North Carolina vs. Kansas Men: How to watch, TV channel, streaming, start time, predicted lineups and stats

One of the first marquee matchups of the 2024/25 Men's College Basketball season features the No. 9 North Carolina Tar Heels visiting the No. 1 Kansas Jayhawks.

The first game of the season between two top-10 teams - No. 8 Baylor vs. No. 6 Gonzaga - was not nearly as close as many fans hoped, with Gonzaga winning 101-63. Both the Jayhawks and Tar Heels have a win by a big margin on their respective resumes, meaning they should have less rust for this game.

Kansas is entering this matchup after beating Howard 87-57, while North Carolina beat Elon 90-76. Both teams entered the season among the eight teams with odds shorter than 20/1 to win the National Championship.

How to watch North Carolina vs. Kansas, TV channel and streaming

North Carolina vs. Kansas will be broadcast on ESPN2, which can be viewed with cable TV and streamed via live TV streaming apps including YouTubeTV or FuboTV.

North Carolina vs. Kansas start time, date and venue

North Carolina vs. Kansas is scheduled to tip off at 7 PM ET/6 PM CT on Friday, November 8 with the game taking place at Allen Fieldhouse in Lawrence, Kansas.

North Carolina vs. Kansas predicted lineups

North Carolina: RJ Davis, Seth Trimble, Elliot Cadeau, Jalen Washington, Jaelyn Withers

Kansas: Dajuan Harris Jr., Rylan Griffen, KJ Adams Jr., David Coit, Hunter Dickinson

North Carolina vs. Kansas stats

• Kansas Jayhawks center Hunter Dickinson posted 16 points, six rebounds, one assist, three steals and two blocks in 21 minutes in Kansas' 87-57 win over Howard, and he was the only Jayhawks starter to score in double figures.
• North Carolina Tar Heels Wooden Award candidate RJ Davis scored a team-high 24 points (7/19 from the field, 3/11 from three) with seven rebounds, seven assists, two steals and no turnovers in his team's 90-76 win over Elon.
• Jayhawks forward Flory Bidunga played 17 minutes off the bench and scored 13 points (6/6 from the field) with eight rebounds, two steals, two blocks and no turnovers.
• Tar Heels forward Elliot Cadeau scored 17 points (4/7 from the field, 3/4 from three) with four rebounds, eight assists, three steals and two blocks against Elon.
• In 15 minutes off the bench for Kansas, Wisconsin transfer guard AJ Storr scored five points (2/5 from the field, 1/1 from three) with two rebounds and two assists.
• North Carolina wing Cade Tyson, who transferred from Belmont, played 16 minutes off the bench and scored two points on 1/6 shooting against Elon.

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