The No. 20 North Carolina Tar Heels will host the No. 10 Alabama Crimson Tide on Wednesday night as part of the 2024 SEC/ACC Challenge. UNC is off to a 4-3 start and is coming off back-to-back Maui Invitational losses to Auburn and Michigan State,

Defense has been optional for both schools this year, making for a matchup with a sky-high total. Grant Nelson is among the players who should boost their season scoring averages tonight, per our Alabama vs.

Start Free Trial Brendan Marks covers Duke and North Carolina basketball for The Athletic. He previously worked at The Charlotte Observer as a Carolina Panthers beat reporter, and his writing has also appeared in Sports Illustrated,

UNC basketball is facing a Tide squad that is now without its third-leading scorer for the rest of the season.

One of six grads on Alabama's roster, Youngblood was projected to be a starter before sustaining an ankle injury that left him benched.

Wrightsell led the Crimson Tide in 3-point shooting percentage last season and was key in their Final Four run

No. 20 Tar Heels, Crimson Tide face off in ACC/SEC Challenge in rematch of 2024 NCAA Sweet 16 game in Los Angeles.

UNC's (4-3) next test doesn't get any easier, though, as it welcomes Alabama for the ACC-SEC Challenge. North Carolina is eager to enact revenge on the Crimson Tide (6-2), who won March's Sweet 16 matchup and advanced to the Elite Eight.

UNC will be out for redemption after Alabama basketball team upset the favorite, 89-87, in March to make a historic Final Four appearance.