 2, ACCN | Home | N.C. State |
| February | |||
| 1 | Tuesday, 8, ACC Network | Road | Louisville |
| 5 | Saturday, 6, ESPN | Home | No. 9 Duke |
| 8 | Tuesday, 6, ACCN | Road | Clemson |
| 12 | Saturday, 2, ESPN or ESPN2 | Home | Florida State |
| 16 | Wednesday, 8, ACCN | Home | Pittsburgh |
| 19 | Saturday, 4, ESPN or ESPN2 | Road | Virginia Tech |
| 21 | Monday, 7, ESPN | Home | Louisville |
| 26 | Saturday, 2 or 4, ESPN or ESPN2 | Road | N.C. State |
| 28 | Monday, 7, ESPN | Home | Syracuse |
| March | |||
| 5 | Saturday, 6, ESPN | Road | No. 9 Duke |
| 8– 12 | ACC Tournament | Brooklyn |
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