University of North Carolina Athletics

Tar Heels To Visit Iowa In ACC/Big Ten Challenge
October 30, 2020 | Men's Basketball
CHAPEL HILL—The University of North Carolina men's basketball team will play at the University of Iowa on Tuesday, Dec. 8, 2020, in the 22nd annual ACC-Big Ten Challenge.
Carolina will be playing in Iowa City for the second time ever and first since an 87-74 Iowa victory on Dec. 9, 1989. The Tar Heels are 1-3 all-time against Iowa.
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UNC beat Iowa in the championship game of the 2004 Maui Invitational.
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This is the second time the schools will face each other in the Challenge. The Hawkeyes defeated Carolina, 60-55, in Chapel Hill on Dec. 3, 2014.
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Overall, the Tar Heels are 10-11 in the Challenge, including 10-7 under head coach Roy Williams.
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All 14 games in the ACC-Big Ten Challenge will air on ESPN's networks and be available via the ESPN app. Game times and networks will be announced at a later date.Â
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Carolina will be playing in Iowa City for the second time ever and first since an 87-74 Iowa victory on Dec. 9, 1989. The Tar Heels are 1-3 all-time against Iowa.
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UNC beat Iowa in the championship game of the 2004 Maui Invitational.
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This is the second time the schools will face each other in the Challenge. The Hawkeyes defeated Carolina, 60-55, in Chapel Hill on Dec. 3, 2014.
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Overall, the Tar Heels are 10-11 in the Challenge, including 10-7 under head coach Roy Williams.
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All 14 games in the ACC-Big Ten Challenge will air on ESPN's networks and be available via the ESPN app. Game times and networks will be announced at a later date.Â
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